Taldyk Pass

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Taldyk Pass

View from Taldyk Pass to the north
Elevation 3615 m
Location  Kyrgyzstan
Range Alay Mountains
Coordinates 39°45′54″N 73°10′06″E / 39.76512°N 73.168338°E / 39.76512; 73.168338Coordinates: 39°45′54″N 73°10′06″E / 39.76512°N 73.168338°E / 39.76512; 73.168338

Taldyk Pass is an all year round pass in the Alay Mountains of the Osh Province of Kyrgyzstan. The road from Osh to Khorog (eastern Tajikistan) was built through the pass in 1930-1932. There is a monument to the memory of the construction manager Yuri M.Grushko located at the pass.[1]

References

  1. Ошская область:Энциклопедия [Encyclopedia of Osh Oblast] (in Russian). Bishkek: Chief Editorial Board of Kyrgyz Soviet Encyclopedia. 1987. p. 445. 
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