Kara-Kulja
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Kara-Kulja is a town
in the Osh Province
of Kyrgyzstan
. In the mountain valley of the Kara Darya
river, southeast and upstream from Uzgen
, it is the capital of Kara-Kulja District
.
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 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:...
of 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...
. In the mountain valley of the Kara Darya
Kara Darya
The Kara Darya or Qaradaryo is a tributary of the Syr Darya in Kyrgyzstan and eastern Uzbekistan. The river is formed by the confluence of Kara-Kulja River and Tar River. There are more than 200 known tributaries of Kara Darya; the largest are Jazy River, Kara Unkur River, Kegart River, Kurshab...
river, southeast and upstream from Uzgen
Uzgen
Uzgen is a town in Osh Province, Kyrgyzstan. It is the capital of Uzgen District.-Geography:...
, it is the capital of Kara-Kulja District
Kara-Kulja District
Kara-Kulja is a raion of Osh Province in south-western Kyrgyzstan. The capital lies at Kara-Kulja.:...
.