Karakalpaks
The Karakalpaks, or Qaraqalpaqs (; ), are a Turkic ethnic group native to Karakalpakstan in Northwestern Uzbekistan. During the 18th century, they settled in the lower reaches of the Amu Darya and in the (former) delta of Amu Darya on the southern shore of the Aral Sea. The name Karakalpak comes from two words: qara meaning 'black' and qalpaq meaning 'hat'. The Karakalpaks number nearly 871,970 worldwide, out of which about 726,000 live in the Karakalpakstan region of Uzbekistan.
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The Karakalpaks are a Turkic ethnic group primarily living in Karakalpakstan, a region in northwestern Uzbekistan, with a population of nearly 872,000 worldwide. Their name derives from Turkic words meaning "black hat," and they have historically inhabited the lower Amu Darya river region and the former Aral Sea delta since the 18th century.
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- Ethnic group.group
- Karakalpaks
- Ethnic group.native_name
- Qaraqalpaqlar, Қарақалпақлар, قاراقلپقلر
- Ethnic group.flag
- File:Flag of Karakalpakstan.svg
- Ethnic group.flag_caption
- Flag of Karakalpakstan
- Ethnic group.image
- Small race in Takhtakupir.jpg
- Ethnic group.image_caption
- Karakalpak boys race in Taxtako‘pir
- Ethnic group.pop
- 871,970 - 934,700
- Ethnic group.pop1
- 752,000 (2021 est.) 720,940
- Ethnic group.pop2
- 81,700
- Ethnic group.pop3
- 55,300
- Ethnic group.pop4
- 28,931 (2025 est.)
- Ethnic group.pop5
- 2,371 (2022 census)
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The Karakalpaks, or Qaraqalpaqs (; ), are a Turkic ethnic group native to Karakalpakstan in Northwestern Uzbekistan. During the 18th century, they settled in the lower reaches of the Amu Darya and in the (former) delta of Amu Darya on the southern shore of the Aral Sea. The name Karakalpak comes from two words: qara meaning 'black' and qalpaq meaning 'hat'. The Karakalpaks number nearly 871,970 worldwide, out of which about 726,000 live in the Karakalpakstan region of Uzbekistan.
== Etymology == The word Karakalpak is derived from the Russian Cyrillic spelling of their name and has become the accepted name for these people in the West. The Karakalpaks endonymically refer to themselves as Qaraqalpaqs, while the Uzbeks call them Qoraqalpoqs. The word means "black kalpak" and has caused much confusion in the past, since historians linked them with other earlier peoples (such as Cherniye Klobuki), who have borne the appellation "black hat" in Slavic vernacular.