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Region
Jizzakh
A region of juniper highlands and open steppe between the Kyzylkum and the Turkestan range, with one of the country's oldest protected forests at Zaamin.
- Administrative centre
- Jizzakh
- Area
- 21,210 km²
The Arnasay lakes from above
What to see
Sangzor Valley
A narrow pass long used by caravans crossing between Samarkand and Tashkent.
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Timur's Gates
A narrow gorge whose rock walls carry inscriptions left by Ulugh Beg and Abdullah Khan.
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Hamid Olimjon and Zulfiya Museum
A museum in Jizzakh for the city's poet Hamid Olimjon and his wife, the poet Zulfiya.
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Lake Tuzkan
Part of the Aydar–Arnasay lakes, with salt pools that turn pink and rust-red in summer.
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