Jasliq (, , ) is an urban-type settlement of Qońırat District in Karakalpakstan in Uzbekistan. It is connected by road to Qaraqalpaqstan in the northwest, and Kunkhodzha in the southeast. Its population was 3,791 people in 1989,Population census-1989 and 4,600 in 2016.
Jasliq contains the notorious Jaslyk Prison, where in 2010, the Independent Human Rights Defenders of Uzbekistan reported the deaths of 39 prisoners. Torture and deaths from violence are not uncommon at the prison.
Climate Jasliq has a cold desert climate (BWk) according to the Köppen climate classification.
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