Qorakoʻl
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Qorakoʻl also spelled as Karakul (Template:Langx, قره کۉل; Template:Langx) is a city in the Bukhara Region of Uzbekistan. It is the capital of Qorakoʻl District (Qorakoʻl tumani).[1] Its population is 22,300 (2016).[2]
Name
"Qorakoʻl" means "black lake" (< qora 'black' + ko'l 'lake') in Uzbek language. The Turkic name of Lake Karakul in this area has been known since the beginning of the 8th century.[3]
History
The status of the city was granted in 1980. Previously it had been an urban-type settlement.