Kungrad

Also known as Zheleznodorozhny

Qońırat, also spelled as Kungrad (), formerly known as Zheleznodorozhny (, until 1969), is a city in Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan, located in the Amu Darya delta on the left bank of the river. It is the seat of Qońırat district. Its population was 37,100 in 2016.

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Settlement.official_name: Қоңырат
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.pushpin_map: Uzbekistan#Central Asia
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: top
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Uzbekistan
Settlement.pushpin_relief: 1
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Suveren Republic
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Karakalpakstan
Settlement.subdivision_type2: District
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Qońırat district
Settlement.population_as_of: 2016
Settlement.population_total: 37100
Settlement.timezone: UZT
Settlement.utc_offset: +05:00
Settlement.elevation_m: 60
Settlement.website: kungrad.com
Settlement.name: Qońırat

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Instance of: town
Official name: Qo‘ng‘irot
Country: Uzbekistan
Located in: Qońırat District
Population: 80090
Area: 76
Elevation: 60
Time zone: UTC+05:00
Capital of: Qońırat District
Official website: qongirot.rk.uz
Image: Железнодорожная станция Кунград 5537274.jpeg

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native label: Qo‘ng‘irot
inception: 1927-00-00
postal code: 230600
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
Commons category: Qońırat

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In the past it was the centre of caravan routes leading to the Caspian Sea and the Uralsk province.

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