The Kara-Üngkür (), in its lower course Tentaksoy (, ) is a river in

Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan, officially the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia lying in the Tian Shan and Pamir Mountains, Pamir mountain ranges. Bishkek is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Kyrgyzstan, largest city. Kyrgyz ...

and

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. It is a large right tributary of the 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 (; ) is a mountain range of the Tian Shan in the Kyrgyz Republic. The length of the range is 206 km, and the average height is 3,600 m above sea level. The highest mountain is 4,893 m above sea level. Geography The Fergan ...

. The river's length is 127 km, and its basin size 4,130 km². It discharges into the Kara Darya near the town of

Kuyganyor Kuyganyor (also spelled as Kuyganyar, , ) is an urban-type settlement in Andijan Region, Uzbekistan , image_flag = Flag of Uzbekistan.svg , image_coat = Emblem of Uzbekistan.svg , symbol_type = Emblem of U ...

, north of

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. The Kara-Üngkür is used for irrigation. It flows along the villages

Kyzyl-Üngkür Kyzyl-Üngkür () is a village in Jalal-Abad Region, Kyrgyzstan. It is part of the Bazar-Korgon District. Its population was 500 in 2021. A road runs from the village southwest down the Kyzyl-Ünkür valley or more to Bazar-Korgon on the main M41 ...

, Oogon-Talaa, Charbak and

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in Kyrgyzstan, and Paxtaobod in Uzbekistan.

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