The Kara-Üngkür ( ky, Кара-Үңкүр), in its lower course Tentaksoy ( uz, Tentaksoy, ky, Тентек-Сай) is a river in
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the ea ...
and
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a doubly landlocked co ...
. It is a large right tributary of the
Kara Darya
The Kara Darya ( ky, Кара-Дарыя, Kara-Daryya, قارا-دارىيا; uz, Qoradaryo, ''Қорадарё'', قارەدەريا , russian: Карадарья, Karadar'ya - literally ''black river'')''Darya'' means "river", so Kara Darya '' ...
.
The river is formed at the confluence of the rivers Kyzyl-Üngkür and Arstanbap, which originate in the
Fergana Range
The Fergana Range ( ky, Фергана тоо кыркасы, ''Ferğana tó qırqası/Fergana too kyrkasy'', فەرعانا توو قىرقاسى), also known as Ferganskiy Khrebet (Феранский Хребет) ''Ferganskij Hrebet'' in Russi ...
. The river's length is 127 km, and its basin area is 4,130 km
2.
It discharges into the Kara Darya near the town
Kuyganyor
Kuyganyor (also spelled as Kuyganyar, uz, Kuyganyor, Куйганёр, russian: Куйганъяр) is an urban-type settlement in Andijan Region, Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), off ...
, north of
Andijan
Andijan (sometimes spelled Andijon or Andizhan in English) ( uz, Andijon / Андижон / ئەندىجان; fa, اندیجان, ''Andijân/Andīǰān''; russian: Андижан, ''Andižan'') is a city in Uzbekistan. It is the administrative, ...
. The Kara-Üngkür is used for irrigation. It flows along the villages
Kyzyl-Üngkür,
Oogon-Talaa
Oogon-Talaa ( ky, Оогон-Талаа) is a village in Jalal-Abad Region of Kyrgyzstan. It is part of the Bazar-Korgon District
Bazar-Korgon () is a district of Jalal-Abad Region in western Kyrgyzstan. The seat lies at the town Bazar-Korgon. It ...
,
Charbak and
Bazar-Korgon
Bazar-Korgon ( ky, Базар-Коргон; uz, Bozorqoʻrgʻon) is a town in Jalal-Abad Region of Kyrgyzstan.Soviet military maK-43-25(1:200,000) Formerly a large village, it was established as a city in January 2021 from the former rural communi ...
in Kyrgyzstan,
[ and Paxtaobod in Uzbekistan.
]
References
Rivers of Kyrgyzstan
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