Karakalpak Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
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The Karakalpak Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (Karakalpak ASSR; Karakalpak
: Қарақалпақстан АССР; ; ) was an autonomous republic of the Soviet Union
. Until 1932 July 20 it was the Karakalpak Autonomous Oblast
. On 1936 December 5 it was joined to the Uzbek SSR
. It was the only ASSR in Soviet Central Asia
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Today it corresponds to the autonomous Republic of Karakalpakstan within Uzbekistan
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Karakalpak language
Karakalpak is a Turkic language mainly spoken by Karakalpaks in Karakalpakstan , as well as by Bashkirs and Nogay. Ethnic Karakalpaks who live in the viloyatlar of Uzbekistan tend to speak local Uzbek dialects.-Classification:...
: Қарақалпақстан АССР; ; ) was an autonomous republic of the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
. Until 1932 July 20 it was the Karakalpak Autonomous Oblast
Karakalpak Autonomous Oblast
Karakalpak Autonomous Oblast was created on February 19, 1925 by separating lands of the ethnic Karakalpaks from the Turkestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic and Khorezm People's Soviet Republic....
. On 1936 December 5 it was joined to the Uzbek SSR
Uzbek SSR
The Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic , also known as the Uzbek SSR for short, was one of the republics of the Soviet Union since its creation in 1924...
. It was the only ASSR in Soviet Central Asia
Soviet Central Asia
Soviet Central Asia refers to the section of Central Asia formerly controlled by the Soviet Union, as well as the time period of Soviet administration . In terms of area, it is nearly synonymous with Russian Turkestan, the name for the region during the Russian Empire...
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Today it corresponds to the autonomous Republic of Karakalpakstan within Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....
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