The Toshkan ( ug, توشقان دەرياسى, Toshqan deryasi, ky, Какшаал, Kakshaal) is a river in the

Tien Shan The Tian Shan,, , otk, 𐰴𐰣 𐱅𐰭𐰼𐰃, , tr, Tanrı Dağı, mn, Тэнгэр уул, , ug, تەڭرىتاغ, , , kk, Тәңіртауы / Алатау, , , ky, Теңир-Тоо / Ала-Тоо, , , uz, Tyan-Shan / Tangritog‘ ...

mountains in the border area between China and

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 ea ...

. It is long, and has a drainage basin of in Kyrgyzstan. The Toshkan has its sources in the At-Bashi range and Kakshaal Too south of the Kyrgyzstani city of

Naryn Naryn ( ky, Нарын, translit=Naryn, Mongolian : Нарийн, Nariin, Traditional Mongolian ᠨᠠᠷᠢᠨ) is the regional administrative center of Naryn Region in central Kyrgyzstan. Its area is , and its estimated population was 41,17 ...

. In its uppermost course, upstream of the confluences with the rivers Müdürum and Kökkyya, it is called ''Aksay''; from these confluences to the border with China, it is called ''Kakshaal''. It then flows towards the east and into the

Xinjiang Xinjiang, SASM/GNC: ''Xinjang''; zh, c=, p=Xīnjiāng; formerly romanized as Sinkiang (, ), officially the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR), is an autonomous region of the People's Republic of China (PRC), located in the northwest ...

province of China. It continues east, running parallel to the Tien Shan mountains, until its confluence with the Aksu River near the city Aksu. The Toshkan is the largest tributary of the Aksu.

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Rivers of Xinjiang Rivers of Kyrgyzstan International rivers of Asia {{Kyrgyzstan-river-stub