Kyzylkum desert meets waters of Shardara reservoir

These are actually two ancient cities. One was before Mongol invasion and other after. They are pretty close to each other. Latest city was huge at its peak. Outer city walls are almost 1 kilometer in diameter.

Hot pool build around artesian well offers great opportunities to relax

One of the best ruins of Russian church from late 19th century in the area.

Hot artesian well right in the middle of village Akkum. There is no place to swim but one can get any amount of hot water for free.

It is not far from Shymkent city although is pretty hard to reach. Diameter is 200 meters and 20 meter deep. It took around 5 kiloton TNT to dig crater of this size. No radiation detected. In spring some wild ducks nurse their ducklings in water puddle inside crater.

This ancient city was next to Syrdarya once. It's now covered with sand dunes of Kyzylkum desert