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Ustyurt Plateau

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Ustyurt Plateau

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Also known as Ustyurt Platosi

plateau

Key facts

Location
Kazakhstan , Turkmenistan , Uzbekistan
Total
200,000 km (77,000 sq mi)
Elevation
160 meters (520 ft) to 200 meters (660 ft)

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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.

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