The Naryn ( ky, Нарын, uz, Norin) rises in the

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mountains in

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, flowing west through the

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into

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. Here it merges with the Kara Darya (near

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) to form the

Syr Darya The Syr Darya (, ),, , ; rus, Сырдарья́, Syrdarjja, p=sɨrdɐˈrʲja; fa, سيردريا, Sirdaryâ; tg, Сирдарё, Sirdaryo; tr, Seyhun, Siri Derya; ar, سيحون, Seyḥūn; uz, Sirdaryo, script-Latn/. historically known ...

. It is long (together with its upper course Chong-Naryn) and its basin area is . It has an annual flow of . The

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contains many reservoirs which are important in the generation of

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. The largest of these is the Toktogul Reservoir in Kyrgyzstan containing of water. Dams downstream of the Toktogul in Kyrgyzstan include: Kürpsay,

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Shamaldy-Say Shamaldy-Say ( ky, Шамалды-Сай) is an urban-type settlement in Jalal-Abad Region, Kyrgyzstan. The town is administratively subordinated to town Tash-Kömür. Its population was 12,308 in 2021. Adjacent to the urban-type settlement Shamald ...

and Üch-Korgon. Upstream of Toktogul in Kyrgyzstan is the Kambar-Ata-2 and At-Bashy Dams while the Kambar-Ata-1 Dam is in planning stages. Some places along the river: Kyrgyzstan: Kara-Say (see Barskoon),

Naryn Region Naryn Region ( ky, Нарын облусу, Naryn oblusu; russian: Нарынская область, Narynskaya oblast) is the largest region ('' oblus'') of Kyrgyzstan. It is located in the east of the country and borders with Chüy Region in t ...

, Naryn, Dostuk,

Jalal-Abad Region Jalal-Abad Region ( ky, Жалал-Абад облусу, Jalal-Abad oblusu; russian: Джалал-Абадская область, Dzhalal-Abadskaya oblast) is a region ('' oblast'') of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is the city of the same name, Jal ...

, Kazarman, Toktogul Reservoir, Kara-Köl,

Tributaries

The main tributaries of the Naryn are, from source to mouth:Characteristics of the Rivers of Naryn River Basin (in Russian)
/ref> * Kichi-Naryn (right) * On-Archa (right) * At-Bashy (left) * Kajyrty (right) *

Ala-Buga The Ala-Buga ( ky, Ала-Буга, also Алабуга) is a left tributary of the Naryn in Naryn Region Naryn Region ( ky, Нарын облусу, Naryn oblusu; russian: Нарынская область, Narynskaya oblast) is the largest r ...

(left) * Kökirim (left) * Kökömeren (right) * Chychkan (right) * Uzun-Akmat (right) *

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(right)

References

External links

Rivers Network : Naryn river watersheds - webmap
{{Authority control Tributaries of the Syr Darya Naryn Region Jalal-Abad Region Tian Shan

Tributaries

See also

References

External links