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Kazakhstan–Uzbekistan Border
The Kazakhstan–Uzbekistan border is long and runs from the tripoint with Turkmenistan to the tripoint with Kyrgyzstan. It is Uzbekistan's longest external boundary. The Uzbek capital Tashkent is situated just from this border. Description The border begins in the west at the tripoint with Turkmenistan; it then follows the 56th meridian east for about up to the 45th parallel north. There a straight line of goes north-east, followed by another straight line section of . This latter section cuts through the Aral Sea and the former Vozrozhdeniya Island (now part of the mainland) which straddle the boundary; the sea was formerly much larger but was severely depleted by Soviet-era irrigation schemes. The central section of the boundary consists of a series of short straight line segments going roughly eastwards through the Kyzylkum Desert, down to the vicinity of Kazakhstan's Chardara Dam. The border then follows a u-shape at Kazakhstan's Maktaaral District before proceeding in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uzbekistan 1995 CIA Map
Uzbekistan (, ; uz, Ozbekiston, italic=yes / , ; russian: Узбекистан), officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( uz, Ozbekiston Respublikasi, italic=yes / ; russian: Республика Узбекистан), is a Doubly landlocked, doubly landlocked country located in Central Asia. It is surrounded by five landlocked countries: Kazakhstan to the Kazakhstan–Uzbekistan border, north; Kyrgyzstan to the Kyrgyzstan–Uzbekistan border, northeast; Tajikistan to the Tajikistan–Uzbekistan border, southeast; Afghanistan to the Afghanistan–Uzbekistan border, south; and Turkmenistan to the Turkmenistan–Uzbekistan border, southwest. Its Capital city, capital and largest city is Tashkent. Uzbekistan is part of the Turkic peoples, Turkic world, as well as a member of the Organization of Turkic States. The Uzbek language is the majority-spoken language in Uzbekistan, while Russian language, Russian is widely spoken and understood throughout the country. Tajik language, Tajik i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
