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Nukus

British

/ nuˈkus /

noun

a city in Uzbekistan, capital of the Kara-Kalpak Autonomous Republic, on the Amu Darya River. Pop: 325 000 (2005 est)

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According to official reports, protesters marched through the provincial capital of Nukus last Friday and then tried to seize local government buildings.

From Reuters • Jul. 4, 2022

Reports say police and the army are patrolling the streets of Nukus, after the state of emergency was declared.

From BBC • Jul. 3, 2022

The regional health minister said hospitals in the regional capital, Nukus, were full of patients.

From BBC • Jul. 3, 2022

According to Uzbekistan’s Interior Ministry, “as a result of misunderstanding the constitutional reforms” a group of Karakalpakstan residents marched through its capital Nukus and held a rally at the city’s central market on Friday.

From Reuters • Jul. 2, 2022

After the Stalinist government condemned such works as “decadent bourgeois art,” he rescued many by squirreling them away in Nukus.

From New York Times • Aug. 26, 2015

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