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Nuratau Mountains

A long, dry ridge between the farmland of the Zarafshan basin and the Kyzylkum desert, with walnut groves and small villages in its valleys.

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About the place

The Nuratau ridge runs from east to west across the Jizzakh and Navoi regions. Its southern side looks over cotton and wheat fields; its northern side drops towards Aydarkul and the desert.

Narrow valleys hold villages with stone houses, orchards and old walnut trees. Several of them run community homestays, where guests eat with the family and walk to springs, petroglyphs and viewpoints with a local guide.

Part of the ridge is protected as a state nature reserve, home to the Severtsov's wild sheep.

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