Karakalpakstan
Sign in to saveKarakalpakstan, officially the Republic of Karakalpakstan, is an autonomous republic of Uzbekistan. It spans the northwestern portion of Uzbekistan. Its capital is Nukus ('''' / ). Karakalpakstan has an area of , 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 ().
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Karakalpakstan is an autonomous republic located in northwestern Uzbekistan with a capital in Nukus and a population of about 2 million people. It occupies the historical region of Khwarazm, an area significant in classical Persian literature and history.
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Karakalpakstan, officially the Republic of Karakalpakstan, is an autonomous republic of Uzbekistan. It spans the northwestern portion of Uzbekistan. Its capital is Nukus ('' / ). Karakalpakstan has an area of , 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 ().
==Name== The name Karakalpakstan'' means "land of the Karakalpaks". Although Karakalpakstan contractually joined Uzbekistan in 1993 after the Dissolution of the Soviet Union, Karakalpak culture and language are closer to those of the Kazakhs and Nogais.