- Karaköl
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Karaköl
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name =Kyrgyzstan
subdivision_type1 = Province
subdivision_name1 =Jalal-Abad Province
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timezone =UTC +5
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latd=41 |latm=37 |lats=52 |latNS=N
longd=72|longm= 40|longs=7 |longEW=E
elevation_m = 930
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website =Karaköl ( _ky. Каракөл; _ru. Кара-Куль; alternatively transcribed as Kara-Kulʼ, Kara-Kelʼ, or Kara-Köl) is a
city in theJalal-Abad Province ofKyrgyzstan . Population 22,000 (2004).Located on the
Naryn River , downstream of the Toktogul Dam, the city was built in the 1960s to house the construction workers for the dam, and granted city status in 1977. Currently, it's home to the staff of the hydroelectric plant.The city is served by the
Bishkek -Osh highway.External links
* [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/KG/a/K/ Places in Kyrgyzstan] – Fallingrain.com
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