Talas River
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| Talas Талас | |
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 Talas River near Taraz | |
.png) Course of the Talas | |
| Location | |
| Country | Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | confluence of the Karakol and Uch-Koshoy |
| • coordinates | 42°29′25″N 72°34′01″E / 42.4902°N 72.567°E |
| • elevation | 1,497 m (4,911 ft) |
Muyunkum Desert | |
• location | Akzhar lakes |
• coordinates | 44°03′36″N 69°39′36″E / 44.0600°N 69.6600°E |
• elevation | 300 m (980 ft) |
| Length | 661 km (411 mi) |
| Basin size | 52,700 km2 (20,300 sq mi) |
The Talas (Kyrgyz, Kazakh: Талас) is a river that rises in the Talas Region of Kyrgyzstan and flows west into Kazakhstan. The river is 661 kilometres (411 mi) long and has a basin area of 52,700 square kilometres (20,300 sq mi).
Course
It is formed from the confluence of the Karakol and the Uch-Koshoy and flows roughly west and northwest. It runs through the city of
Muyunkum Desert before reaching Lake Aydyn.[1]
The
Lake Balkash. The Chu rises west of Lake Issyk Kul, flows out into the steppe and dries up before reaching the Syr Darya
. The Talas starts west and south of the Chu, flows west and north-west, but dries up before reaching the Chu.
History
During the
Tang Chinese forces led by the General Gao Xianzhi over a dispute regarding a client kingdom in the Fergana Valley
. The battle was won by the Abbasids after the Karluks defected.
The Chinese monk Xuanzang arrived from the Chui river to Talas during one of his journeys.[2][3]
References
- ^ Талас (река), Great Soviet Encyclopedia
- ^ The Chinese recorder, Volume 5. American Presbyterian Mission Press. 1874. p. 192. Retrieved 2011-05-08.
- ^ E. Bretschneider (1875). Notes on Chinese mediaeval travellers to the West. American Presbyterian Mission Press. p. 34. Retrieved 2011-05-08.
further to the west we arrived in four days at the T'a-la-su mo-lien [Talas muren] ... The river, which is deep and broad, comes from the east...
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