Facts About Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan is a country in Central Asia, which was once a part of the Soviet Union. A doubly landlocked country, it stands bordered by Kazakhstan in the west and north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan in the east and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan in the south.
Central Asia’s most populous country is, besides Liechtenstein, the only country in the world surrounded entirely by other landlocked states, and is bordered by the ‘-stans’ - Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan. It also borders the Aral Sea, which it shares with Kazakhstan.
Uzbekistan Airways operates its flights between Tashkent and the Japanese cities of Tokyo and OSaka like a loop. So, when you board the plane at Tokyo-Narita, there are people flying in from Uzbekistan whose final destination is Osaka. This is probably due to their cost-saving measures.
Uzbekistan Travel Tips
Uzbekistan is for the more adventurous traveller who wants to go somewhere a bit different. It appeals to the traveller who wants more of an unpredictable trip rather than the well-managed experiences found in other parts of Asia. It is well off the beaten track of gap-year students, but there is enough of a tourism infrastructure that has grown up over the last few years to make independent travel feasible within the country.
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