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Qaraqalpaqlar, Қарақалпақлар, كاراكالباك | |
|---|---|
 Flag of Karakalpakstan | |
 Karakalpak boys race in Taxtako‘pir | |
| Total population | |
| 871,970[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Uzbekistan
| 752,000[2]
|
 Turkey | 81,700[1] |
 Iran | 55,300[1] |
 Kazakhstan | 50,000–200,000[3] |
 Turkmenistan | 5,600[1] |
 Kyrgyzstan | 1,200[1] |
 Russia | 838[4] |
 Ukraine | 117[5] |
| Languages | |
| Karakalpak, Russian, Uzbek | |
| Religion | |
| Sunni Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
The Karakalpaks or Qaraqalpaqs (/ˈkærəkɑːlpɑːks, -pæks/ ; 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.[6] 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.[1]
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- ^ "Uzbekistan – The World Factbook". Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Karakalpaks in Uzbekistan".
- ^ "Оценка численности постоянного населения по субъектам Российской Федерации". Federal State Statistics Service. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
- ^ "Результати – Національний склад населення, мовні ознаки, громадянство – Розподіл населення за національністю та рідною мовою – Результат вибору". ukrcensus.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- ^ "Karakalpakstan". Encyclopædia Britannica.