Taldyk Pass

Taldyk Pass

View from Taldyk Pass to the north
Elevation 3,615 m (11,860 ft)
Traversed by European route E007
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
Monument to Yuri Grushko

Taldyk Pass is an all year round pass in the Alay Mountains of Osh Region of Kyrgyzstan. The road from Osh to Khorugh (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] The pass is traversed by European route E007.

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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