One of the world's largest gold mines is located in the north of this country at Muruntau in the Kyzl Kum Desert.
This country's capital is home to a green domed market called the Chorsu Bazaar. One of its traditional foods is a lamb and rice dish called plov. One of the world's largest gold mines is located in the north of this country at Muruntau in the Kyzl Kum Desert. Many members of its Karakalpak ethnic group have been emigrating from the nominally autonomous region in this country's west to its northern neighbor. A fortress called The Ark and the great Kaylan minaret can be found in its city Bukhara. This country contains the mouth of the Amu Darya River and the majority of the Fergana valley. The site of the historic city of Samarkand, it shares the shrinking Aral Sea with its northern neighbor Kazakhstan. For 10 points, name this Asian country with capital Tashkent.
This country's capital is home to a green domed market called the Chorsu Bazaar.
Uzbekistan