Qońirat, also spelled as Kungrad[2] (Karakalpak: Қоңырат, Qońırat), formerly known as Zheleznodorozhny (Russian: Железнодорожный, until 1969), is a city in Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan, located in the Amu Darya delta[2] on the left bank of the river. It is the seat of Qońirat district.[3] Its population was 37,100 in 2016.[1]

Qońirat
Karakalpak: Қоңырат, Qońırat
Qońirat
Qońirat is located in Uzbekistan
Qońirat
Qońirat
Location in Uzbekistan
Qońirat is located in Central Asia
Qońirat
Qońirat
Qońirat (Central Asia)
Coordinates: 43°02′59″N 58°51′15″E / 43.04972°N 58.85417°E / 43.04972; 58.85417
Country Uzbekistan
Autonomous RepublicKarakalpakstan
DistrictQońirat district
Elevation
60 m (200 ft)
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total
37,100
Time zoneUTC+5 (UZT)
Websitekungrad.com

The city was founded more than 2,000 years ago.

References

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  1. ^ a b Soliyev, A.S. Shaharlar geografiyasi [Geography of cities] (PDF) (in Uzbek). p. 143.
  2. ^ a b Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Kungrad" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 947.
  3. ^ "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.
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