Chirciq River

Chirciq River
Charvak dam

The Chirchiq or Chirchik is a river of Uzbekistan. It is 155 km in length and it has an area of 14,900 km ².

The river is formed at the confluence of the Chatkal River and Pskem River. It flows through abouut 30 km of canyon in the upper reaches. Below the valley widens and eventually joins the Syr Darya.

A number of hydroelectric dams are built along the river.


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