Karatag

The Karatag or Qoratagʻ (Diakhandara) is a river of northwestern Tajikistan and eastern Uzbekistan. It flows through Shirkent National Park and flows down the south slopes of the Gissar Range mountain range.^[1] Large seismic landslides occur in the river basin and it also contains several glacial lakes.^[2]^[3] It is an inflow to the Surkhandaria River.^[4] Zambar River and the Diakhandara River are tributaries, the latter of which meets the Karatag at the Diakhandara Glacier.

References

^ Prokhorov, Aleksandr Mikhaĭlovich (1982). Great Soviet Encyclopedia. Macmillan. p. 248. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
^ "Karatag river basin". Orexa.com. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
^ "Field research of glaciers and glacial lakes located in Karatag, Vakhsh and Zeravshan river basin" (PDF). Meteo. Retrieved 13 May 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Salbu, Brit; Skipperud, Lindis (7 April 2008). Nuclear Risk in Central Asia. Springer. p. 156. ISBN 978-1-4020-8315-0. Retrieved 13 May 2012.

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38°18′45″N 68°00′42″E / 38.3124°N 68.0118°E / 38.3124; 68.0118

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[Prokhorov1982-1] Prokhorov, Aleksandr Mikhaĭlovich (1982). Great Soviet Encyclopedia. Macmillan. p. 248. Retrieved 13 May 2012.

[2] "Karatag river basin". Orexa.com. Retrieved 13 May 2012.

[3] "Field research of glaciers and glacial lakes located in Karatag, Vakhsh and Zeravshan river basin" (PDF). Meteo. Retrieved 13 May 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}

[SalbuSkipperud2008-4] Salbu, Brit; Skipperud, Lindis (7 April 2008). Nuclear Risk in Central Asia. Springer. p. 156. ISBN 978-1-4020-8315-0. Retrieved 13 May 2012.

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