Qorakoʻl
Qorakoʻl is located in Uzbekistan
Qorakoʻl
Qorakoʻl
Location in Uzbekistan
Coordinates: 39°30′10″N 63°51′20″E / 39.50278°N 63.85556°E / 39.50278; 63.85556
Country Uzbekistan
RegionBukhara Region
DistrictQorakoʻl District
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total22,300
Time zoneUTC+5 (UZT)

Qorakoʻl also spelled as Karakul (Uzbek: Qorakoʻl/Қоракўл, قره کۉل; Russian: Каракуль) is a city in the Bukhara Region of Uzbekistan. It is the capital of Qorakoʻl District (Qorakoʻl tumani).[2] "Qorakoʻl" means "black lake" in Uzbek language. Its population is 22,300 (2016).[1]

History

The name of the city means 'black lake' (< qora 'black' + ko'l 'lake') in Uzbek. The Turkic name of Lake Karakul in this area has been known since the beginning of the 8th century.[3] The status of the city was granted in 1980 (previously - urban-type settlement).

References

  1. 1 2 Soliyev, A.S. Shaharlar geografiyasi [Geography of cities] (PDF) (in Uzbek). p. 144.
  2. ↑ "Classification system of territorial units of the Republic of Uzbekistan" (in Uzbek and Russian). The State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on statistics. July 2020.
  3. ↑ Найимов С. Н. Ойконимы Бухарской области. Автореф. кандидатской диссертации. Т., 1984. с. 8
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