Isfayramsay Explained

Isfayramsay
Name Other:Isfayramsoy
Pushpin Map:Uzbekistan#Kyrgyzstan
Source1:Alay Range
Mouth:Great Fergana Canal
Mouth Coordinates:40.5902°N 71.8274°W
Progression:Great Fergana Canal
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan
Discharge1 Location:Üch-Korgon

The Isfayramsay (Kirghiz; Kyrgyz: Исфайрамсай|Isfayramsay,[1] Uzbek: {{lang|uz-Latn|Isfayramsoy[2]) is a river in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. Its source is in the Alay Range, where it is fed by many glaciers.[1] Due to use for irrigation, it does not reach the Syr Darya anymore, but ends at the Great Fergana Canal north of Fergana. The river is long, and the watershed covers .[2] The main settlements along the river Isfayramsay are the city Quvasoy in Uzbekistan, and the villages Üch-Korgon and Maydan in Kyrgyzstan. Its largest tributaries are the Kichik-Alay, Sürmötash, Shibe and Tegermach. Its annual average flow rate is at Üch-Korgon.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Исфайрамсай. Isfayramsay. Кыргызстандын Географиясы [Geography of Kyrgyzstan]. 187. ky. 2004. Bishkek.
  2. Encyclopedia: Исфайрамсой. Isfayramsoy. National Encyclopedia of Uzbekistan. 373. uz. 2000–2005. Tashkent.