Kara-Suu
Kara-Suu (meaning "Black Water") is a toun, river an valley in Osh Province, Kyrgyzstan, in the Fergana Valley. The toun is 23 km northeast o Osh an is the caipital o the Kara-Suu Destrict.
The Kara-Suu valley is hame tae twa touns wi similar names. The first, at N 40.71 E 72.89, is dividit bi a Soviet-era border atween Kyrgyzstan an Uzbekistan. The Kyrgyz toun is cried Kara-Suu an is a major industrial an trade center, its Uzbek coonterpairt is cried Qorasuv (or Kara-Soo or Qorawsuw). Efter the dissolution o the Soviet Union, the Uzbek authorities destroyed the main brig athort the river, but cross-border trade continued via improvised ropeways that ferried guids an fowk athort.
The Karasuu Bazaar in the Kyrgyz toun o Kara-Suu is a heichlie important center o re-export o Cheenese consumer guids intae Uzbekistan, comparable wi Dordoy Bazaar in Bishkek (which targets Kazakh an Roushie mercats).[1]
Kara-Suu gained internaitional prominence follaein the Andijan Massacre in nearbi Andijan, efter which refugees streamed athort the border intae Kyrgyzstan.
Demographics [edit]
The permanent population o Kara-Suu, accordin tae the Population and Housing Census o 2009, wis 20,862. The average age is 26.5 years auld.
| Historical populations in Kara-Suu | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1970 | 16,168 | — |
| 1979 | 18,586 | +15.0% |
| 1989 | 18,914 | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 19,143 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 20,862 | +9.0% |
| Note: enumerated de facto population; Source:[2] | ||
References [edit]
- ↑ Sebastien Peyrouse, Economic Aspects of China-Central Asia Rapprochment. Central Asia - Caucasus Institute, Silk Road Studies Program. 2007. p.18.
- ↑ Population and Housing Census 2009. Book 3 (in tables). Provinces of Kyrgyzstan: Osh Province (Перепись населения и жилищного фонда Кыргызской Республики 2009. Книга 3 (в таблицах). Регионы Кыргызстана: Ошская область, Bishkek: National Committee on Statistics, 2010, http://212.42.101.100:8088/nacstat/sites/default/files/%D0%9E%D1%88%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F%20%D0%BE%D0%B1%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%82%D1%8C.pdf
