Karatag

The Karatag or Qoratagʻ (Russian: Каратаг) is a river of northwestern Tajikistan and eastern Uzbekistan. It flows through Shirkent National Park and flows down the south slopes of the Gissar mountain range.[1] At its confluence with the Toʻpolondaryo, the Surxondaryo is formed.[2][3] The river is 112 kilometres (70 mi) long.[2] Large seismic landslides occur in the river basin and it also contains several glacial lakes.[4][5] Upstream from the confluence with the Payron, the Karatag is called Diakhandara. Another tributary is the Zambar.[6] The Diakhandara Glacier, which fed the upper course of the Karatag, has fully melted.[7]

Not to be confused with Karatagi in India or Vanek, Armenia (formerly Karatga).
Karatag
Location
CountryTajikistan, Uzbekistan
Physical characteristics
MouthSurxondaryo
 • coordinates
38.3124°N 68.0118°E / 38.3124; 68.0118
Length112 km (70 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionSurxondaryo→ Amu Darya→ Aral Sea
Tributaries 
 • leftZambar, Payron

References
  1. Prokhorov, Aleksandr Mikhaĭlovich (1982). "Surkhandar'ia". Great Soviet Encyclopedia. Macmillan. p. 248. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
  2. Сурхандарья, Great Soviet Encyclopedia
  3. 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.
  4. "Karatag river basin". Orexa.com. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  5. "Field research of glaciers and glacial lakes located in Karatag, Vakhsh and Zeravshan river basin" (PDF). Meteo. Retrieved 13 May 2012.
  6. Makarov, V. Yu. (2010). "11: Rezultaty rabot na Pamire i Pamaro-Alaye". Atlas snezhnogo cheloveka.
  7. "Third National Communication of the Republic of Tajikistan under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change" (PDF). 2014. p. 75.


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