This article examines the ethnographic features of the Korean population of Karakalpakstan as part of Koryo-saram, a distinct ethnocultural community of Central Asia. Based on historical-ethnographic, comparative, and sociocultural analysis, the study explores the specific characteristics of the formation of ethnic identity among Koreans under conditions of migration, deportation, Soviet modernization, and post-Soviet transformations. Particular attention is paid to the dual nature of Koryo-saram identity, which combines elements of traditional Korean culture with the sociocultural environment of Central Asia. The article concludes that a unique and self-sufficient ethnic identity of Koreans in Karakalpakstan has emerged, which cannot be reduced either to the Korean or to the Russian model.