Qorakoʻl

See also: Karakul (disambiguation)

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).^[2] Its population is 22,300 (2016).^[1]

Qorakoʻl
Beach huts
Qorakoʻl Location in Uzbekistan
Coordinates: 39°30′10″N 63°51′20″E
Country	Uzbekistan
Region	Bukhara Region
District	Qorakoʻl District
Population  (2016)[1]
• Total	22,300
Time zone	UTC+5 (UZT)

Name

"Qorakoʻl" means "black lake" (< qora 'black' + ko'l 'lake') in Uzbek language. The Turkic name of Lake Karakul in this area has been known since the beginning of the 8th century.^[3]

History

The status of the city was granted in 1980. Previously it had been an urban-type settlement.