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.