NatureSyr Darya River
One of Central Asia's two great rivers, flowing past the region's north-eastern edge on its way from the Fergana Valley to the Aral Sea basin.
Sardoba Reservoir
A large irrigation reservoir in the south of the region, a wide sheet of water set in open, flat farmland.
Nature2010–2017About 45 minutes to see
About the place
The reservoir was built in the 2010s to store water for the farms of the southern Hungry Steppe. It lies near the town of Sardoba, in country that is otherwise almost entirely fields and canals.
It is a working piece of infrastructure rather than a resort, and parts of the shore may be closed to visitors. Where access is allowed, it is a calm, open place to watch birds and the light over the water.
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