Chuy Valley
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The Chuy Valley is a large valley located in north Tian-Shan. It extends from Boom Gorge
in the east to Moyun-Kum desert in the west. It borders Kyrgyz Ala-Too
in the south, and Chu-Ili mountains in the north. Through Boom Gorge
in the narrow east part Chuy Valley is linked with Issyk-Kul Valley
. Chu River
is the major stream of the valley.
Boom Gorge
Boom Gorge is an antecedent gorge in Chuy Province and Issyk-Kul Province of Kyrgyzstan. From the Russian spelling, the English pronunciation would be 'boh-ohm'....
in the east to Moyun-Kum desert in the west. It borders Kyrgyz Ala-Too
Kyrgyz Ala-Too
The Kyrgyz Ala-Too is a large range in the North Tien-Shan. It stretches for a total length of 454 km from the west-end of Issyk-Kul to the town Taraz in Kazakhstan. It runs in the east-west direction, separating Chuy Valley from Kochkor Valley, Suusamyr Valley, and Talas Valley. Talas Ala-Too...
in the south, and Chu-Ili mountains in the north. Through Boom Gorge
Boom Gorge
Boom Gorge is an antecedent gorge in Chuy Province and Issyk-Kul Province of Kyrgyzstan. From the Russian spelling, the English pronunciation would be 'boh-ohm'....
in the narrow east part Chuy Valley is linked with Issyk-Kul Valley
Issyk Kul
Issyk Kul is an endorheic lake in the northern Tian Shan mountains in eastern Kyrgyzstan. It is the tenth largest lake in the world by volume and the second largest saline lake after the Caspian Sea. Although it is surrounded by snow-capped peaks, it never freezes; hence its name, which means "hot...
. 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....
is the major stream of the valley.
Towns and urban-type settlements in Chuy Valley
- BishkekBishkekBishkek , 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...
- Kara-BaltaKara-BaltaKara-Balta is a city and municipality on the Chu River, in Chuy Province, Kyrgyzstan, the capital of Jaiyl District. It was founded in 1825 under the Kokand Khanate, and received city status in 1975 under the Soviets. Its city population was officially 43,531 in a 2001 census...
- KantKant, KyrgyzstanKant is a city in the Chuy Valley of northern Kyrgyzstan, some 20 km from Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan.It is the administrative center of the Ysyk-Ata District ....
- KeminKeminKemin is a urban-type settlement in northeastern Kyrgyzstan, the capital of Kemin District of Chui Province. It is located in about 95 km eastward of Bishkek on the left bank of Chu River in Chuy Valley. Kemin was established in 1912....
- ShopokovShopokovShopokov is a town in the Chuy Province of Kyrgyzstan. Although geographically located within Sokuluk District of that province and being the de facto economic and cultural center of the district, Shopokov is administered separately from the district....
- TokmokTokmokTokmok ; , Tokmak) is a city of about 53,087 in northern Kyrgyzstan, east of the country's capital of Bishkek. Its geographical location is ; its altitude is 816 m above sea level. From 2004 until 19 April 2006 it served as the administrative seat of Chui Province...
- Ivanovka