There exist four Uzbek exclaves, all of
them surrounded by Kyrgyz territory in the Fergana Valley region where
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan meet. Two of them are the towns of
Sokh and Shah-i-Mardan; the two other are the tiny territories of Kalacha
and Dzhangail located north of Sokh and north-west of Shah-i-Mardan respectively. (Palmberg.)
Sokh
is 325 kmē and a population of 42,800 (1993), although some estimates go
as high as 70,000. 99% Tajiks, the rest Kyrgyz.
Kalacha
Shah-i-Mardan
is 90 kmē and a population of 5,100 (1993). 91% Uzbeks, 9% Kyrgyz.
