Lolazor (, , formerly Қайрағоч ''Kayraghoch'' or ''Kayragach'';
[ also known as "Western Qal'acha"][Geographical Enclaves of the Fergana Valley]
/ref>) is a small exclave
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of Tajikistan
Tajikistan, officially the Republic of Tajikistan, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Dushanbe is the capital city, capital and most populous city. Tajikistan borders Afghanistan to the Afghanistan–Tajikistan border, south, Uzbekistan to ...
, which is just across the international border inside 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 ...
.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
Leylek District () is a district of Batken Region in south-western Kyrgyzstan. It borders with Batken District in the east, and Tajikistan in the south, west, and north. Its area is , and its resident population was 146,020 in 2021. The administra ...
of Batken Region
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, Kyrgyzstan. It is near the railway station of ''Stantsiya Kayragach'', on the line from Proletarsk to Sulukta. It is part of the jamoat Gulkhona
Gulkhona () is a village and jamoat in western Tajikistan. It is located in Jabbor Rasulov District in Sughd Region
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in Jabbor Rasulov District
Jabbor Rasulov District ( ''Nohiyai Jabbor Rasulov'') is a district in Sughd Region, Tajikistan
Tajikistan, officially the Republic of Tajikistan, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Dushanbe is the capital city, capital and most populous ...
.[Village Lolazor]
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See also
* Sarvan, the Tajikistan exclave in Uzbekistan
*Vorukh
Vorukh ( Russian and Tajik: Ворух; ) is a jamoat in northern Tajikistan that forms part of the city of Isfara in Sughd Region. , the jamoat had a total population of 45.000.[Shohimardon
Shohimardon (also ''Shakhimardan'', , ) is a village and a subdivision (rural community) of Fergana District, Fergana Region in eastern Uzbekistan. It is an exclave of Uzbekistan, surrounded by Kyrgyzstan, in a valley in the Pamir-Alay mountains. ...]
, an Uzbekistan exclave in Kyrgyzstan
* Sokh, an Uzbekistan exclave in Kyrgyzstan
*List of enclaves and exclaves
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References
External links
Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Enclaves and exclaves
Populated places in Sughd Region
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