The Ala-Archa ( ky, Ала-Арча, also Аларча) is a river flowing through Alamüdün District of

Chüy Region Chüy Region ( ky, Чүй облусу, Chüy oblusu; russian: Чуйская область, Chuyskaya oblast) is the northernmost region (''oblast'') of the Kyrgyz Republic. This region surrounds the national capital of Kyrgyzstan, Bishkek. It ...

Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the east. ...

. It rises on the northern slopes of

Kyrgyz Ala-Too The Kyrgyz Ala-Too ( ky, Кыргыз Ала-Тоосу, Kyrgyz Ala-Toosu, ; kk, Қырғыз Алатауы, Qyrǵyz Alataýy; zh, 吉尔吉斯阿拉套) also known as Kyrgyz Alatau, Kyrgyz Range, and Alexander Range (until 1933) is a large ra ...

and flows north to enter the river Chu in

Chüy Valley The Chüy Valley ( ky, Чүй өрөөнү, Chüy Öröönü; kz, Шу аңғары, Şu añğary; russian: Чуйская долина) is a large valley located in northern Kyrgyzstan and southern Kazakhstan, in the northern part of the Tian Sh ...

. The Ala-Archa is long and has a basin area of . Its water comes mostly from glaciers and snow.

Course

The river runs through

Ala Archa National Park The Ala-Archa Nature Park ( ky, Ала-Арча кыргыз мамлекеттик жаратылыш паркы, russian: Государственный природный национальный парк Ала-Арча) is an alpine national ...

and through

Bishkek Bishkek ( ky, Бишкек), ), formerly Pishpek and Frunze, is the capital and largest city of Kyrgyzstan. Bishkek is also the administrative centre of the Chüy Region. The region surrounds the city, although the city itself is not part of ...

. Other settlements in the river basin are Kashka-Suu, Baytik,

Orto-Say Orto-Say ( ky, Орто-Сай) is a village in northern Kyrgyzstan. Its population was 4111 in 2009. The village is administratively subordinated to the Lenin District within the city of Bishkek. References Populated places in Bishkek { ...

, Tash-Döbö and Mayevka.

References

Rivers of Kyrgyzstan Tian Shan {{Kyrgyzstan-river-stub