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Lake Issyk-Kul, which means "hot lake" in the Turkic languages of Central Asia, holds the title as one of the largest alpine lakes in the world. At an altitude of 1,609 meters above sea level, it is exceeded only by Lake Titicaca in Bolivia as the highest of large mountain lakes. Two mountain chains of the Central Tien Shan range border the lake - in the north the Kungei-Alatau (in Turkic: "facing the sun"), and in the south the Terskei-Alatau...
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Chatkal River
Located in the Western Tian Shan mountain range, the River Chatkal flows for 189 kilometers through a remote valley in the extreme west of the country. It is flanked by the 120km long mountain range of the same name and the Chandalash range. Walnut groves, alternating with Semyonov's maple, ash and hawthorns, are spread along the lower slopes of the Chatkal River, which flows into Uzbekistan. ...
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Enchilek Mountain River
Located in the Wester Tian Shan mountain range, the River Chatkal flows for 189 kilometers through a remote valley in the extreme west of the country. It is flanked by the 120km long mountain range of the same name and the Chandalash range. Walnut groves with Semyonov's maple and less frequently ash and tree-like hawthorns are spread along the lower slopes of the Chatkal River, which flows into Uzbekistan. ...
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Son-Kul Lake
Located in the Wester Tian Shan mountain range, the River Chatkal flows for 189 kilometers in a remote valley in the extreme West of the country. It is flanked by the 120 km long mountain range of the same name and the Chandalash range. Walnut groves with Semyonov's maple and less frequently ash and tree-like hawthorns are spread along the lower slopes of the Chatkal River, which flows to Uzbekistan. ...
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