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The Desert castles of ancient Khorezm, traditionally known as Elliq Qala (Uzbek and Karakalpak fifty fortresses), are a collection of desert fortresses in Karakalpakstan in Uzbekistan. They are included on UNESCO ’s Tentative List for World Heritage Site status as the Desert Castles of Ancient Khorezm.
Boybuloq (also known as Boy-Bulok and Boj-Bulok, [a] Uzbek: Boybuloq, Russian: Бой-Булок) is a limestone cave in Uzbekistan, the deepest cave in Central Asia and all Asia except its western part. The cave is 1,517 metres (4,977 ft) deep and 18,400 metres (60,400 ft) long with the main entrance at an elevation of 2,647 metres (8,684 ft).
This is a list of World Heritage Sites in Uzbekistan with properties of cultural and natural heritage in Uzbekistan as inscribed in UNESCO's World Heritage List or as on the country's tentative list. As of 2024, seven sites in Uzbekistan are included: five cultural sites and 2 natural sites. [ 3 ]
In 1940, an expedition led by G. V. Parfyonov was organized for the initial study of the Zarautsoy rock paintings, in cooperation with the Uzbekistan Art History Museum, the Surkhandarya district, and the Panjikent district in Tajikistan. [7] This expedition revealed the Zarautsoy Red Rock paintings and explored several new painted sites.
Uzbekistan, [a] officially the Republic of Uzbekistan, [b] is a doubly landlocked country located in Central Asia.It is surrounded by five countries: Kazakhstan to the north, Kyrgyzstan to the northeast, Tajikistan to the southeast, Afghanistan to the south, and Turkmenistan to the southwest, making it one of only two doubly landlocked countries on Earth, the other being Liechtenstein.
Zaamin National Park (Uzbek: Zomin togʻ-oʻrmon davlat qoʻriqxonasi) in Jizzakh Region is the oldest nature reserve in Uzbekistan. It was created in 1926 as the Guralash Nature Preserve, and is located on the northern side of the Turkestan Range. The Zaamin National Park is frequently referred to as the Switzerland of Uzbekistan because of ...
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Tugunbulak was a medieval city in the Turkestan Range, located in what is now southeastern Uzbekistan, in the Bakhmal District, close to the village of Guralash and near Zaamin National Park. It and the nearby contemporary site of Tashbulak ( 39°41′46.67″N 68°19′14.83″E / 39.6962972°N 68.3207861°E / 39.6962972; 68. ...