Qorasuv

Qorasuv (also Korasuv, Karasu; Uzbek: Qorasuv, lit. 'Black Water') is a city in Qoʻrgʻontepa District of Andijan Region in eastern Uzbekistan,[1] about 50 km from the district capital of Andijan. The town's name means "black water" in Uzbek (qora - black, suv - water). It lies in the politically volatile and religiously conservative Fergana Valley, along the border with Kyrgyzstan. Its population is 33,000 (2016).[2]

Qorasuv
Uzbek: Qorasuv
City
Qorasuv is located in Uzbekistan
Qorasuv
Qorasuv
Location in Uzbekistan
Coordinates: 40°43′20″N 72°53′14″E
Country Uzbekistan
RegionAndijan Region
DistrictQoʻrgʻontepa District
Population
 (2016)
 • Total33,000
Time zoneUTC+5 (UZT)

It is essentially one town with Kara-Suu in Kyrgyzstan, but is separated from the latter by a Soviet-era border which today is tightly controlled by Uzbekistan. Qorasuv was the second town in Uzbekistan to be sealed off during the Andijan massacre in spring 2005, when some 6,000 people fled across the border.[3] A border town, it is an important market town, especially for cottonseed oil trading.[4]

References
  1. "Classification system of territorial units of the Republic of Uzbekistan" (in Uzbek and Russian). The State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on statistics. July 2020.
  2. Soliyev, A.S. Shaharlar geografiyasi [Geography of cities] (PDF) (in Uzbek). p. 143.
  3. Khalid, Adeeb (15 January 2007). Islam After Communism: Religion And Politics in Central Asia. University of California Press. p. 286. ISBN 978-0-520-24927-1. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  4. Gavrilis, George (22 September 2008). The Dynamics of Interstate Boundaries. Cambridge University Press. p. 147. ISBN 978-0-521-89899-7. Retrieved 12 May 2012.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.