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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 ...
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.
The channel started digital broadcasts in April 2013 and on June 1 of the same year, it opened its first dubbing studio, for dubbed cartoons, followed by a second one in 2014 for movies and TV shows. In 2018, an estimated 95%–98% of the Karakalpak population watched the channel. [2]
In 1991, Karakalpakstan proclaimed its independence from the Soviet Union, but in 1992, it rejoined Uzbekistan under the agreement that it would maintain its autonomy. [6] In 1993, Karakalpakstan entered into a 20-year reunification agreement with the central government in Tashkent , which secured the republic's constitutional right to hold a ...
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.
The Karakalpak population is mainly confined to the central part of Karakalpakstan that is irrigated by the Amu Darya. The largest communities live in Nukus, the capital of Karakalpakstan and the surrounding large towns, such as Khodjeyli, Shimbay, Takhiatash, Shomanay and Kungrad. Although their homeland bears their name, the Karakalpaks are ...
This is a list of films produced in the Uzbek SSR and Uzbekistan.Some of the films made during Soviet times were released in Russian and others were released in Uzbek.Still others were released both in Uzbek and Russian.