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Uzbekistan Rivers
The water bodies of Uzbekistan are unevenly distributed. The country has very few lakes and rivers. Amu Darya and Syrdriya are the two main rivers of Uzbekistan. Amu Darya originates from Tajikistan mountains and Syrdariya from the Kyrgystan mountain ranges. The main river basin of Central Asia is formed by these two major rivers. Zeravshan is another important river, which originates from the Tajikistan mountains. Earlier the river was used for irrigation, Zeravshan was the largest territory of the Amu Darya river. Aidarkul Lake is the largest lake of Uzbekistan.
Uzbekistan Deserts
The Uzbekistan geography is dominated by its vast stretches of desert land. About eighty percent of the geography of Uzbekistan is dominated by desert areas. The Qizilkum Desert is one of the main desert ,which lie in between Samarkand and Bukhara.