Kara-Balty

Kara-Balty

 

an urban-type settlement in Kalinin Raion, Kirghiz SSR, on the Dzhambul-Rybach’e highway. It is locatedon the Karabalty River (Chu basin), at the foot of the northern slope of the Kirghiz Range. Railroad station, 60 km west ofFrunze. Population, 11,000 (1970). There is a sugar refinery anda food-processing technicum. A plant for the processing of essential oils is located near Kara-Baity.