Barak, Kyrgyz Republic

Barak is a rural council with a total area of about 4 km 2. It is the largest enclave of the Kyrgyz Republic. On the territory of the enclave resides from 600 to 1250 people, the majority (60%) of which are ethnic Kyrgyz. The village operates a school with an enrollment of 165 students. Administratively, the village Barak refers to the village council of Ak-Tash, Kara-Suu Rayon, Osh Oblast.

The enclave is surrounded by the territory of Andijan region, Uzbekistan. It is separated from the main territory of the Kyrgyz Republic by a band having a width of 1.5 km [http://www.centrasia.ru/newsA.php?st=1207646400 К.Жекшеев: Андижанское пограничье. Кому выгоден очаг напряженности в кыргызском анклаве Барак].

The enclave remains a stumbling block in the Kyrgyz-Uzbek relations. Following the influx of Uzbek refugees on 17 June 2010 (in connection with the Second Osh events) 250 Kyrgyz were forced to leave the village of Barak.