Chüy Valley

Coordinates: 42°50′00″N 75°17′00″E / 42.8333°N 75.2833°E / 42.8333; 75.2833
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Chüy Valley
Kyrgyz: Чүй өрөөнү
Kazakh: Шу аңғары
Russian: Чуйская долина
Chüy Valley
Length250 km (160 mi)
Area32,000 km2 (12,000 sq mi)
Geography
Countries
State/ProvinceChüy Region
RiverChu (Chüy)

The Chüy Valley (

Kyrgyz Ala-Too in the south, and Chu-Ili mountains in the north.[1] Through the Boom Gorge in the narrow eastern part Chüy Valley is linked with Issyk-Kul Valley. The river Chu (Chüy) is the major stream of the valley.[3]

The warm summer and availability of drinking and irrigation water makes this area one of the most fertile and most densely populated regions of Kyrgyzstan.[4]

There are deposits of zinc ore, lead, gold, and construction materials.[5] The 2006 World Drug Report estimated that 400,000 hectares of cannabis grow wild in the Chüy Valley.[6]

Climate

The climate is sharply continental. Summers are long and hot, and winters are relatively short and cold. The average temperature of the hottest month (July) is 24.4 °C (76 °F) with a maximum of 43 °C (109 °F). The average temperature of the coldest month (January) is −5.0 °C (23.0 °F) with a minimum of −38 °C (−36 °F). The typical annual precipitation varies from 300 to 500 millimetres (12 to 20 in) in different climatic zones of the valley. Precipitation progressively increases with increasing altitude near Kyrgyz Ala-Too range. Spring and autumn are the rainiest seasons in Chüy Valley.[7]

Settlements

The following cities and towns are located in the Chüy Valley:

References

  1. ^ a b "Чүй өрөөнү" [Chüy Valley] (PDF). Кыргызстандын Географиясы [Geography of Kyrgyzstan] (in Kyrgyz). Bishkek. 2004. pp. 131–132.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ Чуйская долина in the Great Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969–1978 (in Russian)
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  5. ^ Słownik Geografii ZSRR (in Polish). Warszawa: Wiedza Powszechna. 1974. p. 422.
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  7. ^ First National Communication of the Kyrgyz Republic under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (PDF) (Report). 2003. p. 25. Retrieved March 10, 2013.

42°50′00″N 75°17′00″E / 42.8333°N 75.2833°E / 42.8333; 75.2833