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Region
Sirdaryo
The smallest region by land area outside the capital, and the most thoroughly farmed. This is the Mirzachul — the "Hungry Steppe" — turned to irrigated cropland over the twentieth century.
- Administrative centre
- Gulistan
- Area
- 4,280 km²
What to see
Mirzachul melon fields
The melon variety that carries this steppe's name across the region.
Ogʻoch Sardoba
A domed brick cistern on the old caravan road across the Mirzachul steppe.
Bibi Khadija Mausoleum
A blue-domed shrine set in a quiet garden with a pool, a place of local pilgrimage.
St Nicholas Church, Gulistan
A small white Orthodox church in the regional capital, a trace of the settlers who farmed the steppe.
Old Khavos
The earthen mound of a Silk Road town on the road between Tashkent and Samarkand.
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