Official Name: | Lolazor |
Pushpin Map: | Tajikistan |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Tajikistan |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Sughd Region |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Jabbor Rasulov District |
Timezone: | UTC +5 |
Coordinates: | 40.0692°N 69.5461°W |
Elevation M: | 727 |
Lolazor (Tajik: Лолазор,, formerly Қайрағоч Kayraghoch or Kayragach; also known as "Western Qal'acha"[1]) is a small exclave of Tajikistan, which is just across the international border inside Kyrgyzstan.[2] Situated 7 km south of Mehrobod (formerly Proletarsk, Tajikistan) and 14 km north of Sulukta (Kyrgyzstan), it is completely surrounded by the Leilek District of Batken Region, Kyrgyzstan. It is near the railway station of Stantsiya Kayragach, on the line from Proletarsk to Sulukta. It is part of the jamoat Gulkhona in Jabbor Rasulov District.[3]