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The Karakalpaks are ethnic group of Turkic people who mainly live in the lower reaches of the Amu Darya and in the (former) delta of Amu Darya on the southern shore of the Aral Sea.However, significant numbers can also be found in Iran and Turkey, and smaller communities in Kazakstan Afghanistan, and [Turkmenistan]. The name "Karakalpak" comes from two words: "Kara" meaning black, and "Kalpak" meaning hat. The Karakalpaks probably number about 550,000 worldwide, out of which about 500,000 live in the Republic of Karakalpakstan.The Karakalpaks in Turkey are primarily concentrated in the mountains of eastern Turkey near the headwaters of the [Murat River]. Those in [Iran] live mainly on the southern shores of [Lake Urmia], which is located in the northwestern corner of the country. Karakalpak is a Turkic language mainly spoken by Karakalpaks in Karakalpakstan (Uzbekistan), as well as by Kazakhs, Bashkirs and Nogay. ...
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The Amu Darya (Darya means river) rises in the Pamirs and flows mainly north-west through the Hindu Kush, Uzbekistan to join the Aral Sea in a large delta. ...
Nile River delta, as seen from Earth orbit. ...
The Aral Sea (Kazakh: Ðрал Теңізі (Aral Tengizi), Uzbek: , Russian ÐральÑкοе мοре) is a landlocked endorheic sea in Central Asia; it lies between Kazakhstan in the north and Karakalpakstan, an autonomous region of Uzbekistan, in the south. ...
Karakalpakstan (Uzbek: Qoraqalpogiston Respublikasi or ҚорақалпоғиÑтон РеÑпубликаÑи; Karakalpak: ҚарақалпақÑтан РеÑпубликаÑÑ‹ or Qaraqalpaqstan Respublikası) is an autonomous republic of Uzbekistan. ...
Homeland
The Karakalpak population is mainly confined to the central part of Karakalpakstan that is irrigated by the Amu Darya. The largest communities live in Nukus, the capital of Karakalpakstan, and the surrounding large towns, such as Khodzheli, Shimbay, Takhtaitash, and Kungrad. Rural Karakalpaks mainly live on former collective or State farms, most of which have been recently privatised. Many rural Karakalpaks have been seriously affected by the desiccation of the Aral Sea, which has destroyed the local fishing industry along with much of the grazing and agricultural land in the north of the delta. Karakalpaks have nowhere to go. The majority of Karakalpakstan is occupied by desert - the Kyzyl Kum on the eastern side, the barren Ustyurt plateau to the west, and now the growing Aral Kum to the north, once the bed of the former Aral Sea. Nukus (Karakalpak: Nökis/ÐөкиÑ) is the sixth-largest city in Uzbekistan, and the capital of the autonomous Karakalpakstan Republic. ...
The Aral Sea (Kazakh: Ðрал Теңізі (Aral Tengizi), Uzbek: , Russian ÐральÑкοе мοре) is a landlocked endorheic sea in Central Asia; it lies between Kazakhstan in the north and Karakalpakstan, an autonomous region of Uzbekistan, in the south. ...
The Kyzyl Kum (Uzbek: red sand; also called Qyzylqum) is a desert in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. ...
Although their homeland bears their name, the Karakalpaks are not the largest ethnic group to live in Karakalpakstan. They are increasingly being outnumbered by Uzbeks, many of whom are being encouraged to move into the rich agricultural region around Turtkul and Beruni. Turtkul (Uzbek: To‘rtko‘l, Тўрткўл; Karakalpak: Törtkül, Төрткүл; Russian: Турткуль) is a city in Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan. ...
AbÅ« RayhÄn Muhammad ibn Ahmad BÄ«runÄ« (Persian: ) (September 15, 973 – December 13, 1048), also Known as Beruni, was a Persian [1][2][3] mathematician, physicist, scholar, encyclopedist, philosopher, astronomer, astrologer, traveller, historian, pharmacist, and teacher, who contributed greatly to the fields of mathematics, philosophy, medicine, and science. ...
