Дорога в Тере-Хольский кожуун

In the south-east of Tyva there is a large lake Tere-Khol, on one of the islands of which the ruins of the ancient fortress of Por-Bazhyn were discovered. This unusual archaeological site has been known since the beginning of the XVIII century, the first serious studies were conducted in the 1950s. Today, scientists believe that the fortress was built more than a thousand years ago, in the VIII century AD, it belongs to the ancient Uyghur culture. Why to visit: Por-Bazhyn is interesting for both scientists and ordinary tourists due to its mystery. Despite the excavations, there is still no consensus about why the fortress was built. Someone believes that there were temple buildings here, someone is inclined to the version about the military significance of the complex. At the same time, archaeologists agree that for some reason the fortress, which took a lot of effort and resources to build, was almost not used. Although the main part of the complex has been destroyed by time, the remains of external mud wall