where is uzbekistan

Uzbekistan is a landlocked country in Central Asia, located between Europe and East Asia.

Where it is on the map

• It lies in the heart of Central Asia, north of Afghanistan and Turkmenistan and south of Kazakhstan.

• Its approximate coordinates are 41° north (same latitude band as Rome or Denver) and 64° east.

• The country has no coastline and is one of the world’s few “doubly landlocked” states, meaning all of its neighbors are landlocked too.

Neighboring countries

Uzbekistan shares borders with five countries.

• Kazakhstan – to the north and northwest.

• Kyrgyzstan – to the northeast and east.

• Tajikistan – to the southeast.

• Afghanistan – to the south.

• Turkmenistan – to the southwest and south.

A quick mental picture

Imagine the big landmass of Eurasia:

• Europe on the far west, China on the far east.
• Between them is a broad belt called Central Asia; Uzbekistan sits roughly in the middle of that belt, along old Silk Road routes between modern-day Iran and western China.

Fast facts

• Region: Central Asia.

• Area: About 448,900 square kilometers, making it a mid‑sized country by land area.

• Capital city: Tashkent, in the northeastern part of the country near the Kazakhstan border.

TL;DR: If you look at a world map, find Central Asia above Afghanistan and next to Kazakhstan—that’s where Uzbekistan is.

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