The Ala-Buga (, also Алабуга) is a left tributary of the

Naryn Naryn ( ; ) is the regional administrative center of Naryn Region in central Kyrgyzstan. Its area is , and its estimated population was 41,178 as of January 2021. The town was established as a fortress on the caravan route in 1868. It is situated ...

Naryn Region Naryn Region is the largest region of Kyrgyzstan. It is located in the east of the country and borders with Chüy Region in the north, Issyk-Kul Region in the northeast, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China in the southeast, Osh Region i ...

Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan, officially the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia lying in the Tian Shan and Pamir Mountains, Pamir mountain ranges. Bishkek is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Kyrgyzstan, largest city. Kyrgyz ...

. The river is known as Arpa in its upper reaches until its confluence with the Bychan. The Ala-Buga is formed on the north slopes of the

Torugart Too Torugart Pass (, , ; ; ) is a mountain pass in the Tian Shan mountain range near the border between the Naryn Region of Kyrgyzstan and the Xinjiang Autonomous Region of China. It is one of two border crossings between Kyrgyzstan and China, the o ...

range and the south slopes of the

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mountains. It is long, and has a

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of . It has an average elevation of , an annual average flow rate of , and an average specific discharge of 8.35 L/s•km².Hydrological Characteristics of Naryn River and its tributaries (in Russian)
/ref> Settlements located along the banks of Ala-Buga include Kosh-Döbö, Jerge-Tal and

Kongorchok Kongorchok (, - ''Konorchok'') is a village in Ak-Talaa District, Naryn Region, Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan, officially the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia lying in the Tian Shan and Pamir Mountains, Pamir mountain ranges ...

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