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Yazyavan Desert Natural Monument
State natural monument of sand dunes and salt flats in the middle of the Fergana Valley, set up in the early 1990s in Yozyovon and Qoʻshtepa districts.
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About the place
In the middle of the green, irrigated Fergana Valley lies a surprising patch of desert. The Yazyavan steppe, in Yozyovon and Qoʻshtepa districts, is a landscape of sand dunes and salt flats that was declared a state natural monument in the early 1990s.
It preserves a piece of the valley as it looked before large-scale irrigation, with sand plants and desert wildlife. There are no facilities or marked trails, so go with a local driver, avoid the midday summer heat and allow about an hour to walk among the dunes.
Why go
- Sand dunes in the Fergana Valley
- Salt flats and desert plants
- Protected since the early 1990s
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