Khorezm region is situated in the north-western part of Uzbekistan, in the plain, on the left bank of the lower reaches of the Amu-Darya River.

In the north and the north-east the region borders on the Republic of Qaraqalpakistan, in the south and south-west – the Republic of Turkmenistan.

The climate in the region being is sharp-continental, the winter is cold, precipitation is rare, the temperature in winter falls down to -30⁰ C, in summer rises up to +45⁰ C.

The Amu-Darya is the source of watering and drinking water, and it is connected with many areas requiring irrigation by canals, such as Palvan, Gazavat, Shavat, P-8, Qulavat, with the total extent of about 1000 km.

From time immemorial, the soil of Khorezm Oasis has become saline to different degrees. But the muddy water coming from the Amu-Darya equalizes the level of saltiness, ameliorates the structure of the soil, enriches it with microminerals and raises its fertility. For this reason, the soil of Khorezm region has always yielded heavy harvest.

The government has taken drastic measures against salinization of soil.

Thus, according to the decree of the Republic of Uzbekistan President about “Measures on land-improvement system perfection”, there are several arrangements for complex conducting of state land-reclamation programme elaboration and creation of the definite sources of its financing.

Hence, the programme of land-reclamation measures in the region for 2008-2012 years has been worked out and submitted to the State Committee.

In conformity with the measures, it is planned to clean the drain ditches of the collector of 16506 km to the extent.

The so called natural drainages are being used widely and properly for decreasing and holding in balance the level of subterranean waters. In this situation of great benefit is to plant mulberry trees and other plants suitable for the conditions on the contours of each area under crops. Mulberry trees are not only feed for the silkworm, but also protect the soil from erosion and function as the “natural drainage”.

Khorezm region is notable for its rich flora and fauna. Because of the Abu-Darya flowing along the borders of the region, there appeared wild forests called “tuqays” and ealeaegnus angustifolia, tamarix and populous pruinosa thickets on the bank of the river, which are the dwelling – place of such mammals as a wild boar, a felis euptilura elliott, a badger, a jackal, and also of such birds as a pheasant, a woodpecker, an oriole, a magpie and different reptiles.

Because of the southern part of the region passing through the Kara-Kum desert, an absolutely different scenery can be seen there. Growing in the desert plants such as haloxylon, tamarix, ranunculaceae and calligonum aphyllum are not spread evenly everywhere. In the areas round the natural lakes of the region grow such sorts of grass as cane, alhagi pseudalgihagi, artemisia, agropyron repens, bromus tectorum and agriophyllum. Of the representatives of the vertebrates such as a fox, a felis margarita loche and a jackal, different rodents and a lark, a petrocles orientalis and a wild pigeon are found in this zone.

The total area of the regional forest fund is 78412 ha, of which the area of 42000 ha is covered with the forest.

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