Tüp
Location
CountryKyrgyzstan
Physical characteristics
SourceTeskey Ala-Too Range
MouthIssyk-Kul
  coordinates
42°44′30″N 78°18′19″E / 42.7418°N 78.3053°E / 42.7418; 78.3053
Length120 km (75 mi)
Basin size1,180 km2 (460 sq mi)
Discharge 
  average10.6 m3/s (370 cu ft/s)

The Tüp (Kyrgyz: Түп Tüp, Russian: Тюп Tyup) is a river in Tüp District and Ak-Suu District of Issyk-Kul Region of Kyrgyzstan. It rises on north slopes of Teskey Ala-Too Range, takes in several tributaries from the Kungey Alatau and flows into lake Issyk-Kul. With its length of 120 km (75 mi) the Tüp is the longest river of the Issyk-Kul basin.[1] The basin area is 1,180 square kilometres (460 sq mi), the second largest of the rivers entering Issyk-Kul.[2]

References

  1. "Түп" [Tüp] (PDF). Кыргызстандын Географиясы [Geography of Kyrgyzstan] (in Kyrgyz). Bishkek. 2004. p. 208.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. Иссык-Куль.Нарын:Энциклопедия [Encyclopedia of Issyk-Kul and Naryn Oblasts] (in Russian). Bishkek: Chief Editorial Board of Kyrgyz Soviet Encyclopedia. 1991. p. 512. ISBN 5-89750-009-6.
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