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 and AH61 |
| Location | Kyrgyzstan |
| Range | between Songköl Too and Bayduluu Range |
| Coordinates | 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 Bayduluu Range in Naryn Region, Kyrgyzstan. The pass lies at 3,030 metres (9,940 ft).[1] Highway of international significance ЭМ-11 (as per the national road classification[2]) connecting Bishkek, Balykchy, Naryn, Torugart, and Kyrgyzstan-China border, which is also known as European route E125 and Asian Highway 61 in Kyrgyzstan, traverses the pass.
In popular culture
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
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