Nukus

Nukus is a city in Karakalpakstan, . It is the capital of the region However, even by Uzbek standards the town is fairly decrepit and most travellers only stay one night in order to see the Savitsky gallery.
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  • City with about 320,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 80 metres (250 feet)
  • …has the IATA airport code NCU
  • Description: capital of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan
  • Postal code: 230100
  • Also known as
    “Karakalpak”
    “Nókis”
    “Нөкис”

Places of Interest

Highlights include State Museum of Art named after I.V. Savitsky and State Museum of History and Culture of Karakalpakstan.
Museum
The Nukus Museum of Art, officially the State Museum…
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Latitude
42.46° or 42° 27′ 36″ north
Longitude
59.6177° or 59° 37′ 4″ east
UN/LOCODE
UZ NCU
Open location code
8HJXFJ69+23
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
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Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Yue Chinese—“Nukus” goes by many names.
NukusAfrikaans
ኑኩስAmharic
نكوصArabic
نوكاثArabic
ՆուկուսArmenian
NukusAsturian
NukusAzerbaijani
НөкөсBashkir
НуҡусBashkir
NukusBasque
НукусBelarusian
নুকুচBengali
নুকুসBengali
NukusBosnian
НукусBulgarian
NukusCatalan
NukusCebuano
NukusCentral Bikol
НукусChechen
努库斯Chinese
努庫斯Chinese
НукусChuvash
NüküsCrimean Tatar
NukusCzech
NukusDanish
NoekoesDutch
NukusDutch
НукусEastern Mari
نكوصEgyptian Arabic
NukusEsperanto
NukusEstonian
NukusFinnish
ნუქუსიGeorgian
ΝοκίςGreek
ΝουκούςGreek
નુકુસGujarati
NukusHausa
נוקוסHebrew
नुकुसHindi
NoʻkisHungarian
NukusIndonesian
NukusInterlingue
NukusIrish
NukusItalian
ヌクスJapanese
NukusJavanese
ನುಕುಸ್Kannada
NókisKara-Kalpak
Nókis qalasıKara-Kalpak
НөкисKara-Kalpak
Нөкис қаласыKara-Kalpak
NükisKazakh
НүкісKazakh
نۇكىسKazakh
NukusKikuyu
НөкүсKirghiz
НукусKirghiz
НүкүсKirghiz
NukusKomering
누쿠스Korean
NucusLatin
NukusaLatvian
NukusasLithuanian
NukusMalay
नुकुसMarathi
نوکیسMazanderani
NukusNorthern Frisian
NukusNorwegian
NukusNorwegian Bokmål
NukusOromo
НукусOssetian
ਨੁਕੁਸPanjabi
نوکاثPersian
نوکوسPersian
NukusPitcairn-Norfolk
NukusPolish
نوکسPushto
نوکوسPushto
No’kisRomanian
NukusRomanian
NókisRussian
НөкисRussian
НукусRussian
No‘kisScots
NukusScots
НукусSerbian
NukusSilesian
නුකුස්Sinhala
NukusSlovenian
NukusSomali
نؤکیسSouth Azerbaijani
NukusSwahili
No’kisSwedish
NukusSwedish
NukusTagalog
NuqusTajik
НӯкисTajik
НукусTajik
НуқусTajik
னுகூஸ்Tamil
НөкесTatar
НукусTatar
నూకుస్Telugu
นือกึสThai
นูกุสThai
เนอกึสThai
No’kisTurkish
NukusTurkish
NökisTurkmen
NöküsTurkmen
НукусTuvinian
НукусUkrainian
NukusUpper Sorbian
نوکاثUrdu
نوکوسUrdu
NukusUzbek
Nukus / НукусUzbek
НукусUzbek
NukusVenetian
NukusVeps
NukusVietnamese
NukusWaray (Philippines)
نوکوسWestern Panjabi
努库斯Wu Chinese
努庫斯Yue Chinese

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