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Kara-Suu

Coordinates: 40°42′N 72°53′E / 40.700°N 72.883°E / 40.700; 72.883
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Kara-Suu
Kyrgyz: Кара-Суу
Official seal of Kara-Suu
Kara-Suu is located in Kyrgyzstan
Kara-Suu
Kara-Suu
Location in Kyrgyzstan
Coordinates: 40°42′N 72°53′E / 40.700°N 72.883°E / 40.700; 72.883
Country Kyrgyzstan
RegionOsh Region
Elevation
744 m (2,442 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
26,609
Time zoneUTC 6
Websitekarasuu.kg

Kara-Suu (Kyrgyz: Кара-Суу, lit.'Black Water') is a town in Osh Region, Kyrgyzstan, in the Fergana Valley. The town is 23 km northeast of Osh and is the capital of Kara-Suu District. Its population was 26,609 in 2021.[1] It is a major industrial and trade center, on the border with Uzbekistan. On the other side of the border is the town Qorasuv.

History

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During World War II, in 1942, the Artillery Training Centre of the Polish Anders' Army was based in Kara-Suu.[2] Polish soldiers trained there before fighting Nazi Germany.

After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the Uzbek authorities destroyed the main bridge across the river, but cross-border trade continued via improvised ropeways that ferried goods and people across.

Kara-Suu gained international prominence following the May 2005 unrest in Uzbekistan and massacre in nearby Andijan, after which refugees streamed across the border into Kyrgyzstan.

Climate

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Climate data for Kara-Suu (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Daily mean °C (°F) −1.3
(29.7)
1.1
(34.0)
7.9
(46.2)
14.3
(57.7)
18.9
(66.0)
23.5
(74.3)
25.6
(78.1)
24.1
(75.4)
19.5
(67.1)
12.8
(55.0)
6.0
(42.8)
0.5
(32.9)
12.7
(54.9)
Source: NOAA[3]

Economy

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The Karasuu Bazaar in the Kyrgyz town of Kara-Suu is a highly important center of import of Chinese consumer goods into Southern Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, comparable with Dordoy Bazaar in Bishkek (which targets Northern Kyrgyzstan, Kazakh and Russian markets).[4]

Demographics

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The permanent population of Kara-Suu, according to the Population and Housing Census of 2009, was 20,862. The average age was 26.5 years.[5]

Historical populations in Kara-Suu
YearPop.±%
197016,168—    
197918,586 15.0%
198918,914 1.8%
199919,143 1.2%
200920,862 9.0%
202126,609 27.5%
Note: resident population; Source:[5][1]

Sports

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Population of regions, districts, towns, urban-type settlements, rural communities and villages of Kyrgyz Republic" (XLS) (in Russian). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 2021. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Tworzenie Armii Polskiej w ZSRS w 1941–1942" (PDF). Instytut Pamięci Narodowej (in Polish). Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Climate Normals 1991–2020". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  4. ^ Sebastien Peyrouse, Economic Aspects of China-Central Asia Rapprochment Archived 2009-02-07 at the Wayback Machine. Central Asia - Caucasus Institute, Silk Road Studies Program. 2007. p.18.
  5. ^ a b "2009 population and housing census of the Kyrgyz Republic: Osh Region" (PDF) (in Russian). National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic. 2010. pp. 17, 40, 201.