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Geography and topography
210. 
Navoi province is located in the central part of Uzbekistan. The area of the province 
is 110,800 km2, or a considerable 24.8% of the total area of the nation. The province borders 
in the north and east with the Republic of Kazakhstan and Jizzakh province, in the west with 
the Republic of Karakalpakstan, and in the south with Samarkand, Bukhara and Kashkadarya 
provinces. The north-western part of the region is occupied by the Kyzylkum plateau: the 
Nurata mountain ranges extend in the east, and the Zarafshan river borders the south of the 
region. The territory of Navoi province is divided into 3 parts:
1. The northwest part of the region is occupied by Kyzylkum desert (Karakatta, Mulyli, 
Mingbulak depressions) -2 0 0 m bsl,
2. Sandy plains and sandy mountains (Ovminzatay, Etimtay, Bo'kantov, Tomditay 
and others) - between 600 and 
1000
m asl,
3. The southern part of the Nurota mountain range is represented by the low and 
average altitude mountains (Qaratay, Oktay and others) - between 1000 and 2000 
m asl.
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The northern and western parts of the region are composed of sand dunes and clay 
rocks. The Mingbulak depression is the lowest depression in Uzbekistan (12.5 m below sea 
level).
Climate
212. 
Navoi province is located in the Kyzylkum agroclimatic district, which covers the 
Kyzylkum desert. In terms of the temperature in winter time, the district differs little from the 
neighbouring Nizhneamudaryinsky. The average temperature in January varies from -4 to - 
7°C in the north-west, to 
-1
to -
2
°C in the south-east. The duration of winter in the northern 
parts is around two months. The absolute minimum recorded temperature was -34°C. The 
summers are hot, with average July temperatures of 29°C to 31°C. The maximum recorded 
temperature reached 46°C. Annual precipitation is around 100 mm.