{"id":103502,"date":"2026-05-15T14:47:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T09:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=103502"},"modified":"2026-05-15T14:47:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T09:17:52","slug":"uzbekistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/uzbekistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Uzbekistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Uzbekistan Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, India and Uzbekistan held the 17th Foreign Office Consultations in New Delhi.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Uzbekistan<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is a landlocked Central Asian country.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Bordering Countries:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is bordered by <\/span><b>5 nations;<\/b> <b>Kazakhstan <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(north); <\/span><b>Kyrgyzstan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (north-east) <\/span><b>Tajikistan (<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">south-east), <\/span><b>Afghanistan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (south) and <\/span><b>Turkmenistan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (south-west)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Capital City: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tashkent<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Geographical Features of Uzbekistan<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Climate: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Uzbekistan has an <\/span><b>extreme continental climate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It is generally warmest in the south and coldest in the north.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Desert:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The <\/span><b>Kyzylkum Desert<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> occupies a large portion of the country,<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Mountains:<\/b> <b>Tien Shan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> mountain rises in the east, featuring <\/span><b>Beshtor Peak<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which is the country\u2019s highest point <\/span><b>at 14,104 feet.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It lies mainly between two major rivers, the <\/span><b>Syr Darya<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the northeast and the <\/span><b>Amu Darya.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Lakes:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Major lakes include <\/span><b>Lake Ayddrkul and Lake Sarykamish<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Natural Resources:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It has significant reserves of copper, lead, zinc, tungsten, and uranium, natural gas.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ddnews.gov.in\/en\/india-and-uzbekistan-discuss-bilateral-ties-regional-and-global-issues-of-mutual-interest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DD News<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Uzbekistan is a landlocked Central Asian country. 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