Esik

E1043117

Esik is a town in southeastern Kazakhstan known for its proximity to the ancient Issyk burial mound and the discovery of the famed "Golden Man" archaeological find.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Esik canonical 2
Esil 1

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Statements (33)

Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
town
associatedWithCulture Saka culture
associatedWithPeriod Early Iron Age
linked to: Iron Age
country Kazakhstan
countrySubdivision Almaty Region
distanceToAlmaty approximately 50 km east
hasAttraction Golden Man monument
local history museum
hasClimate continental climate
hasCulturalSignificance important site for Kazakh national heritage
hasEconomySector agriculture
tourism
hasHeritage Scythian-period archaeological sites
hasNearby Golden Man archaeological site
Issyk Lake
linked to: Issyk-Kul

Issyk burial mound
Issyk kurgan
hasPostalCountryCode KZ
hasTransport regional road connections to Almaty
knownFor discovery of the Golden Man
proximity to Issyk burial mound
languageUsed Kazakh
Russian
locatedIn Almaty Region
southeastern Kazakhstan
locatedInContinent Asia
locatedInRegion Central Asia
locatedNear Trans-Ili Alatau mountains
locatedOn Issyk River
linked to: Karakol River
nearbyCity Almaty
partOf Enbekshikazakh District
timeZone UTC+6

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

European route E123 passesThrough Esil
linked to: Esik
Southeastern Kazakhstan hasCity Esik
subject linked to: southeastern Kazakhstan