Beruniy
Beruniy Беруний |
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karak. : Biruniy (Бируний) |
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State : | Uzbekistan | |
Autonomous Republic: | Qaraqalpaqstan | |
Coordinates : | 41 ° 41 ′ N , 60 ° 45 ′ E | |
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Height : | 87 m | |
Residents : | 66,090 (2018) | |
Telephone code : | (+998) 6152 | |
Postal code : | 230200 to 230204 |
Beruniy ( Karakalpakisch : Biruniy ) is the capital of the district of the same name in the autonomous republic of Karakalpakistan in Central Asian Uzbekistan . The city of Beruniy itself, located at 87 m above sea level, is not part of the republic and, according to a current estimate, has around 66,090 inhabitants. The last census in 1989 showed 37,800 inhabitants.
Beruniy is located on the right bank of the Amu Darya , about 20 km northeast of Urganch . Until 1958 the city was called Шabбаз Shabbaz , now it is named after the Persian scholar al-Biruni , who was born in the area of today's Beruniy in 973 in the then city of Kath . Beruniy received city status in 1962.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Число постоянных жителей в Республике Каракалпакстан на 1 января 2018 года , Портал открытых даненсых Убеле
- ↑ Page no longer available , search in web archives: bevoelkerungsstatistik.de
- ↑ km.ru: Beruniy ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.