Jasliq Explained

Jasliq
Settlement Type:urban-type settlement
Native Name:Jaslıq
Pushpin Map:Uzbekistan
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uzbekistan
Coordinates:43.9733°N 57.4939°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Uzbekistan
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous Republic
Subdivision Name1:Karakalpakstan
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Qoʻngʻirot District
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:4600
Timezone:UZT
Utc Offset:+5

Jasliq (Kara-Kalpak: Jaslıq/Жаслық, Uzbek: Jasliq/Жаслиқ, Russian: Жаслык) is an urban-type settlement of Qońırat District in Karakalpakstan in Uzbekistan.[1] It is connected by road to Qaraqalpaqstan in the northwest, and Kunkhodzha in the southeast. Its population was 3,791 people in 1989,[2] and 4,600 in 2016.[3]

Jasliq contains a notorious prison, where in 2010, the Independent Human Rights Defenders of Uzbekistan reported the deaths of 39 prisoners.[4] Torture and deaths from violence are not uncommon at the prison.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Classification system of territorial units of the Republic of Uzbekistan. uz, ru. July 2020. The State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on statistics.
  2. http://demoscope.ru/weekly/ssp/sng89_reg2.php Population census-1989
  3. Book: Shaharlar geografiyasi. Geography of cities. uz. Soliyev, A.S.. 147.
  4. Book: Bruce, Tom. Every Inch of the Way: My Bike Ride around the World. 1 May 2013. Tom Bruce. 79.
  5. Web site: Another Uzbek Inmate Dies Suspiciously In Prison. Eurasianet.org. 15 January 2011. 26 November 2016.