Kara Darya
Also known as Qoradaryo
river in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan
Key facts
- Etymology
- From Proto-Turkic kara 'black' and from Persian daryā 'river'
- Native name
- Кара-Дарыя ( Kyrgyz ) Qoradaryo ( Uzbek ) Карадарья ( Russian )
- Country
- Kyrgyzstan , Uzbekistan
- Source
- Confluence of Tar and Kara-Kulja
- Location
- Kara-Kulja District , Osh Region , Kyrgyzstan
- Coordinates
- 40°38′55″N 73°25′22″E / 40.6487°N 73.4228°E / 40.6487; 73.4228
- Mouth
- Syr Darya
- Length
- 177 km (110 mi)
- Basin size
- 30,100 km (11,600 sq mi)
- Average
- 136 m /s (4,800 cu ft/s)
- Minimum
- 68.4 m /s (2,420 cu ft/s)
- Maximum
- 265 m /s (9,400 cu ft/s)
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The Kara Darya (Kyrgyz: Кара-Дарыя; Uzbek: Qoradaryo; lit. 'Black River') is a major river in southern Kyrgyzstan and eastern Uzbekistan located in the eastern part of Fergana Valley. It is one of the two source rivers of the Syr Darya (the second largest river of Central Asia), the other source being the Naryn. Its length is 177 kilometres (110 mi), and watershed area 30,100 square kilometres (11,600 mi). The Kara Darya is formed by the confluence of the rivers Kara-Kulja, which rises on the southwestern slopes of the Fergana Range, and Tar.
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