Kara-Üngkür

The Kara-Üngkür (Kyrgyz: Кара-Үңкүр), in its lower course Tentaksoy (Uzbek: Tentaksoy, Kyrgyz: Тентек-Сай) is a river in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. It is a large right tributary of the Kara Darya. The river is formed at the confluence of the rivers Kyzyl-Üngkür and Arstanbap, which originate in the Fergana Range. The river's length is 127 km, and its basin size 4,130 km2. It discharges into the Kara Darya near the town of Kuyganyor, north of Andijan. The Kara-Üngkür is used for irrigation. It flows along the villages Kyzyl-Üngkür, Oogon-Talaa, Charbak and Bazar-Korgon in Kyrgyzstan, and Paxtaobod in Uzbekistan.

Kara-Üngkür
Native name
  • Кара-Үңкүр (Kyrgyz)
  • Tentaksoy (Uzbek)
Location
CountryKyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
  location
Kara Darya
  coordinates
40°52′35″N 72°19′39″E
Length127 km (79 mi)
Basin size4,130 km2 (1,590 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionKara Darya→ Syr Darya→ North Aral Sea
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