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Gorge in Kyrgyzstan
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Boom Gorge

Boom Gorge (Kyrgyz: Боом капчыгайы, romanizedBoom kapchygayy, lit.'shoestring gorge', Russian: Боо́мское уще́лье) is a river gorge in Chüy Region and Issyk-Kul Region of Kyrgyzstan.

The Boom Gorge Mountains

The gorge cuts, in a general north–south direction, across one of Tian Shan's mountain range systems. The range east of the gorge is known as Kyungey Ala-Too (Russian: Кюнгей Ала-Тоо, based on similar Kyrgyz spelling), the one to the west is the Kyrgyz Ala-Too (Russian: Кыргиызский хребет).

The river Chu passes northwards through it and then enters the wider Chüy Valley. The Bishkek-Tokmak-Kemin-Balykchy highway (A365) passes through the gorge, as does the railway from Bishkek to Balykchy.

References

  1. Soviet topo map K-43-B (Russian: К-43-Б), 1:500,000. USSR Ministry of Defence, 1988.

42°35′N 75°48′E / 42.583°N 75.800°E / 42.583; 75.800

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