Dolon Pass

Dolon Pass
Kyrgyz: Долон ашуусу
Dolon Pass: descend to Naryn town
Elevation3,030 m (9,941 ft)
Traversed byEuropean route E125 and AH61
LocationKyrgyzstan
Rangebetween Songköl Too and Bayduluu Range
Coordinates41°50.408′N 75°44.497′E / 41.840133°N 75.741617°E / 41.840133; 75.741617
Dolon Pass is located in Kyrgyzstan
Dolon Pass

Dolon Pass (Kyrgyz: Долон ашуусу) is a pass located between the Songköl Too and the Bayduluu Range in Naryn Region, Kyrgyzstan. The pass lies at 3,030 metres (9,940 ft).[1] Highway of international significance ЭМ-11 (as per the national road classification[2]) connecting Bishkek, Balykchy, Naryn, Torugart, and Kyrgyzstan-China border, which is also known as European route E125 and Asian Highway 61 in Kyrgyzstan, traverses the pass.

In Chingiz Aitmatov's novella My Little Poplar in a Red Headscarf (from a collection of stories Tales of the Mountains and Steppes) Dolon Pass is a part of the storyline as a difficult mountain pass.

References

  1. ^ Иссык-Куль. Нарын. Энциклопедия. [Issyk-Kul. Naryn.Encyclopedia.] (in Russian). Frunze: Chief Editorial Board of Kyrgyz Soviet Encyclopedia. 1991. p. 512. ISBN 5-89750-009-6.
  2. ^ Order of classification and numeration of public roads in Kyrgyz Republic [Кыргыз Республикасынын аймагында жалпы пайдалануудагы автомобиль жолдорун классификациялоо жана номерлештирүү Тартиби] (Decree of the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic 512) (in Kyrgyz). 18 August 2017.


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