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Karakalpakstan

An autonomous republic of deserts, the shrinking Aral Sea and the world-class Savitsky Museum.

Karakalpakstan is a vast autonomous republic in Uzbekistan's west. Its capital, Nukus, is home to the Savitsky Museum, holding one of the world's largest collections of Soviet avant-garde art. The region is also the gateway to the tragic, haunting landscapes of the former Aral Sea and the ship graveyard of Moynaq.