Qońirat

Qońırat
Karakalpak: Қоңырат, Qońırat
Қоңырат
Qońırat
Location in Uzbekistan
Qońırat
Qońırat (Central Asia)
Coordinates: 43°02′59″N 58°51′15″E / 43.04972°N 58.85417°E / 43.04972; 58.85417
Country Uzbekistan
Suveren RepublicKarakalpakstan
DistrictQońırat district
Elevation
60 m (200 ft)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total
37,100
Time zoneUTC+05:00 (UZT)
Websitekungrad.com

Qońırat, also spelled as Kungrad (Karakalpak: Қоңырат, romanized: 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 Qońırat 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.