Vodnik is a town and an urban-type settlement in the Xojeli District, in the south of central Karakalpakstan. The town is situated on the left bank of the Amu Darya river, bordering the Nukus District, about 7 km from the city of Xojeli. Its population was 5,176 people in 1989,Population census-1989 and 5,900 in 2016.

Formerly the location of a river dock, with the decline of the incoming water in the Amu Darya, Vodnik no longer serves as a site for disembarking onto the river.

Etymology Vodnik, also written as Водник, means 'related to water', based on the Russian word Вода 'water'. The area is sometimes also referred to as Pristan' (), meaning 'Warf', with the train station Taqiyatas-Pristan' located in Taqiyatas.

Transport The town lies on the highway between Nukus and Xojeli, and is the destination for minibuses from both cities. Because of its proximity to Nukus, an auto-station on the west of the city is about a kilometer from Vodnik, just over the river.

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Xojeli District Meaning of Vodnik in Russian (Wikitionary)

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