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Kattakurgan Reservoir

The first reservoir built in Uzbekistan, finished in 1951 south of Kattakurgan; its size earned it the nickname "Uzbek Sea".

Nature1940–1951About 2 hours to see

About the place

Built in 1940–1951 in a natural basin on the left bank of the Zarafshan, south of the town of Kattakurgan, this was the first reservoir in Uzbekistan. It stores water for the fields of the Zarafshan valley and catches flood and mudflow water; because of its size people call it the Uzbek Sea.

The shoreline is deeply indented, with many narrow bays, which gives the lake an unusual shape on the map. It lies about 60 km west of Samarkand, off the road to Bukhara.

Why go

  • Uzbekistan's first reservoir
  • A wide lake known as the Uzbek Sea
  • Indented shores with many narrow bays

Sources (4)

  1. 1.Wikidata
  2. 2.en.wikipedia.org
  3. 3.ru.wikipedia.org
  4. 4.openstreetmap.org

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