Qorako‘l
Also known as Karakul'
Qorakoʻl, also spelled as Karakul, is a city in the Bukhara Region of Uzbekistan. It is the capital of Qorakoʻl District (Qorakoʻl tumani). Its population is 22,300 (2016).
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- Locality
- Qorako'l
- Region
- Buxoro Viloyati
- Country
- Oʻzbekiston
- Population
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Qorakoʻl, also spelled as Karakul, is a city in the Bukhara Region of Uzbekistan. It is the capital of Qorakoʻl District (Qorakoʻl tumani). Its population is 22,300 (2016).
== Name == "Qorakoʻl" means "black lake" (< qora 'black' + ''ko'l'' 'lake') in Uzbek language. The Turkic name of Lake Karakul in this area has been known since the beginning of the 8th century.
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