Sokh (river)

The Sokh is a river in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. It takes its rise at the joint of the north slopes of the Alay Mountains and Turkestan Range and ends in Ferghana Valley. The Sokh is a left tributary of the Syr Darya. Currently it is largely used for irrigation. The length of the river is with a catchment area of, and average yearly discharge of. The maximum discharge is . Sokh is full-flowing in June-August, and it falls in September. Overall, 276 glaciers covering a total area of are in the river catchment. Its largest tributary is the Kojashkan.