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Uzbekistan
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Southern Uzbekistan is the southern, Tajik-dominated, mountainous portion of Uzbekistan to the south of Samarkand. Parts of it are in the region historically known as Bactria.
By bus
Buses from Mazar-e Sharif, Dushanbe, Kerki are infrequent and rarely carry foreigners
By train
Termez is linked to Dushanbe and Mary by rail lines.
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Qarshi (Karshi) is a city in southern Uzbekistan.
Shakhrisabz (Uzbek and Tajik: Шаҳрисабз; Persian: شهر سبز; Russian: Шахрисабз) is a city of 100,000 people (2014) in Qashkadarya, Uzbekistan. The Historic Centre of Shahrisabz was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2000.
Termez or Termiz is a city in Surkhandarya, Uzbekistan. Termiz is along the border with Afghanistan (the Amu Darya or Oxus river) and was a major supply hub for the NATO war operations there.
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