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5 unusual facts about Nukus


Igor Savitsky

He single-handedly founded the State Art Museum of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, named after I.V. Savitsky, an art museum based in Nukus, Uzbekistan.

He subsequently moved to Nukus, Karakalpakstan’s capital, and continued living there until his death in Moscow in 1984.

Karakalpaks

The largest communities live in Nukus, the capital of Karakalpakstan, and the surrounding large towns, such as Khodzheli, Shimbay, Takhtaitash, and Kungrad.

Main Turkmen Canal

The length of the canal was to be more than 1200 kilometers, beginning from Takhiatash, a town/city in Uzbekistan, then extended 10 km from the town of Nukus to Krasnovodsk on the Caspian Coast of Turkmenistan.

Scouting in Uzbekistan

The Rabat Malik Scouts have groups in Samarkand and Nukus, for Scouts between the ages of 14-18 only.


Turan Depression

Three of the largest cities in the Turan Depression are: Daşoguz in Turkmenistan, Nukus in Uzbekistan, and Urganch, also in Uzbekistan.


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