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Key facts
- Location
- Kazakhstan , Turkmenistan , Uzbekistan
- Total
- 200,000 km (77,000 sq mi)
- Elevation
- 160 meters (520 ft) to 200 meters (660 ft)
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
The Ustyurt or Ust-Yurt (from Kazakh: Үстірт; Uzbek: Ustyurt; Turkmen: Üstyurt; Karakalpak: Ústirt — flat hill, plateau) is a transboundary clay desert shared by Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
The plateau's semi-nomadic population raises camels, goats, and sheep.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ustyurt Plateau” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.