Lolazor, Jabbor Rasulov District Explained

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]

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  1. http://osce-academy.net/upload/Policy_briefs/Policy_Brief_14.pdf Geographical Enclaves of the Fergana Valley
  2. http://www.ibrg.info/palmberg/enclaves.htm Rolf Palmberg's Enclaves of the World
  3. http://tojkiston.ucoz.ru/index/dekhai_karatog/0-265 Village Lolazor