Dolon Pass

Dolon Pass

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 Bayduluu Range
Coordinates 41°50.408′N 75°44.497′E / 41.840133°N 75.741617°E / 41.840133; 75.741617Coordinates: 41°50.408′N 75°44.497′E / 41.840133°N 75.741617°E / 41.840133; 75.741617

Dolon Pass is a pass located between Songköl Too and Bayduluu Range of the Naryn Province of 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

  1. ↑ 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.


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