| Karatag | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Tajikistan, Uzbekistan |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Surxondaryo |
• coordinates | 38°18′45″N68°00′42″E / 38.3124°N 68.0118°E |
| Length | 112 km (70 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Surxondaryo→ Amu Darya→ Aral Sea |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Zambar, Payron |
The Karatag or Qaratogh, Qaratoghdaryo (Russian : Каратаг) is a river of northwestern Tajikistan and eastern Uzbekistan. It flows through Shirkent National Park and flows down the south slopes of the Hisar mountain range. [1] At its confluence with the Toʻpolondaryo, the Surxondaryo is formed. [2] [3] The river is 112 kilometres (70 mi) long. [2] Large seismic landslides occur in the river basin and it also contains several glacial lakes. [4] [5] Upstream from the confluence with the Payron, the Karatag is called Diakhandara. Another tributary is the Zambar. [6] The Diakhandara Glacier, which fed the upper course of the Karatag, has fully melted. [7]
