Karakalpak Autonomous Oblast

Karakalpak Autonomous Oblast was created on February 19, 1925 by separating lands of the ethnic Karakalpaks from the Turkestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic and Khorezm People's Soviet Republic.

Kara-Kalpak Autonomous Oblast Кара-Калпакская автономная область
Autonomous oblast of the Russian SFSR
1925–1932
Capital	Turtkul
Historical era	Interwar period
• Established	19 February 1925
• Disestablished	20 March 1932
Preceded by Succeeded by Turkestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic Khorezm People's Soviet Republic Karakalpak Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic

Initially located within the Kirghiz Autonomous Socialist Soviet Republic (which was later renamed to Kazakh Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic), the Karakalpak AO was transferred to the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic from July 20, 1930 to March 20, 1932, at which time it was elevated to the Karakalpak Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (Karakalpak ASSR). The Karakalpak ASSR was joined to the Uzbek SSR from December 5, 1936.