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Karakalpakstan is a large autonomous republic located in western Uzbekistan. It is home to ethnic Karakalpaks, a Turkic people who speak a language closer to Kazakh than to Uzbek. Despite the geographic size of their republic, Karakalpaks number just 752,000, 2.2% of Uzbekistan's population. [10]
Rare street protests began on 2–3 April 2019 when illegal houses were demolished, sparking anger. A wave of protests started on 26–30 July, protesting the treatment of poor people and the demolitions of mosques, homes and houses. Many say they've been treated like dogs. Hundreds demonstrated in the areas surrounding Tashkent. Mass protests ...
[2] 2 July – 2022 Karakalpak protests: The government of Uzbekistan drops plans to strip Karakalpakstan of its autonomy amid widespread protests in the region. Internet access is restricted as regional protests continue for a second day, with the government accusing a "criminal gang" of trying to seize government buildings in Karakalpakstan. [3]
Qaraqalpaqstan (Karakalpak Cyrillic: Қарақалпақстан, Uzbek: Qoraqalpogʻiston), officially Qaraqalpaqstan tеlеvideniesi (Қарақалпақстан телевидениеси, Qoraqalpogʻiston Televideniyesi, Karakalpak Television) is an Uzbek television channel owned by the National Television and Radio Company of Uzbekistan, broadcasting to the autonomous republic of ...
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Karakalpakstan is now mostly desert and is located in western Uzbekistan near the Aral Sea, in the lowest part of the Amu Darya basin. [10] [9] [11] It has an area of 164,900 km 2 [12] and is surrounded by desert. The Kyzyl Kum Desert is located to the east and the Karakum Desert is located to the south.
Uzbekistan elects on the national level a head of state – the president – and a legislature.The president is elected for a five-year term by the people. The Supreme Assembly (Oliy Majlis) has 150 members in the Legislative Chamber, elected for a five-year terms and 100 members in the Senate; 84 members elected at the sessions of district, regional and city deputies, and 16 members ...
The Karakalpak Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (Karakalpak ASSR; Karakalpak: Қарақалпақстан АССР, Qaraqalpaqstan ASSR; Uzbek: Қорақалпоғистон АССР, Qoraqalpog‘iston ASSR; Russian: Каракалпакская АССР, Karakalpakskaya ASSR), also known as Soviet Karakalpakstan or simply Karakalpakstan, was an autonomous republic within the Soviet Union.