Nukus is a modern, well-maintained city where you can see architectural monuments and modern buildings. Art lovers and adventurers come here, the city is full of events.
Places must be visited:
✔️ Amir Timur City Park,
✔️ Doslyk Avenue and the Main Square,
✔️ Savitsky Museum of Art,
✔️ Berdakh National Museum
The hot and dry climate makes it possible to grow cotton, rice and melons in almost the entire territory of Karakalpakstan. Winter is mostly cold and snowless.
Karakalpakstan has always been famous for masters of applied art, since it has developed over many centuries. Among the general diversity, one can single out the Karakalpak headdress, called “Shogirme”. As well as traditional musical instruments, such as dutar, gyrzhek or balaman’s flute invented by local shepherds, kamys-nai flute and duduk reed pipe. The region has its own distinctive ornaments that are applied to clothing, carpets, and fabric. Local artisans will also not let you forget about staying in this beautiful region. Masters make beautiful crafts from wood, leather and other materials.
The traditional cuisine of the Karakalpak people reflects a rich blend of culinary influences from across Central Asia — including Kazakh, Turkmen, Tajik, and Uzbek food traditions. Like in many parts of Uzbekistan, staple dishes in Karakalpakstan include pilaf (plov), manti (steamed dumplings), samsa (meat pastries) — and most notably, fish. Thanks to the region’s proximity to the Aral Sea and the Amu Darya River, fish dishes are a must-try and are prepared using unique, traditional recipes found only in this region. What sets Karakalpak cuisine apart is the diverse selection of meats. While beef and lamb are common, horse meat and even camel meat are also part of the local diet — ingredients that may seem unusual to foreign visitors but are considered delicacies here.As for side dishes, you’ll often find potatoes, rice, beans, and a wide variety of vegetables and grains, all served in generous, comforting portions.
Nukus is the capital of Karakalpakstan and one of the most northwestern cities of Uzbekistan. It was built on the site of an ancient settlement called Shurcha, which was on this place until the 4th century AD. According to archaeologists, this settlement was used as a defensive structure built to protect the borders of the Khorezm state and the waterway passing through the Amu Darya.
The first version of the origin of the name of the city “Nukus” came from the name of a very old Karakalpak family. This is hardly mentioned in historical textbooks, but some researchers claim that the word “Nukus” came from the Persian root “Nukus”, which translates as “nine people.”
According to the second version of the name, it came from the historical name of the Amu Darya River – “Oxus”. Nukus received the status of the capital of Karakalpakstan on April 1, 1932, and on September 11, 2003, the city was awarded the Dustlik Medal by Presidential Decree.
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