Karaköl


Karaköl is a city in Jalal-Abad Region of Kyrgyzstan. Its area is, and its resident population was 22,502 in 2009.
Located on the Naryn River, downstream of the Toktogul Dam, the city was built in the 1960s to house the construction workers for the dam, and granted city status in 1977. Currently, it is home to the staff of the hydroelectric plant. From the reservoir to Tash-Kumyr the river flows through a gorge with a series of dams.
The city is on the M41, near the Bishkek-Osh highway.