Supriya Ghosh (Editor)

Erkin Qaraqalpaqstan

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Type
  
general broadsheet

Language
  
Karakalpak

Founded
  
1924

Circulation
  
c. 2700

Headquarters
  
ul. Karakalpakstaya, 9 Nukus

Erkin Qaraqalpaqstan (Karakalpak: Еркин Қарақалпақстан, Free Karakalpakstan) is the main Karakalpak language newspaper, published in Uzbekistan. As of 2007, it printed 2700 copies three times a week, down from 66,000 five times a week in 1975.

Former names:

  • 1924: قاراقالپاق ٔيرکين (Free Karakalpak)
  • 1929: Mijnetkeş qaraqalpak (Working Karapalpak)
  • 1932: Qьzьl Qaraqalpaƣastan/Қызыл Қарақалпақстан (Red Karakalpakstan)
  • 1950: Совет Қарақалпақстаны (Soviet Karakalpakstan)
  • 1990: Еркин Қарақалпақстан (Free Karakalpakstan)

    • References

    Erkin Qaraqalpaqstan Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA