Qońirat
Karakalpak: Қоңырат, Qońırat | |
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Qońirat | |
Coordinates: 43°02′59″N 58°51′15″E / 43.04972°N 58.85417°E | |
Country | Uzbekistan |
Autonomous Republic | Karakalpakstan |
District | Qońirat district |
Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
Population (2016)
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• Total | 37,100 |
Time zone | UTC+5 ( UZT) |
Website | kungrad.com |
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.