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See also: Karakul (disambiguation) Place in Bukhara Region, Uzbekistan
Qorakoʻl
Qorakoʻl is located in UzbekistanQorakoʻlQorakoʻlLocation 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
 • 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). "Qorakoʻl" means "black lake" in Uzbek language. Its population is 22,300 (2016).

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. The status of the city was granted in 1980 (previously - urban-type settlement).

References

  1. ^ 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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