Tokmok
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- For the town in Uzbekistan, see Tokmak, Uzbekistan.
Tokmok (Токмок/Tokmok in Kyrgyz; Токмак/Tokmak in Russian) is a city of about 75,000 (2005) in northern Kyrgyzstan; its geographical location is . From 2004 until 19 April 2006 it served as the administrative capital of Chui Province.
About 15 km south of Tokmok is the Burana Tower from the 11th century, located on the grounds of an ancient citadel of which today only a large earthen mound remains. It is believed to be the ancient Balasagun, founded by the Sogdians and later for some time the capital of the Kara-Khanid empire. A large collection of ancient gravestones is nearby. Excavated Scythian artifacts have been moved to museums in St. Petersburg and Bishkek.
The 11th century Karakhanid writer Yusuf Has Hajib Balasaguni, author of the Kutadgu Bilig, was born in Balasagun; he is buried in Kashgar.
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