Karakalpakstan

Qaraqalpaqstan Respublikası
Қарақалпақстан Республикасы
Qoraqalpog‘iston Respublikasi
Қоракалпоғистон Республикаси

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Offeecial leid	Karakalpak, Uzbek
Caipital (an lairgest ceety)	Nukus
Govrenment   - Preses	Autonomous Republic o Uzbekistan Musa Urniyazov
Aurie  - Tot  - % watter	783,562 km² 1,3%
Population  - 2007  - Density	1,571,800 92.6/km²
Siller	Som (UZS)
Time zone	UTC + 5, Simmer: UTC + 5

Karakalpakstan (Karakalpak: Qaraqalpaqstan Respublikası or Қарақалпақстан Республикасы; Uzbek: Qoraqalpog‘iston Respublikasi or Қоракалпоғистон Республикаси) is an autonomous republic o Uzbekistan. It occupies the whole wastren end o Uzbekistan. The caipital is Nukus (Karakalpak: No'kis or Нөкис). The Republic o Karakalpakstan haes an aurie o 160,000 square kilometres (62,000 sq mi). Its territory covers the classical land of Khwarezm, though in classical Persie literatur the aurie wis kent as "Kāt کات".

Demographics

The population o Karakalpakstan is estimatit at 1,200,000, o whom 500,000 are o the Karakalpak ethnic group, 400,000 are Uzbek an 300,000 are Kazakh. The Karakalpak wur umwhile nomadic herders an fishers, an wur first mentioned in the 16t century. Their name means "Black Hat", but Karakalpak cultur wis so lost through Sovietization that the oreeginal meanin o the black hat is nou unkent. The Karakalpak language is considered closer tae Kazakh than to Uzbek. Indeed there are accusations that the ethnic group wis an invention o the Soviet govrenment tae divide the Kazakh population. The leid wis written in a modifee'd Cyrillic in Soviet times an in the Laitin alphabet syne 1996.

Ither than the caipital Nukus, lairge ceeties include Xojeli (Uzbek: Xo'jayli; Russian: Ходжейли), Shimbai (Шымбай), Konirat (Қоңырат) an Moynaq (Uzbek: Mo'ynoq; Roushie: Муйнак), a umwhile Aral Sea port nou some 85 kilometres (53 mi) inland.

Economy

The economy o the region, umwhile hivily dependent on fisheries, is nou supportit bi cotton, rice an melons. Hydroelectric pouer frae a lairge Soviet-built station on the Amu Darya is an aa important.

The Amu Darya delta wis ance hivily populatit, an supportit extensive irrigation based agricultur for thoosans o years. Unner the Khorezm, the aurie attained considerable pouer an prosperity. Housomeivver, the gradual climate chynge ower the centuries, acceleratit bi human induced evaporation o the Aral Sea in the late 20t century haes creatit an apocalyptic scene in the region. The auncient oasis o rivers, lakes, reed mairshes, forests an ferms are dryin up an being poisoned bi wind-borne salt as well as fertilizer an pesticide residues frae the dree'd bed o the Aral Sea. Simmer temperaturs hae risen 10 degrees Celsius an winter temperatures hae decreased bi 10 degrees Celsius. The rate o anemia, respiratory diseases, an ither health problems haes risen dramatically.

Admeenistrative diveesions

Destricts o Karakalpakstan

	Destrict name	Destrict caipital
1	Amudaryo Destrict	Mang‘it
2	Beruniy Destrict	Beruniy
3	Chimboy Destrict	Chimboy
4	Ellikqala Destrict	Bo‘ston
5	Kegeyli Destrict	Kegeyli
6	Mo‘ynoq Destrict	Mo‘ynoq
7	Nukus Destrict	Oqmang‘it
8	Qonliko‘l Destrict	Qanliko‘l
9	Qo‘ng‘irot Destrict	Qo‘ng‘irot
10	Qorao‘zak Destrict	Qorao‘zak
11	Shumanay Destrict	Shumanay
12	Taxtako‘pir Destrict	Taxtako‘pir
13	To‘rtko‘l Destrict	To‘rtko‘l
14	Xo‘jayli Destrict	Xo‘jayli

Unthirldom muivement

Recently the wabsteid o Radio Free Europe broadcast a report on the beginnins o an unthirldom muivement in Karakalpakstan due tae the bad environmental an social conditions o the republic, though ither residents an politeecians frae the region strangly deny the existence or desire for a genuine unthirldom muivement.

Technology

Radio

In 2009, the first radio station o Karakalpakstan wis opened. The station is cried Nukus FM, which broadcasts on radiowave 100.4 MHz an anerlie in Nukus. The radio doesna broadcast online, but ane can listen tae the samples online on the muisic wabsteid o Karakalpakstan.

See an aw

• Karakalpak Autonomous Oblast
• Karakalpak leid
• Provinces o Uzbekistan
• Aral Sea
• Delta Blues (documentary film)
• Human richts in Uzbekistan

Freemit airtins

• Offeecial wabsteid o the Cooncil o Meenisters o the Republic o Karakalpakstan – http://sovminrk.gov.uz/lang/en/ (Inglis)