Karamyk ( ky, Карамык) is a village in the
Osh Region
Osh Region ( ky, Ош облусу, translit=Osh oblusu; russian: Ошская область, Oshskaya oblast) is a region (''oblast'') of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is Osh, which is not part of the region. It is bounded by (clockwise) Jalal-Abad Re ...
of
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 east. ...
. It is part of the
Chong-Alay District
Chong-Alay District (big Alay) ( ky, Чоң Алай району; russian: Чон-Алайский район) is a district of Osh Region in far south-western Kyrgyzstan. The administrative seat lies at Daroot-Korgon. Its area is , and its reside ...
.
It is on the river
Vakhsh (''Kyzyl-Suu''), in the
Alay Valley
The Alay Valley ( ky, Алай өрөөнү, ) is a broad, dry valley running east–west across most of southern Osh Region, Kyrgyzstan. It spreads over a length of east–west. The valley extends in north–south direction with varying width ...
near the border with
Tajikistan
Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Jumhurii Tojikiston), is a landlocked country in Centr ...
. The village is a Kyrgyz-Tajik
border crossing
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on
European route E60
European route E 60 is the second longest road in the International E-road network. It runs , from Brest, France, Brest, France (on the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast), to Irkeshtam, Kyrgyzstan (on the border with People's Republic of Chin ...
(
AH65
Asian Highway 65 (AH65) is a road in the Asian Highway Network running from Kashgar, Xinjiang, China to Termez, Uzbekistan. The route Irkeshtam–Termez is also numbered European route E60.
The route is as follows:
China
* : Kashgar - Kuq ...
). Its population was 3,324 in 2021.
References
{{Chong-Alay places
Populated places in Osh Region
Kyrgyzstan–Tajikistan border crossings