Kara-Üngkür Explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Караүңкүр. Kara-Üngkür. Кыргызстандын Географиясы [Geography of Kyrgyzstan]. 194. ky. 2004. Bishkek.
  2. Web site: Basic hydrographic characteristics of rivers of Fergana valley. 13 January 2022.