Barskoon
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Barskoon Барскоон |
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 Barskoon
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| Coordinates: 42°9′22″N 77°36′14″E / 42.15611°N 77.60389°ECoordinates: 42°9′22″N 77°36′14″E / 42.15611°N 77.60389°E | |
| Country | Kyrgyzstan |
| Region | Issyk-Kul Region |
| District | Jeti-Ögüz District |
| Elevation | 1,753 m (5,751 ft) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 6,912 |
Barskoon, Barskon or Barskaun, ancient Barsgan, Barskhan or Barsqan (Russian and Kyrgyz: Барскоон; Persian: بارسغان) is a settlement on the southern shore of Lake Issyk Kul in the Issyk-Kul Region of Kyrgyzstan. Its population was 6,912 in 2009. It is on the A363 highway between Bokonbayevo to the west and Kyzyl-Suu to the east.
Barskoon is a village located at the mouth of the Barskoon valley. The valley connects the southern shore of Lake-Issyk-Kul to the inland Ala-Bel plateau, the upper Naryn River valley, and further towards Xinjiang and northwestern China.
Its prominent location made Barskoon an important trading post in the Middle Ages. A route of the ancient Silk Road passed through here, passing over the 4,284 m (14,055 ft) Bedel Pass into China. There are ruins of an ancient caravanserai in Barskoon, providing testament to the times when caravan routes dispersed from here China and India in the East and South. After the end of the Mongol Empire and the gradual decline of the Silk Road after the 1400s, the town began to lose prominence.
The modern town began as a Russian military post after the Russian conquest of Central Asia. During the 1916 uprising of the Kyrgyz against colonial rule known today as Urkun, large numbers of Kyrgyz attempted to flee through the Barskoon valley into China, and many perished at Bedel and Seok Pass. The name of Seok Pass ("Bone Pass") stems from this incident.
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