Karakalpakstan

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Etymology

From Karakalpak Qaraqalpaqstan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɛ(ə)ɹ.ə.kæl.pæk.stæn/, /ke(ə)ɹ-/, /kɑɹ.ə.kɑl.pɑk.stæn/

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Karakalpakstan

  1. An autonomous republic in northwestern Uzbekistan, bordering Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan. Official name: Republic of Karakalpakstan. Capital: Nukus
    • 2022 July 4, “Uzbekistan says 18 killed, hundreds wounded in unrest”, in France 24, archived from the original on 04 July 2022:
      The autonomous republic's constitutional right to break away from Uzbekistan is a legacy of an agreement struck between Karakalpakstan and the central government in Tashkent after the collapse of the Soviet Union.

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