Cholok-Korgon Fortress is located two and a half kilometers northeast of the village of Konorchok in the Ak-Tal district. The fortress has a rectangular shape (35 X 40 m). Four towers protrude at the corners — oval in shape, appearing as truncated cones in plan. Remnants of two more towers can be seen on the eastern and western sides of the fortress. The fortress is divided into two unequal parts by a wall: the northern and southern sections. A row of loopholes runs along the entire wall and on the towers at a height of 2 m. Five structures adjoin the southern wall, while there are none in the northern part of the fortress. The entrance is located in the center of the western wall. The southeastern and northwestern towers have been destroyed, along with part of the northwestern and eastern walls. The height of the remaining walls is 3.3 m. The walls are built from stone blocks and, like the towers, have slit loopholes. Strategically, the fortress is situated in a convenient location, with the southern wall facing the bank of the Ala-Buka River. From the other walls of the fortress, the entire valley is clearly visible. The fortress practically covers the entire intermountain area.
Cholok-Korgon Fortress is located at a bend in the river. From its towers, which were up to 5 m high, the valley could be seen from afar. The southern part of the fortress presumably had a secret exit, as one could quickly ascend the slope of the mountain, which serves as an observation point, via a natural depression formed by the river (a distance of 400–600 m).
According to A. N. Bernshtein, “Cholok-Korgon Fortress is a typical example of 19th-century construction (the era of Kokand) and is one of the few fortresses of the beys and manaps that have survived to modern times in very small numbers.”
Today, we can confidently state that there are no longer any medium-sized Kokand and Kyrgyz fortresses in Kyrgyzstan, such as Daraut-Kurgan, Kan, and Cholok-Korgon; and if some have survived, they are shapeless ruins. Restoring their original appearance and determining their exact location can only be done through descriptions and drawings by researchers, local historians, and travelers of the last century. These include the fortresses of Tokmak, Jumgal, and Kurtka. Many fortresses have disappeared without a trace, and restoring their configuration, and sometimes even indicating their exact location, is impossible, as they are only mentioned briefly in the sources.
