Monday, February 3, 2014

Uzbekistan


We just learned about the country of Malaysia.

Uzbekistan is a country in Asia West of China.
uzbekistan
(from: wikipedia - uzbekistan)

For dinner in Uzbekistan, you might have plov, which is rice, meat carrots and onions.

(from: wikipedia - uzbekistan)

One of the fastest bicycle racers in the world is from Uzbekistan, Djamolidine Abdoujaparov.
djamolidine abdoujaparov
(from: wikipedia - djamolidine abdoujaparov)

Aral sea in Uzbekistan was once the fourth largest sea in the world.
Some people who needed drinking water took it from rivers that came out of that sea, and it drained it almost empty.
aral sea
(from: wikipedia - aral sea)

The city of Bukhara has many wonderful buildings.
bukara
(from: wikipedia - bukhara)


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