Kara-Buura Pass

Kara-Buura Pass
Kyrgyz: Кара-Буура ашуусу
Kara-Buura Pass is located in Kyrgyzstan
Kara-Buura Pass
Elevation3,305 m (10,843 ft)
Traversed byNational road M-109
LocationKyrgyzstan
RangeTalas Ala-Too
Coordinates42°12′11″N 71°34′48″E / 42.20306°N 71.58000°E / 42.20306; 71.58000

Kara-Buura Pass (Kyrgyz: Кара-Буура ашуусу) is a pass in Talas Province of Kyrgyzstan. It is located at Talas Alatau at the elevation of 3,305 m (10,843 ft) on the route connecting Talas and Chatkal valleys. The pass is located at the headwaters of Kara-Buura (left tributary of Talas River) and Karakysmak (right tributary of Chatkal river). The road to Kara-Buura Pass typically opens in June and closes in September–October.[1] The road of national significance М-109 (as per the national road classification[2]) connecting Shamaldy-Say, Kerben, Ala-Buka, Kanysh-Kyya, and Kyzyl-Adyr crosses the pass.

  1. ^ "Кара-Буура ашуусу" [Kara-Buura Pass] (PDF). Кыргызстандын Географиясы [Geography of Kyrgyzstan] (in Kyrgyz). Bishkek. 2004. p. 89.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ Order of classification and numeration of public roads in Kyrgyz Republic [Кыргыз Республикасынын аймагында жалпы пайдалануудагы автомобиль жолдорун классификациялоо жана номерлештирүү Тартиби] (Decree of the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic 512) (in Kyrgyz). 18 August 2017.