Sokh fortress
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 Ruins of the main gates of Sokh fortress, 1976 | |
  Location of the site in Kyrgyzstan | |
| Location | Batken, Kyrgyzstan |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 39°46′18.7″N 71°02′06.2″E / 39.771861°N 71.035056°E |
| Altitude | 1,600 m (5,249 ft) |
| Type | Fortification |
| Length | 500 m |
| Width | 100 m |
| Height | 2-2.7 m |
| History | |
| Material | adobe, stone |
| Founded | XVII century |
| Abandoned | late XIX century |
| Periods | Uzbek khanates |
| Cultures | Central Asian |
| Site notes | |
| Archaeologists | M. Voronets, T. Oboldueva, Y. Baruzdin, Y. Zadneprovsky, D. Vinnik |
| Condition | Abandoned |
The Sokh Fortress (also the fortress of Kudayar Khan, or simply Khan fortress) is the ruins of a Kokandian fortification in the Batken Region of Kyrgyzstan. For several centuries the Khanate of Kokand ruled over all the people living in this territory.[1][2]
This fortress was built in the 17th century, during the heyday of the Kokand Khanate.
References
[edit]- ^ "Kan fortress". Visit Kyrgyz.
- ^ "Kan fortress". Shahina Travel.