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Also known as Talas

river in Kirgizstan and Kazakhstan

Key facts

Country
Kyrgyzstan , Kazakhstan
Location
confluence of the Karakol and Uch-Koshoy
Coordinates
42°29′25″N 72°34′01″E / 42.4902°N 72.567°E / 42.4902; 72.567
Elevation
1,497 m (4,911 ft)
Mouth
Muyunkum Desert
Length
661 km (411 mi)
Basin size
52,700 km (20,300 sq mi)

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
river
Country
Kazakhstan
Located in
Jambyl Region
Continent
Asia
Elevation
309
Image
Talas River.jpg
Length
661
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Commons category
Talas River
watershed area
52700
lake on watercourse
Kirov Reservoir
discharge
170.0
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Encyclopedic overview

The Talas (/təˈlɑːs/; Kazakh and Kyrgyz: [tʰɑɫɑ́s]) is a river which rises in the Talas Region of Kyrgyzstan and flows west into the Jambyl Region of Kazakhstan. The river is 661 kilometres (411 mi) long and has a basin area of 52,700 square kilometres (20,300 mi).

Course

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Talas River” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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