Nukus

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Nukus is the capital of the autonomous Republic of Karakalpakstan in western Uzbekistan, known for its remote desert location and the renowned Nukus Museum of Art.

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Nukus canonical 10

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
administrativeStatus capital city of an autonomous republic
affectedBy Aral Sea environmental disaster
capitalOf Karakalpakstan
Karakalpakstan
surface form: Republic of Karakalpakstan
climate cold desert climate
climateClassification BWk
coordinateLocation 42.4667°N 59.6000°E
country Uzbekistan
demographics multiethnic population
economicActivity administrative services
education
light industry
ethnicGroup Karakalpak
surface form: Karakalpaks

Russians
Uzbeks
foundInYear 20th century expansion as major center
hasAirport Nukus Airport
hasCulturalInstitution art galleries
libraries
theatres
hasMuseum Nukus Museum of Art
Savitsky Museum
hasUniversity Karakalpak State University
knownFor Nukus Museum of Art
collection of Russian avant-garde art
remote desert location
languageUsed Karakalpak
Russian
Uzbek
localName Noʻkis
localNameLanguage Karakalpak
Uzbek
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Karakalpakstan
locatedInBasin Aral Sea Basin
surface form: Aral Sea basin
locatedInDesert Karakum Desert
Kyzylkum Desert
locatedInFormerCountry Soviet Union
locatedInOrNear Amu Darya
surface form: Amu Darya River
locatedInRegion western Uzbekistan
officialName Nukus self-link
partOf Uzbekistan
population approximately 300000
railwayConnection served by rail lines in Karakalpakstan
roadConnection connected by road to Kungrad
connected by road to Urgench
timeZone Uzbekistan Time
utcOffset +5

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Uzbekistan hasCity Nukus
Nukus officialName Nukus self-link
Urgench connectedTo Nukus
Karakalpakstan capital Nukus
Karakalpakstan hasCity Nukus
Moynaq nearbyCity Nukus