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

Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the ea ...

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, flowing west through the

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into

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. Here it

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with the Kara Darya (near Namangan) 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, Tash-Kömür, Shamaldy-Say and

Üch-Korgon Üch-Korgon ( ky, Үч-Коргон, pronounced , russian: Уч-Коргон, Uch-Korgon), is a large village in Batken Region of Kyrgyzstan. It is part of the Kadamjay District. With the population of 14,708 (2021), it is the largest village in ...

. 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 ...

, Naryn, Dostuk, Jalal-Abad Region,

Kazarman Kazarman is the village and capital of Toguz-Toro District, Jalal-Abad Region, Kyrgyzstan on the river Naryn. Its population was 11,191 in 2021. One sourceLaurence Mitchell, Kyrgyzstan, Bradt Travel Guides 2008 says that "this poor dust-blown sett ...

, Toktogul Reservoir, Kara-Köl, Tash-Kömür.

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 of Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by ...

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