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Karakalpakstan Parliament Buiding in Nukus
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Nukus is home to the I.V. Savitsky State Museum of Art, which has the second largest collection of Russian avant-garde works.

Nukus
Uzbekistan
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Nukus

Uzbekistan

Country
Uzbekistan
Population
290.0K
Coordinates
42.45, 59.60
672nd most populous city in the world

Nukus is the sixth-largest city in Uzbekistan and the capital of the autonomous Republic of Karakalpakstan. The population of Nukus as of 1 January 2022 was 329,100. The Amu Darya river passes west of the city. Administratively, Nukus is a district-level city, that includes the urban-type settlement Karatau.

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