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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
The Registan at golden hour
What to see
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The Syr Darya
Central Asia's longest river, and one of the two that once fed the Aral Sea.
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Mirzachul melon fields
The melon variety that carries this steppe's name across the region.
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Aydar-Arnasay lake system
Wetlands on the region's northern edge, important for migrating birds.