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Kantyubek Destination Guide

Discover Kantyubek in Uzbekistan

Kantyubek in the region of Karakalpakstan is a town located in Uzbekistan - some 566 mi or ( 911 km ) North-West of Tashkent , the country's capital .

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Local time in Kantyubek is now 04:29 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Samarkand " with a UTC offset of 5 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Nukus, Daşoguz, Mo'ynoq Shahri, and Urgench. When in this area, you might want to check out Nukus . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Kantyubek ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Vozrozhdeniya island

Vozrozhdeniya Island (Russian: Остров Возрождения, Ostrov Vozrozhdeniya), also known as Rebirth Island, was an island in the Aral Sea.

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Located at 45.15 59.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Biological warfare facilities, Former islands, International islands, Islands of Kazakhstan, Islands of Uzbekistan, Islands of the Aral Sea, Kazakhstan–Uzbekistan border, Lake islands of Asia, Military installations of the Soviet Union

Kantubek

Kantubek was a town on Vozrozhdeniya Island in the Aral Sea. The town is still found on maps, but is usually uninhabited, and lies in ruins today. Kantubek used to have a population of approximately 1,500, and was the place the former Soviet Union government used to test biological weapons. In the 1930s, experiments were conducted on monkeys.

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Located at 45.15 59.33 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Biological warfare facilities, Former populated places in Uzbekistan, Ghost towns in Asia