Qaraozek
Town in Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan
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Qaraozek, Karaozek, or also Karauzyak (Karakalpak: Қараөзек, Qaraózek) is a town and seat of Qaraozek district in Karakalpakstan in Uzbekistan.[1] The town population in 1989 was 10,656 people.[2]
Qaraozek
Қараөзек, Qaraózek | |
|---|---|
| Qaraozek | |
  Qaraozek Location in Uzbekistan | |
| Coordinates: 43°01′39″N 60°00′45″E | |
| Country |  Uzbekistan |
| Autonomous Republic | Karakalpakstan |
| District | Karaozek district |
| Elevation | 61 m (200 ft) |
| Population (2005) | |
• Total | 12,300 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:00 (UZT) |
Famous Karakalpak personalities as Allayar Dosnazarov, one of the founders of Karakalpak Autonomous Oblast and Karakalpak journalist, lawyer Dauletmurat Tazhimuratov were born in Karaozek.
