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Boysun. Masterpieces of Central Asia

LANDSCAPE (P.6-7)

          Boysun is a land of rare beauty with mountains, pediments and river valleys, its populated areas enclosed by a ring of mountains. The Boysuntog Mountain chain overlooking then north from the southwest to northeast and includes the massifs of Kulbat-tog, Susiz-tog, Sarimas, Chapty-Ketmen and Khodja Gurgur. The height varies from 1700 to 3800 m. Two river systems have their sources here; the first is formed by the small mountain rivers (“sai”) of Machai, Shurob and Gazak flowing into the Sherabad Darya ,including the headstream of Sherbad Darya itself. The Tashkuprik, Alakutan, Pulihokim, Kelken and Kutgancha rivers flowing into the Surkhan Darya form the second system. A low chain of mountains not exceeding 1000-1400 m encloses Boysun valley to the south. It includes the mountains of Toka-Sakirt, Djitym-Kalyas, Agata-Chatil and Chimmai. Semidesertic piedmont hilly steppes adjoin the mountains to the east, south and west. Small lakes are located deep in the mountains.
         Grandiose, vertical rock strata rising up to several hundred meters form a typical picture of the Boysun foothills, and can be seen over many tens of kilometers. In the remote geological past the territory of Boysun lay at the bottom of the sea. Today the fantastic landscapes formed by marine and lagoon deposits, represent almost the full palette of colors. The red, green, white and bluish colors of the soil create rugged, “cosmic” landscapes. Sometimes the Boysun foothills remind one of the landscapes of Texas known from Hollywood films. Especially interesting is the reddish plateau of Kizilcha. Cut by narrow canyons, it occupies several tens of square kilometers and closely adjoins the town of Boysun. Water and wind are diligently working at the loess soil of Kizilcha, producing fantastic forms, and the sun moving in the sky creates a play of light and shade so that Kizilcha is instantly transformed behind your eyes.