Kyzyl-Suu

Kyzyl-Suu (Kyrgyz: Кызыл-Суу, formerly known as Pokrovka) is a village in the Issyk-Kul Region of Kyrgyzstan.

[2] At the head of the Chong Kyzyl-Suu ('little red water') valley, it is a base for trekking into the 14,000 foot mountains to the south.

Kyzyl-Suu literally translates to "red water", in reference to the red clay which stains the water during periods of heavy rain.

The name is similar to that of the Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang, China.

This Issyk-Kul region location article is a stub.

Pokrovka, 1978. Kyzyl-Suu's former name is Pokrovka.