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The Karakalpaks (also Qaraqalpaqs) are a Turkic people. They mainly live in the lower reaches of the Amu Darya and in the (former) delta of Amu Darya on the southern shore of the Aral Sea in Uzbekistan. The name Karakalpak comes from two words: qara meaning black and qalpaq meaning hat. The Karakalpaks number nearly 520000 worldwide out of which about 400000 live in the Republic of Karakalpakstan.