The yurt in Nukus was included in the Guinness Book of worlds records as the largest non-collapsible yurt in the world. The diameter of the structure is 40.5 meters.
The UN has launched two projects in Karakalpakstan, supported by Multi-partner human security trust fund for the Aral Sea region. The UNICEF project aims to improve access to safe water, while the joint UNDP and FAO project focuses to provide local residents with skills to solve eco-problems.
Investments worth $2.1 billion are planned to be attracted to Karakalpakstan in 2024. Water conservation technologies will be introduced in six thousand hectares of land. 220 billion soums will be streamlined to citizens' initiatives.
Shavkat Mirziyoyev, as the presidential candidate of the UzLiDeP, announced the introduction of school buses for children in remote villages in Karakalpakstan. He also said more kindergartens and schools would be created and there would be no overcrowded classes in the schools.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development provided a $19.3 million loan to ACWA Power Wind Karatau to build a 100 MW wind farm in Nukus, Karakalpakstan.
Appeals of individuals convicted in the initial Nukus trial will be considered by the Supreme Court of Uzbekistan in Tashkent.
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