Place in Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan
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]
The city was founded more than two thousand years ago.
References
- ^ a b Soliyev, A.S. Shaharlar geografiyasi [Geography of cities] (PDF) (in Uzbek). p. 143.
- ^ a b Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Kungrad" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 15 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 947.
- ^ "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
