See soorce fer Kara-Suu

'''Kara-Suu''' (meanin "Black Water") is a toun, river an valley in [[Osh Province]], [[Kyrgyzstan]], in the [[Fergana Valley]]. The toun is 23&nbsp;km northeast o [[Osh]] an is the caipital o the [[Kara-Suu Destrict]].

The Kara-Suu valley is hame tae twa touns wi seemilar names.  The first, at N 40.71 E 72.89, is dividit bi a Soviet-era mairch atween Kyrgyzstan an [[Uzbekistan]].  The Kyrgyz toun is cried Kara-Suu an is a major industrial an tred 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 tred continued via improvised ropeways that ferried guids an fowk athort.

The [[Karasuu Bazaar]] in the Kyrgyz toun o Kara-Suu is a heichlie important centre o re-export o Cheenese consumer guids intae Uzbekistan, comparable wi [[Dordoy Bazaar]] in [[Bishkek]] (which targets Kazakh an Roushie mercats).<ref>Sebastien Peyrouse, [http://www.silkroadstudies.org/new/docs/Silkroadpapers/2007/0709China-Central_Asia.pdf Economic Aspects of China-Central Asia Rapprochment] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207143523/http://www.silkroadstudies.org/new/docs/Silkroadpapers/2007/0709China-Central_Asia.pdf |date=2009-02-07 }}. Central Asia - Caucasus Institute, Silk Road Studies Program. 2007. p.18.</ref>

Kara-Suu gained internaitional prominence follaein the [[Andijan Massacre]] in nearbi [[Andijan]], efter which [[refugees]] streamed athort the mairch intae Kyrgyzstan.

==Demographics==
The permanent population o Kara-Suu, accordin tae the Population an Housing Census o 2009, wis 20,862. The average age is 26.5 year auld.

{{Historical populations
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|1970|16168
|1979|18586
|1989|18914
|1999 |19143
|2009|20862
|footnote= Note: enumerated de facto population; Source:<ref name=stat>{{Citation| last = | first = | author-link = | last2 = | first2 = | author2-link = | title = 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| place = Bishkek| publisher = National Committee on Statistics| origyear = | year = 2010| month = | volume = | edition = | chapter = | chapterurl = | page = | pages = | url = 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| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110810173811/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| archivedate = 2011-08-10| access-date = 2011-07-05| url-status = dead}}</ref> 
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==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Rivers o Kyrgyzstan}}

[[Category:Populatit places in Osh Province]]
[[Category:Landforms o Kyrgyzstan]]
[[Category:Landforms o Uzbekistan]]
[[Category:Rivers o Kyrgyzstan]]
[[Category:Kyrgyzstan–Uzbekistan border crossins]]