Geography of Uzbekistan in Uzbekistan is best exemplified by the catastrophe of the Aral Sea. Because of diversion of the Amu Darya and Syr Darya for cotton cultivation and other purposes, what once was the world's fourth largest inland sea has shrunk in the past thirty years to only about one-third of its 1960 volume and less than half its 1960 geographical size. The desiccation and salinization of the lake have caused extensive storms of salt and dust from the sea's dried bottom, wreaking havoc on the region's agriculture and ecosystems and on the population's health. Desertification has led to the large-scale loss
Uzbekistan national football team "Turonliklar / Туронликлар"; Russian "Туранцы / Turantsi"), because the current country of Uzbekistan is located in the center of this ancient region Turan, and all the ancient and major cities of this region are located in this country, and therefore Uzbekistan is considered by some to be the successor of the Turan. The main rivals of the Uzbekistan national football team are the Central Asian countries, especially the national teams of Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Kyrgyzstan. Matches between Central Asian countries have always aroused great interest among Central Asian fans. Football is one of the instruments of rivalry between the