Dolon Pass
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Dolon Pass | |
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Kyrgyz: Долон ашуусу | |
![]() Dolon Pass: descend to Naryn town | |
Elevation | 3,030 m (9,941 ft) |
Traversed by | European route E125 |
Location | Kyrgyzstan |
Range | between Songköl Too and |
Coordinates | 41°50.408′N 75°44.497′E / 41.840133°N 75.741617°ECoordinates: 41°50.408′N 75°44.497′E / 41.840133°N 75.741617°E |
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Dolon Pass (Kyrgyz: Долон ашуусу) is a pass located between the Songköl Too and the in Naryn Region, Kyrgyzstan. The pass lies at 3,030 metres (9,940 ft). The road from Bishkek to Torugart (European route E125) runs over the pass.[1]
In popular culture[]
In Chingiz Aitmatov's novella My Little Poplar in a Red Headscarf (from a collection of stories Tales of the Mountains and Steppes) Dolon Pass is a part of the storyline as a difficult mountain pass.
References[]
- ^ Иссык-Куль. Нарын. Энциклопедия. [Issyk-Kul. Naryn.Encyclopedia.] (in Russian). Frunze: Chief Editorial Board of Kyrgyz Soviet Encyclopedia. 1991. p. 512. ISBN 5-89750-009-6.
Categories:
- Mountain passes of Kyrgyzstan
- Kyrgyzstan geography stubs