Qońirat

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
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Coordinates: 43°02′59″N 58°51′15″E
Country	Uzbekistan
Autonomous Republic	Karakalpakstan
District	Qońirat district
Elevation	60 m (200 ft)
Population  (2016)[1]
• Total	37,100
Time zone	UTC+5 (UZT)
Website	kungrad.com

The city was founded more than two thousand years ago.

References

1. Soliyev, A.S. Shaharlar geografiyasi [Geography of cities] (PDF) (in Uzbek). p. 143.
2. 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.

External links

• Kungrad, Uzbekistan - history, photos and map