Karakalpakstan

geographical name

Ka·ra·kal·pak·stan ˌka-rə-ˌkäl-ˈpäk-ˌstän

variants or Karakalpak Autonomous Republic

ˌka-rə-ˌkäl-ˈpäk

or Qoraqalpog'iston

ˌkȯr-ə-ˌkäl-ˈpä-gə-ˌstȯn

autonomous republic of northwestern Uzbekistan southeast of the Aral Sea and bordering on Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan; capital Nukus area 63,938 square miles (165,599 square kilometers), population 1,737,000

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