Kara-Üngkür | |
Mouth Coordinates: | 40.8764°N 72.3275°W |
Pushpin Map: | Kyrgyzstan |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Length: | 127km (79miles) |
Basin Size: | 4130km2 |
The Kara-Üngkür (Kirghiz; Kyrgyz: Кара-Үңкүр), in its lower course Tentaksoy (Uzbek: Tentaksoy, Kirghiz; Kyrgyz: Тентек-Сай) is a river in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. 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 river's length is 127 km, and its basin size 4,130 km2.[1] [2] It discharges into the Kara Darya near the town of Kuyganyor, north of Andijan. The Kara-Üngkür is used for irrigation. It flows along the villages Kyzyl-Üngkür, Oogon-Talaa, Charbak and Bazar-Korgon in Kyrgyzstan,[1] and Paxtaobod in Uzbekistan.