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Karakalpak Autonomous Oblast was created on February 19, 1925 by separating lands of the ethnic
Karakalpaks The Karakalpaks or Qaraqalpaqs (; ), are a Kipchak languages, Kipchak-Nogai Turkic peoples, Turkic ethnic group native to Karakalpakstan in Northwestern Uzbekistan. During the 18th century, they settled in the lower reaches of the Amu Darya a ...
from the
Turkestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic The Turkestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (TASSR; ; ), originally called the Turkestan Socialist Federative Republic, was an Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republics, autonomous republic of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic ...
and
Khorezm People's Soviet Republic The Khorezm People's Soviet Republic was the state created as the successor to the Khanate of Khiva in February 1920, when the Khan abdicated in response to pressure. It was officially declared by the First Khorezm Kurultay (Assembly) on 26 Apri ...
. Initially located within the Kirghiz Autonomous Socialist Soviet Republic (which was later renamed to
Kazakh Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic The Kazakh Autonomous Socialist Soviet Republic (; ), abbreviated as Kazak ASSR (; ) and simply Kazakhstan (; ), was an autonomous republic of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR) within the Soviet Union (from 1922) which exis ...
), the Karakalpak AO was transferred to the
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic The Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (Russian SFSR or RSFSR), previously known as the Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic and the Russian Soviet Republic, and unofficially as Soviet Russia,Declaration of Rights of the labo ...
from July 20, 1930 to March 20, 1932, at which time it was elevated to the Karakalpak Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (Karakalpak ASSR). The Karakalpak ASSR was joined to the
Uzbek SSR The Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic (, ), also known as Soviet Uzbekistan, the Uzbek SSR, UzSSR, or simply Uzbekistan and rarely Uzbekia, was a union republic of the Soviet Union. It was governed by the Uzbek branch of the Soviet Communist P ...
from December 5, 1936.


Administrative Subdivisions

Karakalpak Autonomous Oblast was divided into the below districts (): # Shımbay #
Toʻrtkoʻl Toʻrtkoʻl (; , also spelled as Turtkul (), is a city in Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan and the administrative center of the Toʻrtkoʻl District. Its population is 58,200 (2016). History The city was founded as a Russian garrison after the Khivan ...
# Tomdi (now part of Navoiy Region) # ''Shayiq Abaz'' # Kegeyli # ''Dayqara Kok Ozek (Dark blue river)'' #
Xojeli Xojeli, also Khodzheyli (, ; ), is a city and seat of Xojeli District in Karakalpakstan in Uzbekistan. It lies 15 km southwest of Nukus, and 25 km northeast of Konye-Urgench (Turkmenistan). Its population is 67,800 (2016). Xojeli has a ...
# ''Qitay Qipshaq'' # Qońirat # ''Taldiq''


See also

* First Secretary of the Karakalpak Communist Party


References

Post–Russian Empire states 20th century in Uzbekistan Autonomous oblasts of the Soviet Union States and territories established in 1925 Historical geography of Uzbekistan 1925 establishments in the Soviet Union 1932 disestablishments in the Soviet Union Karakalpakstan {{USSR-stub