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Karakalpakstan has an area of 166,590 km 2 (64,320 sq mi), [3] and has a population of about 2 million people. Its territory covers the classical land of Khwarazm, which in classical Persian literature was known as Kāt (کات). The name Karakalpakstan means "land of the Karakalpaks".
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.
Karakalpak is a member of the Kipchak branch of Turkic languages, which includes Kazakh, Bashkir, Tatar, Kumyk, Karachay, Nogai and Kyrgyz.Due to its proximity to Turkmen and Uzbek, some of Karakalpak's vocabulary and grammar has been influenced by Uzbek and Turkmen.
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 ...
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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 ...
In 1932, the city was renamed to Turtkul (from Turkish törtkül meaning square [6]) and between 1932 and 1939 was the capital of the newly formed autonomous republic of Karakalpakstan. The city was located near the major Amu Darya River, which is known for having significantly altered its flow path several times in its history.
Shomanay district (Karakalpak: Шоманай районы, Shomanay rayonı) is a district in the Republic of Karakalpakstan. The capital lies at the city Shomanay . [ 1 ] Its area is 780 km 2 (300 sq mi) [ 2 ] and it had 57,000 inhabitants in 2022.