41. 1Up Travel : Uzbekistan Geography And Facts Travel portal offers the countrys' geography. Includes details on topography, location, terrain, map references, area, land boundaries, climate, natural resources, land use http://www.1uptravel.com/geography/uzbekistan.html

Enter your search terms Submit search form Web 1UpTravel.com You are here 1Up Travel Geography and Facts ADVERTISEMENT Country Country Facts Introduction Geography People Government ... Transnational issues Related Country Guide Detailed Maps Hotel Database Country Flag ... Travel Warning Uzbekistan Geography and Facts Location: Central Asia, north of Afghanistan Geographic coordinates: 41 00 N, 64 00 E Map references: Commonwealth of Independent States Area: total: 447,400 sq km land: 425,400 sq km water: 22,000 sq km Area - comparative: slightly larger than California Land boundaries: total: 6,221 km border countries: Afghanistan 137 km, Kazakhstan 2,203 km, Kyrgyzstan 1,099 km, Tajikistan 1,161 km, Turkmenistan 1,621 km Coastline: km note: Uzbekistan includes the southern portion of the Aral Sea with a 420 km shoreline Maritime claims: none (doubly landlocked) Climate: mostly midlatitude desert, long, hot summers, mild winters; semiarid grassland in east Terrain: mostly flat-to-rolling sandy desert with dunes; broad, flat intensely irrigated river valleys along course of Amu Darya, Sirdaryo (Syr Darya), and Zarafshon; Fergana Valley in east surrounded by mountainous Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan; shrinking Aral Sea in west Elevation extremes: lowest point: Sariqarnish Kuli -12 m highest point: Adelunga Toghi 4,301 m

42. Overview Of Uzbekistan: Geography - Uzbekistan Travel Guide - IGuide Information on Overview of Uzbekistan Geography from iGuide, the Interactive Travel Guide. http://iguide.travel/Uzbekistan/Overview/Geography

Within Uzbekistan Tashkent Khiva Bukhara Shakhrizabz ... Edit this article Uzbekistan Map Uzbekistan Video Uzbekistan Photos Overview of Uzbekistan: Geography iGuide Asia Central Asia Uzbekistan Overview Geography Uzbekistan measures 1450 km West to East and 930 km North to South. Mostly flat-to-rolling sandy desert with dunes; broad, flat intensely irrigated river valleys along course of Amu Darya, Syr Darya (Sirdaryo) and Zarafshon; Ferghana Valley in east surrounded by mountainous Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan ; shrinking Aral Sea in west. Syr Darya crosses the Ferghana Valley and runs on the North East edge of the Kizil Kum Desert. It is 2212 km long (3019 km including its source Naryn). In antiquity, it was called Jaxartes . Syr Darya flows into the (smaller) Northern part of the Aral Sea Amu Darya rises in the Hindukush and has a length of 2540 km. It was called Oxus in antiquity. It can be a rapid river in spring and is called Dsaihun (suffering from rabies) in Arabic. The river has changed its course several times. Konye Urgench in Turkmenistan , the capital of the old empire of Chwarezm, was situated on the banks of the Amu Darya. Today the distance between the river and the old city is about 40 km. Amu Darya flows into the (bigger) Southern part of the

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