Nukus

Nukus (; ; ) is the saxt-lairgest ceety in Uzbekistan, an the caipital o the autonomous Karakalpakstan Republic. It haes a population o 312,100 (2018 estimateЧисло постоянных жителей в Республике Каракалпакстан на 1 января 2018 года , Портал открытых данных Республики Узбекистан). The Amu Darya river passes wast o the toun.

The ceety is best kent for its warld-class Nukus Museum o Airt.

 History 

Nukus developed frae a sma dounset in 1932 intae a lairge, modren Soviet ceety wi broad avenues an big public biggins bi the 1950s. The ceety's isolation made it host tae the Red Airmy's Chemical Research Institute, a major research an testin centre for chemical warfare wappens.

 Environmental concerns 

Wi the faw o the Soviet Union an the growin environmental disaster o the Aral Sea, the ceety's situation haes deterioratit. Contamination o the surroondin aurie bi wind-borne salt an pesticides frae the dry Aral Sea bed hae turned the surroondin aurie intae a wasteland, wi vera heich rates o respiratory disorders, cancer, birth defects an deformities.

 Sights 


Nukus is hame tae the Progress Center an aw, Central Asie's finest Inglis-leid institute. Hoosed in a umwhile Komsomol meetin haw, the institute haes received major fundin frae UNICEF.Bissell, Chasing the Sea, p. 325–326.

 Climate 
Nukus experiences a desert climate (Köppen BWk) wi simmers that are lang, dry an vera het, an winters that are short, tho quite cauld.

 Notes 

 Relatit pages 
Nukus Museum o Airt
Nukus Airport

 Freemit airtins 

 Nukus Online
 Forum o Karakalpakstan 
 WEB-resources aboot or from Nukus
 Picturs o Nukus 

Category:Populatit places in Karakalpakstan