Sary-Tash
Sary-Tash is a village and major crossroads in the Alay Valley of Osh Region, Kyrgyzstan. Its population was 1,427 in 2009. Nearby towns and villages to the north include Ak-Bosogo and Chagyr.
Although this remote village has only some shop-cafes, a petrol station and five guest houses, it is an important road junction connecting China, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Its name is derived from Turkic roots and means "yellow-stone".
To the north, M41 goes over the Taldyk Pass to Gulcha and Osh in the Ferghana Valley. To the south, after leaving the Alay Valley the M41 rises to the 4280m Kyzylart Pass into Tajikistan as part of the Pamir Highway. to the east on A371 is the Irkeshtam pass to Kashgar, Xinjiang province, China. To the west, the A372 leads down the Alay Valley. The pass at the west end is a bilateral border crossing closed to foreigners.
