The Jazy ( ky, Жазы, also Яссы ''Yassy'') is the largest right tributary of the
Kara Darya in
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. ...
. The river is formed at the south-west slope of
Fergana Range
The Fergana Range ( ky, Фергана тоо кыркасы, ''Ferğana tó qırqası/Fergana too kyrkasy'', فەرعانا توو قىرقاسى), also known as Ferganskiy Khrebet (Феранский Хребет) ''Ferganskij Hrebet'' in Russi ...
. The river's length is 122 km, and its basin area is 2,620 km
2.
The annual average flow rate is 34.2 m
3/s.
[ It flows into the ]Andijan Reservoir
The Andijan Dam is a buttress dam on the river Kara Darya near Andijan in Andijan Region, Uzbekistan. Its reservoir covers and stretches into neighboring Osh Region, Kyrgyzstan. The dam serves several purposes to include irrigation in the Fergana ...
, which is drained by the Kara Darya, west of the town Özgön
Özgön ( ky, Өзгөн) or Uzgen (russian: Узген) is a town in Osh Region, Kyrgyzstan. It is a city of district significance and the seat of Özgön District. Its population was 62,802 in 2021.
History
The town is mentioned in Chinese annal ...
. It flows along the towns Özgön, Myrza-Ake
Myrza-Ake is a large village in the Osh Region of Kyrgyzstan. It is part of the Özgön District
Özgön or Uzgen ( ky, Өзгөн району) is a district of Osh Region in south-western Kyrgyzstan. Its area is , and its resident population wa ...
, Jylandy and Ak-Terek.[
]
References
Rivers of Kyrgyzstan
Tian Shan
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