Qońirat Explained

Official Name:Qońirat
Native Name:Kara-Kalpak: Қоңырат, Qońırat
Pushpin Map:Uzbekistan#Central Asia
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Uzbekistan
Pushpin Relief:1
Coordinates:43.0497°N 58.8542°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Autonomous Republic
Subdivision Name1:Karakalpakstan
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Qońirat district
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:37100
Timezone:UZT
Utc Offset:+5
Elevation M:60
Website:kungrad.com
Qońirat

Qońirat, also spelled as Kungrad[1] (Karakalpak: Қоңырат, Qońırat), formerly known as Zheleznodorozhny (Russian: Железнодорожный|links=no, until 1969), is a city in Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan, located in the Amu Darya delta[1] on the left bank of the river. It is the seat of Qońirat district.[2] Its population was 37,100 in 2016.[3]

The city was founded more than two thousand years ago.

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Notes and References

  1. Kungrad . 15 . 947.
  2. 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.
  3. Book: Shaharlar geografiyasi. Geography of cities. uz. Soliyev, A.S.. 143.