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Last reviewed: 22 November 2007 |
Uzbekistan is a land-locked country surrounded by Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Turkmenistan. The country can be divided into four regions: the Ustyurt Plateau as well as the delta of the lower Amu-Darya River; the Kyzyl Kum Desert east of the Aral Sea; the foothills of the Pamir-Alai Mountain/Tien Shan Range and the fertile oasis of the Fergana Valley. The principal rivers are the Amu-Darya, Syr-Darya and Zeravshan.