Lolazor ( tg, Лолазор, , formerly Қайрағоч ''Kayraghoch'' or ''Kayragach'';
[ also known as "Western Qal'acha"][Geographical Enclaves of the Fergana Valley]
/ref>) is a small exclave of Tajikistan
Tajikistan (, ; tg, Тоҷикистон, Tojikiston; russian: Таджикистан, Tadzhikistan), officially the Republic of Tajikistan ( tg, Ҷумҳурии Тоҷикистон, Jumhurii Tojikiston), is a landlocked country in Centr ...
, which is just across the international border inside 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 ...
.Rolf Palmberg's Enclaves of the World
/ref> Situated 7 km south of Mehrobod (formerly Proletarsk, Tajikistan) and 14 km north of Sulukta (Kyrgyzstan), it is completely surrounded by the Leilek District of Batken Region
Batken Region ( ky, Баткен облусу, Batken oblusu; russian: Баткенская область, Batkenskaya oblast) is a region ('' oblus'') of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is Batken. It is bounded on the east by Osh Region, on the south, ...
, Kyrgyzstan. It is near the railway station of ''Stantsiya Kayragach'', on the line from Proletarsk to Sulukta. It is part of the jamoat Gulkhona in Jabbor Rasulov District.[Village Lolazor]
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See also
* Sarvan, the Tajikistan exclave in Uzbekistan
* Vorukh, the other Tajikistan exclave in Kyrgyzstan
* Shohimardon, an Uzbekistan exclave in Kyrgyzstan
* Sokh, an Uzbekistan exclave in Kyrgyzstan
*List of enclaves and exclaves
In political geography, an enclave is a piece of land belonging to one country (or region etc.) that is totally surrounded by another country (or region). An exclave is a piece of land that is politically attached to a larger piece but not physic ...
References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Enclaves and exclaves
Populated places in Sughd Region
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