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.]] GEOGRAPHY The territory consists mainly of an extensive plain at an altitude up to 300 m (about 984 feet) above Sea Level , with a number of the depressions and highlands ( Sultanuizdag , Bukantau ). Most of the area is covered with sand-dunes ( Barkhan s); in the North-West large areas are covered with Takir s (clay coatings); there are also some oases. There are Agricultural settlements along the River s and in the Oases . FAUNA Desert fauna include the extremely rare (a local species of '' Cervus Elaphus ''), Wild Boar (''Sus scrofa''), Pheasant (''Phasianus colchicus''), Golden Eagle ('' Aquila Chrysaetus '') etc. Another reserve (or eco-centre), "Djeyran", is located 40 km to the south of ('' Djeyran '', '' Gazella Subgutturosa ''), Przewalski's Horse (''Equus przewalskii''), the Koulan ( Onager , ''Equus hemionus'') and Great Bustard (''Otis tarda''). The reserve was founded in 1977. ECONOMY The local population uses the large spaces of the Kyzyl Kum as a pasture for livestock (mostly Sheep , Bactrian Camel s and Dromedaries ). The Kyzyl Kum is well known for its deposits of and Mubarek . PHOTO-GALLERY |
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