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Kyrgyzstan

One exclave surrounded by Uzbek territory. Not found on any map, but reffered to in several official papers.

CIA - The World Factbook 2002 -- Kyrgyzstan

«Barak ail of Kara-Su district of Kyrgyzstan is an exclave completely surrounded by Uzbek territory. It is settled by 627 citizens, all of them are Kyrgyz people.
In order to go to Barak, you must pass the four kilometre zone of the Uzbek land: here the old way is situated, but near the Uzbek border this way is dug up so, that nobody can pass. After 250 meters travellers are “hospitably” met by the Uzbek armed frontier guard.» Jumagulov Sultan, Kyrgyz departament of BBC.

«There exists a tiny Kyrgyz village, Barak, in the Fergana Valley region where Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan meet. The village is surrounded by Uzbek territory and located between the cities of Margilan and Fergana» (Palmberg.)

Links:
Uzbekistan/Kyrgyzstan: Prime Ministers Agreed On Land Swap
http://www.rferl.org/nca/features/2001/04/26042001120211.asp

Kyrgyz-Uzbek Enclave Problems
http://www.assamblea.kg/em11-2_1.htm

Text of Kyrgyz-Uzbek memorandum on Sokh enclave
www.uzland.uz/2001/may/19.htm

 

This page was last time updated 22/09/06 .