Ala-Archa

Ala-Archa
Native name	Ала-Арча (Kyrgyz)
Location
Country	Kyrgyzstan
Region	Chüy Region
District	Alamüdün District
City	Bishkek
Physical characteristics
Mouth	Chu
• coordinates	43.0623°N 74.6382°E / 43.0623; 74.6382
Length	78 km (48 mi)
Basin size	270 km^2 (100 sq mi)
Basin features
Progression	Chu→ Betpak-Dala desert
Tributaries
• right	Kashka-Suu

The Ala-Archa (Kyrgyz: Ала-Арча, also Аларча) is a river flowing through Alamüdün District of Chüy Region of Kyrgyzstan. It rises on the northern slopes of Kyrgyz Ala-Too and flows north to enter the river Chu in Chüy Valley. The Ala-Archa is 78 kilometres (48 mi) long and has a basin area of 270 square kilometres (100 sq mi).[1] Its water comes mostly from glaciers and snow.[2]

Course

The river runs through Ala Archa National Park and through Bishkek. Other settlements in the river basin are Kashka-Suu, Baytik, Orto-Say, Tash-Döbö and Mayevka.

References

1. "Аларча" [Alarcha] (PDF). Кыргызстандын Географиясы [Geography of Kyrgyzstan] (in Kyrgyz). Bishkek. 2004. p. 181.
2. Чүй облусу:Энциклопедия [Encyclopedia of Chüy Oblast] (in Kyrgyz and Russian). Bishkek: Chief Editorial Board of Kyrgyz Encyclopedia. 1994. p. 718. ISBN 5-89750-083-5.