Kayragach

Kayragach
Kayragach
Coordinates: 40°04′09″N 69°32′46″E / 40.06917°N 69.54611°E / 40.06917; 69.54611Coordinates: 40°04′09″N 69°32′46″E / 40.06917°N 69.54611°E / 40.06917; 69.54611
Country Tajikistan
Region Sughd Region
Elevation 727 m (2,385 ft)
Time zone UTC +5

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 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.

References

  1. ↑ Geographical Enclaves of the Fergana Valley
  2. ↑ Rolf Palmberg's Enclaves of the World


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