Karaköl

Karaköl
Karaköl
Coordinates: 41°37′52″N 72°40′7″E / 41.63111°N 72.66861°E / 41.63111; 72.66861Coordinates: 41°37′52″N 72°40′7″E / 41.63111°N 72.66861°E / 41.63111; 72.66861
Country	Kyrgyzstan
Region	Jalal-Abad Region
Elevation	930 m (3,050 ft)
Population (2009)
• Total	18,843
Time zone	UTC+5
Website	karakulgov.kg

Karaköl (Kyrgyz: Каракөл; Russian: Кара-Куль; alternatively transcribed as Kara-Kulʼ, Kara-Kelʼ, or Kara-Köl) is a city in Jalal-Abad Region of Kyrgyzstan. Population 18,843 (2009).

Located on the Naryn River, downstream (southwest) 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 'Lower Naryn Cascade').

The city is on the M41, near the Bishkek-Osh highway.