Besshatyr Burial Ground

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Besshatyr Burial Ground
"Five Tents"
Besshatyr Burial Ground
Geography
Location	Ili River, Altyn-Emel National Park, Kazakhstan.

The Besshatyr Kurgan (the royal burial mounds of Besshatyr) in Kazakhstan is a complex of tombs of the Semirechye-Saka tribe era.^[1] From the Kazakh language, "Besshatyr" translates as "Five Tents" which is most likely derived from the number of the largest mounds in this area.

The mounds are located in the valley of the Ili River on the territory of the Altyn-Emel National Park in the Kerbulak district, Almaty region.