Ala-Archa
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| name = Ala-Archa
| native_name ={{native name|ky|Ала-Арча}}
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| image = Kyrgyzstan Ala Archa National Park 01.jpg
| image_size = 250
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| subdivision_type1 = Country
| subdivision_name1 = Kyrgyzstan
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| subdivision_type3 = Region
| subdivision_name3 = Chüy Region
| subdivision_type4 = District
| subdivision_name4 = Alamüdün District
| subdivision_type5 = City
| subdivision_name5 = Bishkek
|length_km=78
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| mouth = Chu
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| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|43.0623|N|74.6382|E|display=inline,title}}
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| progression = {{RChu}}
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|basin_size_km2=270
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| tributaries_right = Kashka-Suu
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The Ala-Archa ({{langx|ky|Ала-Арча}}, also Аларча) is a river flowing through Alamüdün District of Chüy Region of Kyrgyzstan. It rises on the northern slopes of Kyrgyz Ala-Too and flows north to enter the river Chu in Chüy Valley. The Ala-Archa is {{convert|78|km|mi}} long and has a basin area of {{convert|270|km2|mi2}}.{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://new.bizdin.kg/media/books/География_Кыргызстана.pdf|title=Аларча|trans-title=Alarcha|encyclopedia=Кыргызстандын Географиясы [Geography of Kyrgyzstan]|page=181|language=ky|year=2004|location=Bishkek}} Its water comes mostly from glaciers and snow.{{cite book |title=Чүй облусу:Энциклопедия |trans-title=Encyclopedia of Chüy Oblast |publisher=Chief Editorial Board of Kyrgyz Encyclopedia |language=ky, ru |location=Bishkek |year=1994 |isbn=5-89750-083-5 |pages=718 }}
Course
The river runs through Ala Archa National Park and through Bishkek. Other settlements in the river basin are Kashka-Suu, Baytik, Orto-Say, Tash-Döbö and Mayevka.
References
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