western Uzbekistan
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Western Uzbekistan is a sparsely populated, largely desert region of Uzbekistan that includes the autonomous Republic of Karakalpakstan and the area around the Aral Sea.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Western Uzbekistan | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | geographical region ⓘ |
| borderFeature |
Aral Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ustyurt Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borders |
Kazakhstan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Turkmenistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalOfSubregionLocatedHere | Nukus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateType | continental desert climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Amu Darya delta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Aral Sea region NERFINISHED ⓘ Khiva NERFINISHED ⓘ Kyzylkum Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ Muynak NERFINISHED ⓘ Nukus NERFINISHED ⓘ Urgench NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Uzbekistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
cotton cultivation
ⓘ
fishing around the Aral Sea remnants ⓘ livestock grazing ⓘ natural gas extraction ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
Aral Sea desiccation
ⓘ
desertification ⓘ dust storms ⓘ soil salinization ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Karakalpaks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kazakhs NERFINISHED ⓘ Uzbeks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAutonomousRegion | Republic of Karakalpakstan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
arid climate
ⓘ
largely desert ⓘ sparsely populated ⓘ |
| historicalRegionOverlap |
Karakalpak steppe
ⓘ
Khwarezm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includes |
Karakalpakstan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republic of Karakalpakstan NERFINISHED ⓘ area around the Aral Sea ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Karakalpak
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Russian ⓘ Uzbek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Asia
ⓘ
Uzbekistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorCity |
Khiva
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nukus NERFINISHED ⓘ Urgench NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| river | Amu Darya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Uzbekistan Time ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +5 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.