{{Short description|Gorge in Kyrgyzstan}} {{refimprove|date=January 2016}} thumb|right|Boom Gorge '''Boom Gorge''' ({{langx|ky|Боом капчыгайы|Boom kapchygayy|lit=shoestring gorge}}, {{langx|ru|Боо́мское уще́лье}}) is a river gorge in Chüy Region and Issyk-Kul Region of Kyrgyzstan. thumb|left|The Boom Gorge Mountains The gorge cuts, in a general north–south direction, across one of Tian Shan's mountain range systems. The range east of the gorge is known as Kyungey Ala-Too ({{langx|ru|Кюнгей Ала-Тоо}}, based on similar Kyrgyz spelling), the one to the west is the Kyrgyz Ala-Too ({{langx|ru|Кыргиызский хребет}}).<ref> Soviet topo map K-43-B ({{langx|ru|К-43-Б}}), 1:500,000. USSR Ministry of Defence, 1988.</ref>
The river Chu passes northwards through it and then enters the wider Chüy Valley. The Bishkek-Tokmak-Kemin-Balykchy highway (A365) passes through the gorge, as does the railway from Bishkek to Balykchy.
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Category:Canyons and gorges of Kyrgyzstan
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