At-Bashi is a village in the Naryn Province

Naryn Province

Naryn Province is the largest province of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is Naryn. The province was established on November 21, 1939 as Tien-Shan Province. On December 20, 1962 the province was dissolved, but on December 11, 1970 re-established again...

 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...

, about 35km southwest of Naryn

Naryn

Naryn is the provincial administrative center of the Naryn Province in central Kyrgyzstan, with a population of 34,822 . It is situated on both banks of the Naryn River, , which cuts a picturesque gorge through the town...

 on the main highway to the Torugart Pass

Torugart Pass

Torugart Pass is a pass in the Tian Shan mountain range on the border between the Naryn Province of Kyrgyzstan and the Xinjiang Autonomous Region of China.The scenic Lake of Chatyr-Kul lies near the pass on the Kyrgyz side...

. It is the seat of At-Bashi District

At-Bashi District

At-Bashi is a raion of Naryn Province in Kyrgyzstan. The capital lies at At-Bashi.:-Towns, rural communities, and villages:In total, At-Bashi District include 10 rural communities . Each rural community includes one or several villages...

. The At-Bashi Range to the south extends to Lake Chatyr-Kul

Chatyr-Kul

Chatyr-Kul is an endorheic alpine lake in the Tian Shan mountains in At-Bashi District of Naryn Province, Kyrgyzstan; it lies in the lower part of Chatyr-Kul Depression near the Torugart Pass border crossing into China. The name of the lake means “Celestial Lake” in Kyrgyz...

. The At-Bashi River

At-Bashi River

The At-Bashi River is a left tributary of the Naryn River in Naryn Province of Kyrgyzstan. The river is formed at the north slope of Jangy-Jer Range by confluence of rivers Ulan and Jangy-Jer...

 comes in from the east and then runs northwest through a gorge in the Baybiche-Too range to join the Naryn River

Naryn River

The Naryn River rises in the Tian Shan mountains in Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia, flowing west through the Fergana Valley into Uzbekistan. Here it merges with the Kara Darya River to form the Syr Darya...

 near Dostuk

Dostuk

Dostuk is a urban-type settlement in the Naryn District of Naryn Province of Kyrgyzstan on the Naryn River and highway A361 about 35km west of Naryn.- Sources :* – Maplandia.com...

. It is the last considerable settlement before the Chinese border. The highway, built in 1906, runs southwest between the Baybache-Too and At-Bashy ranges before turning south and then east to reach the pass. As of 2009 it has a population of 10,764.

Sources

• World Gazetteer: Kyrgyzstan – World-Gazetteer.com