Toshkan River Explained

Toshkan
Mouth:Aksu
Mouth Coordinates:41.1874°N 80.0931°W
Progression:Aksu
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Kyrgyzstan, China
Subdivision Type2:Location

The Toshkan (Uighur; Uyghur: توشقان دەرياسى|Toshqan deryasi, Kirghiz; Kyrgyz: Какшаал|Kakshaal) is a river in the Tien Shan mountains in the border area between China and Kyrgyzstan. It is long, and has a drainage basin of in Kyrgyzstan. The Toshkan has its sources in the At-Bashy Range and Kakshaal Too south of the Kyrgyzstani city of Naryn. 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.[1] It then flows towards the east and into the Xinjiang 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.

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Какшаал. Kakshaal. Кыргызстандын Географиясы [Geography of Kyrgyzstan]. 189. ky. 2004. Bishkek.