Kara-Suu
Sign in to saveKara-Suu () is a town in Osh Region, Kyrgyzstan, in the Fergana Valley. The town is 23 km northeast of Osh and is the capital of Kara-Suu District. Its population was 26,609 in 2021. It is a major industrial and trade center, on the border with Uzbekistan. On the other side of the border is the town Qorasuv.
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Place details
- Locality
- Киров
- Region
- Ош облусу
- Country
- Кыргызстан
- Population
- 26,609
- Timezone
- Asia/Bishkek
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Kara-Suu
- Settlement.image_seal
- Coat of arms of Kara-Suu.png
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Kyrgyzstan
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 300
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Kyrgyzstan
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- 25px Kyrgyzstan
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Osh Region
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2021
- Settlement.population_total
- 26609
- Settlement.utc_offset
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- border city
- Country
- Kyrgyzstan
- Located in
- Osh Region
- Population
- +20862
- Elevation
- +780
- Time zone
- UTC+06:00
- Capital of
- Kara-Suu District
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- P12749
- 150 BC
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Kara-Suu () is a town in Osh Region, Kyrgyzstan, in the Fergana Valley. The town is 23 km northeast of Osh and is the capital of Kara-Suu District. Its population was 26,609 in 2021. It is a major industrial and trade center, on the border with Uzbekistan. On the other side of the border is the town Qorasuv.
==History== During World War II, in 1942, the Artillery Training Centre of the Polish Anders' Army was based in Kara-Suu. Polish soldiers trained there before fighting Nazi Germany.