Chuy Valley

Chuy Valley
Chuy Valley
Valley
Chuy Valley
Country Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan
Region Chuy Province
River Chu River
Area 32,000 km2 (12,355 sq mi)

The Chuy Valley (Kyrgyz: Чүй өрөөнү) 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.[1]

Towns and urban-type settlements in Chuy Valley

References

  1. ^ (in Kyrgyz and Russian) Чүй облусу:Энциклопедия [Encyclopedia of Chuy Oblast]. Bishkek: Chief Editorial Board of Kyrgyz Encyclopedia. 1994. pp. 718. ISBN 5897500835. 


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