The Buddha statue found in 2011 will be transferred to the Historical Museum by 2015. This was reported by the head of the Republican Inspection for the Accounting, Protection, and Use of Historical and Cultural Heritage under the Ministry of Culture, Information, and Tourism.
According to her, since 2011, the Ministry of Culture has an agreement with the Historical Museum, under which the Buddha statue must be handed over to the museum in accordance with all regulations by 2015. "Everything is going according to plan. Preparation for the transportation of the exhibit has now begun. By the end of this year, it will be in the museum," she said.
The city of Nevaket, located 30 kilometers from Bishkek, existed in the 8th-12th centuries and is known as a transit point on the Great Silk Road, where Turks, Sogdians, and Karluks lived. Various religious temples, including Buddhist ones, were built in the ancient city. For 18 years, archaeologists have been conducting excavations in the territory of Nevaket. This year, UNESCO included the archaeological sites of Krasnaya Rechka (Nevaket), Beshim (Suyab), and Burana (Balasagyn) in the list of cultural and natural heritage.
