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 Definition: This entry contains a brief description of the topography. Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of April 17, 2000 |
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