The Karakalpak People
The Karakalpaks are a heterogenous people, their appearance ranging from European to Mongoloid. They are a confederation of many tribes, organized into two major divisions or arıs, the On To'rt Urıw (meaning fourteen tribes) and the Qon'ırat. A recent French study of the DNA from men belonging to both arıs has shown that although there are strong genetic relationsh
