Submitted Name
Type Political Subdivision
Scripts Каракалпакстан(Russian)
[Meaning & History
From Karakalpak Қарақалпақстан (Qaraqalpaqstan), itself from the name of the Karakalpak people combined with the Persian suffix ستان (stan) meaning "land of". The ethnic name is derived from Karakalpak қара (qara) meaning "black" and қалпақ (qalpaq) referring to a high-crowned cap worn in Central Asia. This is the name of an autonomous republic in western Uzbekistan.