Jasliq

Jasliq (Karakalpak: Jaslıq/Жаслық, Uzbek: Jasliq/Жаслиқ, Russian: Жаслык) is an urban-type settlement of Qońırat District in Karakalpakstan in Uzbekistan.[1] It is connected by road to Qaraqalpaqstan in the northwest, and Kunkhodzha in the southeast. Its population was 3,791 people in 1989,[2] and 4,600 in 2016.[3]

Jasliq
Jaslıq
urban-type settlement
Jasliq is located in Uzbekistan
Jasliq
Jasliq
Location in Uzbekistan
Coordinates: 43°58′24″N 57°29′38″E
Country Uzbekistan
Autonomous RepublicKarakalpakstan
DistrictQoʻngʻirot District
Population
 (2016)
 • Total4,600
Time zoneUTC+5 (UZT)

Jasliq contains a notorious prison, where in 2010, the Independent Human Rights Defenders of Uzbekistan reported the deaths of 39 prisoners.[4] Torture and deaths from violence are not uncommon at the prison.[4][5]

References
  1. "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.
  2. Population census-1989
  3. Soliyev, A.S. Shaharlar geografiyasi [Geography of cities] (PDF) (in Uzbek). p. 147.
  4. Bruce, Tom (1 May 2013). Every Inch of the Way: My Bike Ride around the World. Tom Bruce. p. 79.
  5. "Another Uzbek Inmate Dies Suspiciously In Prison". Eurasianet.org. 15 January 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2016.


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