Irkeshtam Pass
Irkeshtam Pass is a mountain saddle in Osh Region, Kyrgyzstan and has an elevation of 3,005 metres. Irkeshtam Pass is situated nearby to the village Нура, as well as near Nura.Photo: Eddieagunn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 3,005 metres
- Description: Mountain Pass in Kyrgyzstan
- Also known as: “Irkeschtam Pass”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Erkeshtam.
Erkeshtam
Locality
Photo: Ben Paarmann, CC BY 2.0.
Erkeshtam, called Irkeshtam in Chinese and Dungan, or Erkech-Tam in Uyghur and Kyrgyz, is a border crossing between Kyrgyzstan and Xinjiang, China, named after a village on the Kyrgyz side of the border in southern Osh Region.
Irkeshtam Pass
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: Osh Region, Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.6555° or 39° 39′ 20″ northLongitude
73.8524° or 73° 51′ 9″ eastElevation
3,005 metres (9,859 feet)Open location code
8JFMMV42+5XOpenStreetMap ID
node 273353087OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddleWikidata ID
Q15820405
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Turkish—“Irkeshtam Pass” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Irkeštamský průsmyk”
- French: “passe d’Irkechtam”
- French: “Passe d’Irkechtam”
- German: “Irkeschtam-Pass”
- Italian: “Passo di Irkeštam”
- Turkish: “İrkeştam Geçiti”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Нура and Nura.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include КПП «Иркештам-автодорожный» and Мост кыргызско-китайской дружбы 中吉友谊大桥.
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