Markansu

Markansu
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location	Gorno-Badakhshan ( Tajikistan ), county ulugqat county in the district Kizilsu in Xinjiang ( China )
River system	Tarim
Drain over	Kyzylsuu  → Kashgar  → Tarim  → Lop Nor desert
Association of	Koksoja and Koksaja 39 ° 18 ′ 28 ″  N , 73 ° 22 ′ 29 ″  E
Source height	approx.  3950  m
muzzle	Kyzylsuu coordinates: 39 ° 38 ′ 45 "  N , 74 ° 37 ′ 35"  E 39 ° 38 ′ 45 "  N , 74 ° 37 ′ 35"  E
Mouth height	approx.  2350  m
Height difference	approx. 1600 m
Bottom slope	approx. 13 ‰
length	approx. 120 km
Catchment area	approx. 4400 km²
Left tributaries	Chatynkanysch, Kijasu
Right tributaries	Karaartsu

The Markansu is a right tributary of the Kysylsuu in Tajikistan and China .

The Markansu arises at the confluence of the source rivers Koksoja and Koksaja north of Lake Karakul in the extreme northeast of Tajikistan. The source rivers are fed by the glaciers on the southern slope of the eastern Transalai and the eastern flank of the Zulumart chain . The source region lies at an altitude of almost 4,000 meters in a high mountain desert valley with little precipitation. The Markansu flows east and crosses the border into China. It cuts through the mountainous region of the north-eastern Pamir initially in an easterly direction, later in an east-northeastern direction. In the south lies the Sarikol chain and the Kingata-Tagh mountains . In the north, the catchment area of ​​the Markansu is bounded by the Transalaikette and its eastern continuation, the Sarybel mountain ridge. The Markansu has a length of about 120 km. It drains an area of ​​approx. 4400 km².