Karaköl
Karaköl (Kyrgyz: Каракөл; Russian: Кара-Куль; alternatively transcribed as Kara-Kulʼ, Kara-Kelʼ, or Kara-Köl) is a city in Jalal-Abad Region of Kyrgyzstan. Its area is 1,050 square kilometres (410 sq mi), and its resident population was 22,502 in 2009.[1]
Karaköl | |
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  Karaköl | |
| Coordinates: 41°37′52″N 72°40′7″E | |
| Country | Kyrgyzstan |
| Region | Jalal-Abad Region |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,050 km2 (410 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 930 m (3,050 ft) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 22,502 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 |
| Website | karakulgov.kg |
Located on the Naryn River, downstream (southwest) of the Toktogul Dam, the city was built in the 1960s to house the construction workers for the dam, and granted city status in 1977. Currently, it is home to the staff of the hydroelectric plant. From the reservoir to Tash-Kumyr the river flows through a gorge with a series of dams (the 'Lower Naryn Cascade').
References
- "2009 population census of the Kyrgyz Republic: Jalal-Abad Region" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
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