Kara-Suu Lake

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Kara-Suu Lake
Coordinates 41°33′28″N73°15′30″E / 41.55778°N 73.25833°E / 41.55778; 73.25833 Coordinates: 41°33′28″N73°15′30″E / 41.55778°N 73.25833°E / 41.55778; 73.25833
Basin  countries Kyrgyzstan
Max. length 6.6 km (4.1 mi)
Max. width 1.3 km (0.81 mi)
Surface area 4.2 km2 (1.6 sq mi)
Water volume 223×10^6 m3 (7.9×10^9 cu ft)
Surface elevation 2,022 m (6,634 ft)

Kara-Suu Lake (Kyrgyz : Карасуу) is a rock-dammed lake in Toktogul District of Jalal-Abad Province of Kyrgyzstan. It is located at the altitude of 2022 m in riverbed of Kara-Suu, right tributary of Naryn River. [1]

Kyrgyz is a Turkic language spoken by about four million people in Kyrgyzstan as well as China, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Pakistan and Russia. Kyrgyz is a member of the Kyrgyz–Kipchak subgroup of the Kypchak languages, and modern-day language convergence has resulted in an increasing degree of mutual intelligibility between Kyrgyz and Kazakh.

Toktogul District Raion in Jalal-Abad Region, Kyrgyzstan

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Kyrgyzstan, officially the Kyrgyz Republic, and also known as Kirghizia, is a country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is a landlocked country with mountainous terrain. It is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west and southwest, Tajikistan to the southwest and China to the east. Its capital and largest city is Bishkek.

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References

  1. Атлас Кыргызской Республики[Atlas of Kyrgyz Republic] (in Russian). Bishkek: Academy of Sciences of Kyrgyz SSR. 1987. p. 156.