Jangail
Jangail | |
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 Interactive map of Jangail | |
| Coordinates: 40°12′03″N71°40′10″E / 40.20083°N 71.66944°E / 40.20083; 71.66944 | |
| Country |  Uzbekistan |
| Region | Fergana Region |
| District | Fergana District |
| Area | |
• Total | 1 km2 (0.39 sq mi) |
Jangail (Russian: Джангайл, romanized: Dzhangayl) is a small exclave of Uzbekistan (Fergana Region), which is fully surrounded by Kyrgyz territory (Batken Region.[1][2][3] It lies adjacent to the Kyrgyz village Jangy-Ayyl.
Geography
It is about 60 kilometres east of Batken and within 1 kilometer of the Uzbek main border. It measures only 2 to 3 kilometres across.[4] The estimate terrain elevation above the sea level is 873 metres.[5] The area of the exclave is less than 1 square kilometer.[6]
References
- ^"Kyrgyzstan resettlement of Uzbekistan enclave gets mixed reviews". Voice of America. 2024-08-31. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
- ^Baumgartner, Pete (2017). "Tug-Of-War: Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan Look To Finally Settle Decades-Old Border Dispute". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. Retrieved 2025-04-14.
- ^Kanayama, R. D. (2022). Renewed Kyrgyz-Tajik border conflict–Cui Bono.
- ^Map of Batken and Osh Regions, 2002, Goskartografiya.
- ^"Dzhany-Ayyl". geonames.org.
- ^Jamestown Foundation, Nine Potential 'Karabakhs' in Central Asia Heating Up, 28 May 2013, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/51a736234.html [accessed 31 May 2023]