Language Karakalpak language is a subgroup of Kipchak-Nogay language group. These characteristics are significant in respect of its vocal and pronunciation patterns; Its vocal harmony is full. The labial attraction is not full. Nevertheless, there is round speech patterns as observed in Khirghiz language (SÖzgö: Söze). Their Written Language is Turkish used commonly by all Turkistan people until the end of the century XIX. Their spoken language is much close to Kazakh-Khirghiz language. Karakalpak written language is rooted from the foundation of Karakalpakistan (1925). Karakalpak dialect is mainly divided into two accents such as the Northeastern and Southwestern accents. Apart from these two accents that are not much different from one another, there are some accents spoken within the boundaries of Karakalpakistan such as Karakalpak-Kazakh, Karakalpak-Turkmen and Karakalpak-Uzbek mixtures. Karakalpak language is close to the languages of Nogay and Kazakh. The Northeastern accent is spoken in Kara-Uzbek, Tahta Köprü and on the coastal sides of Aral. The mixed Karakalpak accent is included within this group. In the rest of the country, in other words in the regions of Cimbay, Kokeyli, Kuybişev, Kongrat, Şomana, Hocaeli, Kipchak, Şahbaz and Törtkül, the south-western accent is spoken. The vocabulary is rooted from the Kipchak language in principle. Furthermore, there are also Arabian and Farsi words in the dialect. Several words are rooted from Chinese, and new words are extrapolated from Russian languages with a rate that has gradually increased recently. The radio and television broadcasts are transmitted in the languages of Karakalpak, Russian, Uzbek and Turkmen. Karakalpak language had become a written language in the Soviet period for the first time and an alphabet was developed that was based on the Arabic letters at first. Pursuant to the declaration of the independence of Karakalpak people in 1991, the Russian language was not taken into consideration as before. The transition to the Latin letters has been accelerated for getting of the influence of Russian language.
Origins The word Karakalpak is derived from the Russian Cyrillic spelling of their name and has become the accepted name for these people in the West. The Karakalpaks actually refer to themselves as Qaraqalpaqs, whilst the Uzbeks call them Qoraqalpogs. The word means "black hat" in Turkic and has caused much confusion in the past, since some historians have attempted to link them with other historically earlier groups, who have also born the appelation "black hat". Many accounts continue to falsely link the present day Karakalpaks with the Cherniye Klobuki of the 11th century, whose name also means "black hat" in Russian. In fact the Cherniye Klobuki were a cadre of mercenary border guards who worked for the Kievan Rus. They were of mixed tribal origin and many adopted Christianity and became settled agriculturalists. There is no archaeological or historical evidence to link these two groups, apart from the fact that their names have the same meaning. A group of semi-nomadic Turkic tribes that settled on the frontier between the Rus states and the Pechenegs (and later the Cumans) during the 1000s and 1100s CE. They fought as mercenaries for various Rus princes, forming most of the cavalry for the fledgling Rus armies. ...
Kievan Rus′ (Ки́евская Ру́сь, Kievskaya Rus in Russian; Київська Русь, Kyivs’ka Rus’ in Ukrainian) was the early, mostly East Slavic¹ state dominated by the...
Recent archaeological evidence indicates that the Karakalpaks may have formed as a confederation of different tribes at some time in the late 15th or the 16th centuries at some location along the Syr Darya or its southern Zhany Darya outlet, in proximity to the Kazakhs of the Lesser Horde. This would explain why their language, customs and material culture is so very similar to that of the Kazakhs. Syr Darya (also known as Syrdarya or Sirdaryo) is a river in Central Asia. ...
Languages Kazakh (and/or languages in country of residence) Religions Sunni Islam Related ethnic groups Kipchak and other Turk peoples, ancient Indo-Iranian tribes, Mongols The Kazakhs (also spelled Kazaks, Qazaqs; Kazakh: Қазақтар []; Russian: Казахи; the English name is transliterated from Russian) are a Turk people of the northern parts of Central...
A jüz (Kazakh: ) is one of the three main traditional divisions of the Kazakh nation. ...
Religion Karakalpaks are the followers of Sunnite Hanafi sect. The exact period in which they adopted the religion of Islam cannot be known for sure. However, it is probable that they adopted Islam between the 10th and 13th centuries during which they first appeared as a different ethnical group. Karakalpaks are well known for their devotiobn in their religion. As a matter of fact, the Russian researchers have determined that Karakalpak people were the community that was most pious and devoted to their religion among the Turks living in the Middle East. The dervish orders such as Nakşibendi, Kübrevi, Yesevi and Kalenderi are fairly effective in this region. The religious order that established the strongest relation with the people of the region is the order of Kübrevi. Its founder is Necmenddin-i Kübra (1145-1221 D.C.) There is a specific population of Shiites in the religious order of Kübreviye. The Sufism is still effective in Karakalpakistan. Although there were 553 mosques in the year of 1914, there are not so many mosques left today. The mosques that are present are located in Nukus, Törtkül, Hocaeli and Çimbay.
See also A group of semi-nomadic Turkic tribes that settled on the frontier between the Rus states and the Pechenegs (and later the Cumans) during the 1000s and 1100s CE. They fought as mercenaries for various Rus princes, forming most of the cavalry for the fledgling Rus armies. ...
Kazakh may refer to An ethnic group: the Kazakhs The Kazakh language The Culture of Kazakhstan Suhbat. ...
Karakalpakstan (Uzbek: Qoraqalpogiston Respublikasi or ҚорақалпоғиÑтон РеÑпубликаÑи; Karakalpak: ҚарақалпақÑтан РеÑпубликаÑÑ‹ or Qaraqalpaqstan Respublikası) is an autonomous republic of Uzbekistan. ...
References Richardson, D. R. K, and Richardson, S., Karakalpak Demographics (2005), *[1] |
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