Qorakoʻl

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] "Qorakoʻl" means "black lake" in Uzbek language. Its population is 22,300 (2016).[1]

See also: Karakul (disambiguation)
Qorakoʻl
Qorakoʻl is located in Uzbekistan
Qorakoʻl
Qorakoʻl
Location in Uzbekistan
Coordinates: 39°30′10″N 63°51′20″E
Country Uzbekistan
RegionBukhara Region
DistrictQorakoʻl District
Population
 (2016)[1]
 • Total22,300
Time zoneUTC+5 (UZT)

History

The name of the city means "black lake" (qora - black, ko'l - lake) in Uzbek. The Turkic name of Lake Karakul in this area has been known since the beginning of the VIII century[3]. The status of the city was granted in 1980 (previously - urban-type settlement).

References
  1. Soliyev, A.S. Shaharlar geografiyasi [Geography of cities] (PDF) (in Uzbek). p. 144.
  2. "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.
  3. Найимов С. Н. Ойконимы Бухарской области. Автореф. кандидатской диссертации. Т., 1984. с. 8
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