Information about the Asa River in Kazakhstan -
The Asa is a river flowing through the Talas, Sarysu, and Zhambyl districts of the Zhambyl region, a left tributary of the Talas River. Its length is 253 km, and its drainage area is 6,670 km.
River Origin
The Asa River originates at the confluence of the Teris and Kurkireu rivers, which originate on the southeastern slope of the Asa Karatau.
Hydrology
The channel is narrow in its upper reaches, steep, and in the middle reaches reaches Bilykol and Akkol lakes. After a few kilometers, the river sinks into the sand at its confluence with the Talas River. The average annual water discharge is 10.4 m³/s. The water freezes in early December, and the ice melts in late February. The Asa River is important for irrigating beet plantations, orchards, and agricultural crops.
It has approximately 30 small branches. In the Zhualy district, the Asa River is named after the confluence of the Shakpak, Teris, Aksai, Koksai, and Kurkireusu rivers. The Asa flows through a mountain valley, and its current becomes particularly rapid and turbulent at its confluence with the Kurkireusu River.
Near the Karatobe rural district, it is called the "Ayrma" and divides into the "Big Asa" and "Small Asa." Near the Ornek rural district, they merge into a single canal and become known as the "Kuigan." Near the village of Bilikol, it is divided into nine sections and is called the "Togyztarau." The Energy Canal also branches off from it. In the Zhambyl district, the Asa River flows east of the village of Akkol.
History
According to Herodotus, the Ases, the largest Saka tribe inhabiting the Kazakh steppes, are associated with the name "Assax." The Assyrians were bordered to the west by the Lesser Karatau, to the east by the Talas, Shu, Ili, Tarbagatai, and Altai rivers, and their main homeland was Semirechye. Historian U. Shalekenov writes that Asylar discovered the settlements of Tuyuk, Zhaisan, and Shatyrkul. Margulan Asylar discovered numerous cultural monuments in Saryarka. "The Assaks, that is, the Ases tribe, were one of the homelands of the Great Zhuz, founded in the 5th-6th centuries BC, and were part of the state of Uysyn." "These were warriors from different tribes," wrote Yu. Zuev.
In short, the history of the Asa River is undoubtedly named after the Saka tribe that inhabited this region. Today, the center of the Zhambyl district, the railway station, and several settlements are named after this Saka tribe.
