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On the road in Uzbekistan

There is now a good system of roads and railways in Uzbekistan and travel around the country is a delight. There is a train from Tashkent to Nukus; the trip starts in the evening takes about 24 hours and offers views of the Kyzyl Kum desert and the stark landscapes of Karakalpakstan.

Kyzyl Kum, near Uchquduc
 
Kyzyl Kum, Uchquduq-Miskin
 
Between Khiva and Bukhara
 
Between Samarkand and Shakhrisabz
 
Between Samarkand and Shakhrisabz
 
Sculpture, Kitob
 
View road to Samarkand
 
Drinking water along road
 
Roadside spring
 
Landscape near Chinor
 
Dam, Akhangaran Reservoir
 
Landscape near Chinor
 
Akhangaran Reservoir
 
Akhangaran Reservoir
 
Along the A373 road
 
Along the A373 road
 
Along the A373 road
 
Mini Market
 
To the Kamchik Pass
 
To the Kamchik Pass
 
The Kamchik Pass
 
Monument, Kamchik Pass
 
Car transport, Kamchik Pass
 
View to Kyrgyzstan
 

A trip by share-taxi between Samarkand and Shakhrisabz offers good views and Tajik towns like Kitob. A roadside spring is a welcome stop for cool fresh water.

The A373 International Highway that leads from Tashkent to Osh in Kyrgyzstan, via Kokand and eastern Fergana valley, is forbidden for large buses and has to be done by share-taxi: it leads through tunnels and the Kamchik Pass over the Qurama mountains, skirting the border with Tajikistan, just to the south. There are great views of the snow mountains in Tajikistan and the Akhangaran Reservoir, an artificial lake on the Akhangaran river.