Baskamyr

Baskamyr was a fortified medieval settlement in the Ulytau uplands. Its square enclosure, citadel, ditches and towers guarded a site near the caravan road following the Sarysu towards the Syr Darya. Water was brought from Sarybulak to the settlement, whose inhabitants worked metal, raised livestock and traded. Ancient copper workings and settlements of earlier ages are found in the same district.