Southern Uzbekistan
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About Southern Uzbekistan
Southern Uzbekistan is the southern, Tajik-dominated, mountainous portion of Uzbekistan to the south of Samarkand. Parts of it are in the region historically known as Bactria.
Southern Uzbekistan travel guide
Understand
Winters are the mildest in southern Uzbekistan, spring and autumn are bearable and summer are unbearable. In May-Augustus temperatures can reach an extreme 50 °C (122 °F)
Getting there
By plane Termez Airport (TMJ IATA) is linked with Moscow-Domodedovo, St Petersburg and Tashkent by direct flights of Uzbekistan Airways. Karshi Airport (KSQ IATA) from Moscow and Saint Petersburg
By bus Buses from Mazar-e Sharif, Dushanbe, Kerki are infrequent and rarely carry foreigners
By train Termez is linked to Dushanbe and Mary by rail lines.
Overview adapted from Wikipedia, travel guide fromWikivoyage (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.