Karaköl
Sign in to saveKara-Köl (; Kara-Kulʼ) is a city in Jalal-Abad Region of Kyrgyzstan. It is a city of regional significance, not part of a district. Its area is , and its resident population was 26,901 in 2021. Kara-Köl consists of the town proper, the urban-type settlement Ketmen-Töbö and the village Jazy-Kechüü.
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Place details
- Locality
- Кара-Көл шаары
- Region
- Жалал-Абад облусу
- Country
- Кыргызстан
- Population
- 26,901
- Timezone
- Asia/Bishkek
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Kara-Köl
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Kara-Köl.svg
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Kyrgyzstan
- Settlement.mapsize
- 200px
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Kyrgyzstan
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Jalal-Abad
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 1050
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2021
- Settlement.population_total
- 26901
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +6
- Settlement.elevation_m
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Kyrgyzstan
- Located in
- Jalal-Abad Region
- Population
- +18843
- Area
- +1050
- Elevation
- +930
- Official website
- www.karakulgov.kg
- Image
- Engineering (Bridges) Kara-Köl.jpg
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Kara-Köl (; Kara-Kulʼ) is a city in Jalal-Abad Region of Kyrgyzstan. It is a city of regional significance, not part of a district. Its area is , and its resident population was 26,901 in 2021. Kara-Köl consists of the town proper, the urban-type settlement Ketmen-Töbö and the village Jazy-Kechüü.
Located on the river Naryn, 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-Kömür the river flows through a gorge with a series of dams (the 'Lower Naryn Cascade').