Ala-Archa River
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The Ala-Archa River is a river in Alamudun District
of Chuy Province
of Kyrgyzstan
. It is a left tributary of the Chu River
in Chuy Valley.
It has a length of 78 km with a basin area of 233 km ².
The river runs through Ala Archa National Park
, and town Bishkek
. Other settlements in river basin are Kashka-Suu, Baitik, Orto Say, etc.
Alamudun District
Alamudun is a raion of Chuy Province in northern Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is Lebedinovka. The district surrounds Bishkek, but does not include it, because the city forms a province-level unit of its own. :-Rural communities and villages:...
of Chuy Province
Chuy Province
Chuy Province or Chui Province is the northernmost province of the Kyrgyz Republic. It is bounded on the north by Kazakhstan, and clockwise, Issyk Kul Province, Naryn Province, Jalal-Abad Province and Talas Province...
of Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan , officially the Kyrgyz Republic is one of the world's six independent Turkic states . Located in Central Asia, landlocked and mountainous, Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the southwest and China to the east...
. It is a left tributary of the Chu River
Chu River
"Chui River" redirects here. For the South American Chuí or Chuy River, on the Brazil-Uruguay border and Brazil's southernmost point, see Chuí River. For the Nam Sam River or Chu River, on the Lao-Vietnam border, see Nam Sam River....
in Chuy Valley.
It has a length of 78 km with a basin area of 233 km ².
The river runs through Ala Archa National Park
Ala Archa National Park
The Ala Archa National Park is an alpine national park in the Tian Shan mountains of Kyrgyzstan, established in 1976 and located approximately 40 km south of the capital city of Bishkek...
, and town Bishkek
Bishkek
Bishkek , formerly Pishpek and Frunze, is the capital and the largest city of Kyrgyzstan.Bishkek is also the administrative centre of Chuy Province which surrounds the city, even though the city itself is not part of the province but rather a province-level unit of Kyrgyzstan.The name is thought to...
. Other settlements in river basin are Kashka-Suu, Baitik, Orto Say, etc.