Shilik

Shilik lies on the Bugun River, near the remains of the medieval settlement of Buzyktobe. The old town consisted of a citadel, an inner town and an outer quarter associated with craftsmen. Its earthen mounds preserve the outline of a settlement in the agricultural country east of Otrar, where the Bugun runs toward the Arys. The site is distinct from another medieval Shilik far away in the Ili valley.