Qońirat
Qońirat
Karakalpak: Қоңырат, Qońırat | |
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| Qońirat | |
| Coordinates: 43°02′59″N 58°51′15″E / 43.04972°N 58.85417°E | |
| Country | Uzbekistan |
| Suveren Republic | Karakalpakstan |
| District | Qońirat district |
| Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 37,100 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (UZT) |
| Website | kungrad.com |
Qońirat, also spelled as Kungrad (Karakalpak: Қоңырат, Qońırat), formerly known as Zheleznodorozhny (Russian: Железнодорожный, until 1969), is a city in Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan, located in the Amu Darya delta on the left bank of the river. It is the seat of Qońirat district. Its population was 37,100 in 2016.
In the past it was the centre of caravan routes leading to the Caspian Sea and the Uralsk province.