Country Kyrgyzstan Time zone UTC+5 Area 1,050 km² Population 22,502 (2009) | Region Jalal-Abad Region Website karakulgov.kg Elevation 930 m Local time Friday 1:12 PM | |
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Weather -2°C, Wind SW at 13 km/h, 91% Humidity | ||
Karaköl (Kyrgyz: Каракөл; Russian: Кара-Куль; alternatively transcribed as Kara-Kulʼ, Kara-Kelʼ, or Kara-Köl) is a city in Jalal-Abad Region of Kyrgyzstan. Its area is 1,050 square kilometres (410 sq mi), and its resident population was 22,502 in 2009.
Map of Karakol, Kyrgyzstan
Located on the Naryn River, downstream (southwest) of the Toktogul Dam, the city was built in the 1960s to house the construction workers for the dam, and granted city status in 1977. Currently, it is home to the staff of the hydroelectric plant. From the reservoir to Tash-Kumyr the river flows through a gorge with a series of dams (the 'Lower Naryn Cascade').
The city is on the M41, near the Bishkek-Osh highway.
References
Karaköl Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA