Jasliq (Karakalpak: Jaslıq/Жаслық, Uzbek: Jasliq/Жаслиқ, Russian: Жаслык) is an urban-type settlement of Qońırat District in Karakalpakstan in Uzbekistan.[1] It is connected by road to Qaraqalpaqstan in the northwest, and Kunkhodzha in the southeast. Its population was 3,791 people in 1989,[2] and 4,600 in 2016.[3]
Jasliq
Jaslıq | |
|---|---|
urban-type settlement | |
  Jasliq Location in Uzbekistan | |
| Coordinates: 43°58′24″N 57°29′38″E / 43.97333°N 57.49389°E | |
| Country |  Uzbekistan |
| Autonomous Republic | Karakalpakstan |
| District | Qoʻngʻirot District |
| Population (2016) | |
| • Total | 4,600 |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (UZT) |
Jasliq contains a notorious prison, where in 2010, the Independent Human Rights Defenders of Uzbekistan reported the deaths of 39 prisoners.[4] Torture and deaths from violence are not uncommon at the prison.[4][5]
Climate
edit| Climate data for Jasliq (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1966–present) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 12.4 (54.3) |
23.0 (73.4) |
31.0 (87.8) |
36.9 (98.4) |
43.4 (110.1) |
44.2 (111.6) |
46.2 (115.2) |
46.7 (116.1) |
42.3 (108.1) |
32.0 (89.6) |
25.5 (77.9) |
18.3 (64.9) |
46.7 (116.1) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | −2.8 (27.0) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
8.8 (47.8) |
18.9 (66.0) |
27.0 (80.6) |
32.9 (91.2) |
35.3 (95.5) |
33.5 (92.3) |
26.2 (79.2) |
17.4 (63.3) |
6.5 (43.7) |
−0.7 (30.7) |
16.9 (62.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −6.4 (20.5) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
3.3 (37.9) |
12.6 (54.7) |
20.6 (69.1) |
26.2 (79.2) |
28.5 (83.3) |
26.2 (79.2) |
18.7 (65.7) |
10.2 (50.4) |
1.4 (34.5) |
−4.5 (23.9) |
11.0 (51.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −9.9 (14.2) |
−8.6 (16.5) |
−1.4 (29.5) |
6.5 (43.7) |
13.9 (57.0) |
18.7 (65.7) |
21.1 (70.0) |
18.3 (64.9) |
11.2 (52.2) |
3.8 (38.8) |
−2.9 (26.8) |
−8.0 (17.6) |
5.2 (41.4) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −34.0 (−29.2) |
−31.4 (−24.5) |
−24.8 (−12.6) |
−6.7 (19.9) |
0.0 (32.0) |
3.7 (38.7) |
10.7 (51.3) |
6.0 (42.8) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
−15.2 (4.6) |
−28.2 (−18.8) |
−28.7 (−19.7) |
−34.0 (−29.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 12 (0.5) |
9 (0.4) |
15 (0.6) |
16 (0.6) |
13 (0.5) |
11 (0.4) |
6 (0.2) |
4 (0.2) |
3 (0.1) |
8 (0.3) |
12 (0.5) |
10 (0.4) |
119 (4.7) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 71 |
| Source 1: Погода и Климат[6] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: NOAA[7] | |||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Classification system of territorial units of the Republic of Uzbekistan" (in Uzbek and Russian). The State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan on statistics. July 2020.
- ^ Population census-1989
- ^ Soliyev, A.S. Shaharlar geografiyasi [Geography of cities] (PDF) (in Uzbek). p. 147.
- ^ a b Bruce, Tom (1 May 2013). Every Inch of the Way: My Bike Ride around the World. Tom Bruce. p. 79.
- ^ "Another Uzbek Inmate Dies Suspiciously In Prison". Eurasianet.org. 15 January 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
- ^ "Climate Jasliq". Pogoda.ru.net. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Angren". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
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