Daroot-Korgon is a town

Town

A town is a human settlement larger than a village but smaller than a city. The size a settlement must be in order to be called a "town" varies considerably in different parts of the world, so that, for example, many American "small towns" seem to British people to be no more than villages, while...

 in the western Alay Valley

Alay Valley

The Alay Valley is a broad, dry valley running east-west across most of southern Osh Province, Kyrgyzstan. . It is about 180km east-west and about 40km north-south and 2500-3500m in altitude. The north side is the Alay Mountains which slope down to the Ferghana Valley...

 of Osh Province

Osh Province

Osh Province is a province of Kyrgyzstan. Its capital is Osh. It is bounded by Jalal-Abad Province, Naryn Province, Xinjiang, China, Tajikistan, Batken Province and Uzbekistan.-Geography:...

, Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan , officially the Kyrgyz Republic is one of the world's six independent Turkic states . Located in Central Asia, landlocked and mountainous, Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the southwest and China to the east...

. It is the capital of Chong-Alay District

Chong-Alay District

Chong-Alay District is a raion of Osh Province in far south-western Kyrgyzstan. The capital lies at Daroot-Korgon. The Chong-Alay District include 3 rural communities : Chong-Alay, Kashka-Suu, and Jekendi.-Geography:...

. It is about 90km west of Sary-Tash

Sary-Tash

Sary-Tash is a minor village and major crossroads in the Alay Valley of Osh Province, Kyrgyzstan. Nearby towns and villages to the north include Akbosaga , Shumkar and Chagyr ....

 on the Kyzyl-Suu River. To the north is a route to Osh

Osh

Osh is the second largest city in Kyrgyzstan, located in the Fergana Valley in the south of the country and often referred to as the "capital of the south". The city is at least 3,000 years old, and has served as the administrative center of Osh Province since 1939...

 used by Russian explorers before the construction of the road though Sary-Tash.
To the south, the Altyn River flows north though a deep valley in the Trans-Alay Range

Trans-Alay Range

The Trans-Alay Range is the northernmost range of the Pamir Mountains , where the Pamirs and the Tian Shan come together. They form the border between Osh Province, Kyrgyzstan and Gorno-Badakshan province, Tajikistan. To the north is the Alay Valley and to the south, the Muksu River. The highest...

. At the head of the valley is a Tajik border post and then Altyn Mazar on the Muksu River

Muksu River

The Muksu River is a west-flowing river in north-central Gorno-Badakhshan province, Tajikistan. It is a tributary of the Vakhsh River which in turn is a tributary of the Amu Darya. The north side of its valley is the Trans-Alay Range and the south side is formed by the high mountains near the...

 which flows west to join the Kyzyl-Suu. South of this is the foot of the Fedchenko Glacier

Fedchenko Glacier

The Fedchenko Glacier is a large glacier in the Pamir Mountains of north-central Gorno-Badakhshan province, Tajikistan. The glacier is long and narrow, currently extending for and covering over . It is the longest glacier in the world outside of the polar regions...

.

The village of Kara-Shivak

Kara-Shivak

Kara-Shivak is a village in the Osh Province of Kyrgyzstan.The village of Dzhangyshaar is 2 miles to the south, and Daraut-Korgan is 2 miles to the north.- External links :* *...

 is 2 miles (4 km) to the south, and Kara-Su, Osh

Kara-Su, Osh

Kara-Su is a village in the Osh Province of Kyrgyzstan.The village of Daraut-Korgan is 3 miles to the west, and Kyzyleshme is 2 miles to the east. The village sits on the Karasu River, a tributary of the Naryn River, itself a tributary of the Syr Darya, which flows into the Aral Sea.-...

is 3 miles (4 km) to the east.

External links

• Satellite map at Maplandia.com