Qorakoʻl, also spelled as Karakul, is a city in the Bukhara Region of Uzbekistan. It is the capital of Qorakoʻl District. Its population is 22,300 (2016).
Name
"Qorakoʻl" means "black lake" (< qora 'black' + ''ko'l'' 'lake') in Uzbek language. The Turkic name of Lake Karakul in this area has been known since the beginning of the 8th century. == History ==
History
The status of the city was granted in 1980. Previously it had been an urban-type settlement. ==Notes==