Kara Darya

The Kara Darya (Kyrgyz: Кара-Дарыя; Uzbek: Qoradaryo; lit.'Black River') is a major river in southern Kyrgyzstan and eastern Uzbekistan located in the eastern part of Fergana Valley. It is one of the two source rivers of the Syr Darya (the second largest river of Central Asia), the other source being the Naryn. Its length is 177 kilometres (110 mi), and watershed area 30,100 square kilometres (11,600 mi). The Kara Darya is formed by the confluence of the rivers , which rises on the southwestern slopes of the Fergana Range, and Tar.