Karakalpaks (Turkic people)
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Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q276315
Library of congress:
sh 85071576
Sources of Information
- Work cat.: Nagrodzka-Majchrzyk, T. Czarni Kłobucy, 1985.
- Bolʹshai͡a Sovetskai͡a Ent͡siklopedii͡a, 1978:v. 29, p. 106 (Chërnye klobuki = Turk) v. 11, p. 380 (Karakalpaks)
- Britannica Micro.:v. 5, p. 706.
- Encyc. of Ukraine, 1984:v. 1, p. 456 (Chorni Klobuky)
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Wikipedia description:
The Karakalpaks or Qaraqalpaqs ( ; Karakalpak: Qaraqalpaqlar, Қарақалпақлар, قاراقلپقلر), are a Kipchak-Nogai Turkic ethnic group native to Karakalpakstan in Northwestern Uzbekistan. During the 18th century, they settled in the lower reaches of the Amu Darya and in the (former) delta of Amu Darya on the southern shore of the Aral Sea. The name Karakalpak comes from two words: qara meaning 'black' and qalpaq meaning 'hat'. The Karakalpaks number nearly 871,970 worldwide, out of which about 726,000 live in the Karakalpakstan region of Uzbekistan.
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