Batken Province - Enclaves and Exclaves

Enclaves and Exclaves

In the Soviet period a number of enclaves and exclaves were established in the Batken area.

Chong-Kara is a small exclave of Uzbekistan, immediately north of So'x, and lies on the Sokh River. It measures approximately 2 kilometres long by 1 kilometre wide. 40°13′56″N 71°02′07″E / 40.23217°N 71.03519°E / 40.23217; 71.03519

Jangy-ayyl is a very small exclave of Uzbekistan, about 60 kilometres east of Batken near the Uzbek border. It measures barely 2 to 3 kilometres across. 40°12′54″N 71°33′41″E / 40.21506°N 71.56151°E / 40.21506; 71.56151

Kayragach is a very small exclave of Tajikistan, located near the border in the north west corner of the province, about 130 kilometres west of Batken.

Shohimardon is an exclave of Uzbekistan, about 80 kilometres east of Batken and 19 kilometres south of the Uzbek border. It has an area of 90 square kilometres, and a population in 1993 of 5,100. Uzbeks comprise 91 per cent of the population.

So'x is an exclave of Uzbekistan, about 24 kilometres east of Batken. The largest of the exclaves, it has an area of 325 square kilometres, stretches from 3 to 13 kilometres from east to west, and about 35 kilometres north to south, and is crossed by the main highway from Batken to Osh. Tajiks comprise 99 per cent of the population, which in 1993 numbered 42,800. 39°56′42″N 71°05′54″E / 39.94502°N 71.09837°E / 39.94502; 71.09837

Vorukh is an exclave of Tajikistan, with an area of 130 square kilometrers, located 45 kilometres south of Isfara and 24 kilometres south west of Batken, on the right bank of the Karafshin River. The population, distributed among 17 villages, is estimated to be between 23,000 and 29,000, 95 per cent of which are Tajiks and 5 per cent Kyrgyz.