Karakol (Kyrgyzstan)
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Name (Latin)
Karakol (Kyrgyzstan)
Other forms of name
Prjevalʹsk (Kyrgyzstan)
Przhevalʹsk (Kyrgyzstan)
Coordinates
72.66666667 72.66666667 41.63333333 41.63333333 (gooearth )
Associated country
Kyrgyzstan
MARC
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Other Identifiers
Sources of Information
- BGN card 11-30-95(Karakol, PPL, 42°29ʹN 78°24ʹE; variants: Prjeval'sk, Przheval'sk)
- Kirgizskoe aėrogeodezicheskoe predprii︠a︡tie. Gornyĭ turizm. K verkhovʹi︠a︡m Sary-Dzhaza, 1990:map verso (Przhevalʹsk)
- BGN card 11-30-95(Karakol, PPL, 42⁰29ʹN 78⁰24ʹE; variants: Prjeval'sk, Przheval'sk)
- Pospelov, Imena gorodov--vchera i segodni︠a︡, 1993(Karakol--gorod, Issyk-Kulʹskai︠a︡ obl., Kir.; osnovano v 1869 g. pod nazvaniem Karakol; v 1889 g. Karakol byl pereimenovan v Przhevalʹsk [no publs. in LC database]; v 1921 gorod stal snova nazyvaetsi︠a︡ Karakol; v 1939 gorodu bylo vozvrashcheno nazvanie Przhevalʹsk; v 1992 gorod snova poluchaet nazvanie Karakol)
Wikipedia description:
Karakol, formerly Przhevalsk, is the fourth-largest city in Kyrgyzstan, near the eastern tip of Issyk-Kul, about 150 kilometres (93 mi) from the Kyrgyzstan–China border and 380 kilometres (240 mi) from the capital Bishkek. It is the administrative capital of Issyk-Kul Region. Its area is 44 square kilometres (17 sq mi), and its resident population was 84,351 in 2021 (both including Pristan-Przhevalsk). To the north, on highway A363, is Tüp, and to the southwest Jeti-Ögüz resort.
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