Beruniy
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Beruniy (; ; ) is a city in the autonomous republic of Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan. It is located on the northern bank of the Amu Darya near Uzbekistan's border with Turkmenistan. The city is the seat of Beruniy District. Historically, Beruniy was known as Kath (Persian/; modern ) and served as the capital of Khwarazm during the Afrighid dynasty. In 1957, it was renamed "Beruniy" in honor of the medieval scholar and polymath Al-Biruni who was born here. Beruniy received city status in 1962.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Beruniy
- Settlement.native_name
- Beruniy/Беруний
- Settlement.settlement_type
- City
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Uzbekistan#West Asia
- Settlement.pushpin_relief
- yes
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Uzbekistan
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Autonomous Republic
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Karakalpakstan
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Beruniy District
- Settlement.established_title
- City status
- Settlement.established_date
- 1962
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2016
- Settlement.population_total
- 55900
- Settlement.timezone
- UZT
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +5
- Settlement.timezone_DST
- not observed
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Beruniy (; ; ) is a city in the autonomous republic of Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan. It is located on the northern bank of the Amu Darya near Uzbekistan's border with Turkmenistan. The city is the seat of Beruniy District. Historically, Beruniy was known as Kath (Persian/; modern ) and served as the capital of Khwarazm during the Afrighid dynasty. In 1957, it was renamed "Beruniy" in honor of the medieval scholar and polymath Al-Biruni who was born here. Beruniy received city status in 1962.
Beruniy is an important industrial city in Karakalpakstan. It is home to an asphalt plant, a brick factory, a cotton plant, and a shoe factory. There are also many textile factories.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Beruniy” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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