XXth Century Citizen's Atlas map of Central Asia

The Arys ( kk, Арыс, ''Arys'') is a river of southern

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...

and a right tributary of the

Syr Darya The Syr Darya (, ),, , ; rus, Сырдарья́, Syrdarjja, p=sɨrdɐˈrʲja; fa, سيردريا, Sirdaryâ; tg, Сирдарё, Sirdaryo; tr, Seyhun, Siri Derya; ar, سيحون, Seyḥūn; uz, Sirdaryo, script-Latn/. historically known ...

.Сырдарья (река)

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The river is long, covering a basin area of . The river begins in the

Talas Alatau The Talas Ala-Too or Alataw range ( ky, Талас Ала-Тоосу, Talas Ala-Toosu; kk, Талас Алатауы, Talas Alatauy; zh, 塔拉斯阿拉套) is range of the Tian Shan mountains forming the southern and eastern border of Talas Reg ...

ridge, and average water flow is . The highest runoff is in April during snow melt, the lowest is in August. The river is used for irrigation to grow rice in the lower reaches. The largest tributaries are the Mashat, Aksu,

Boralday Boralday ( kk, Боралдай, ''Boraldai'') is a town located some 5 kilometres to the north of Almaty in Almaty Region of south-eastern Kazakhstan. The airport Boraldai Airport is located in the southeast part of the town. It is connected b ...

and the Badam. The Arys has been populated by humans since ancient times, and was located to the north of the

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. Numerous medieval castles, of which the most significant is Otrar Castle, is located in the area.

References

Tributaries of the Syr Darya Rivers of Kazakhstan {{Kazakhstan-river-stub