Qanlıkól
'Town' in Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan
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Qanlıkól (Karakalpak: Qanlıkól, Қанлыкөл; Uzbek: Qanlikoʻl, Қанликўл, قانلیکۉل) is a town and seat of Qanlıkól district in Karakalpakstan.[1] The town population in 1989 was 7,303 people.[2]
Qanlıkól
Qanlıkól, Қанлыкөл Qanlikoʻl, Қанликўл | |
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'Town' | |
| Qanlıkól qalashası Qanlikoʻl shahrchasi | |
  Qanlıkól Location in Uzbekistan | |
| Coordinates: 42°50′N 59°00′E | |
| Country |  Uzbekistan |
| Autonomous Republic | Karakalpakstan |
| District | Qanlıkól district |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 10,303 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (UZT) |
The name of this town, in both Karakalpak and Uzbek, means "blook-like lake". In the Soviet times, the name of this town was Leninabad (Karakalpak: Ленинабад; Uzbek: Leninobod, Ленинобод, لنینآباد).
The famous Karakalpak musical artist and singer Ayimkhan Shamuratova was born in Qanlıkól.
