Ajiniyaz Nukus State Pedagogical Institute is one of the oldest higher educational institutions of the Republic of Uzbekistan, founded in 1934 in the city of Turtkul and consisting of 12 teachers, 42 students, which began its activities as a center of higher education.
In 1991, with Uzbekistan gaining its independence, the Nukus State Pedagogical Institute (NDPI) was re-established on the basis of the Karakalpak State University, which since 1992 has been named after Ajiniyaz, the great thinker of the Aral Sea region in the mid-19th century and one of the brightest classics of Karakalpak poetry.
