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SURKHANDARYA  

Surkhandarya is the south part of the Republic. It shares borders with Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Afghanistan. Surkhandarya region was founded on March 6, 1941. The central and southern part of the area is flat. 

Sub continental climate with mild winter as well as hot and long summer allows to grow crops three times a year. Annually, about 2 million tons of agricultural products are being produced: vegetables, melons, legumes, peanut, fruits and grapes. Due to agricultural conditions there is good opportunity to develop food processing projects in the region. More then 400 thousand tons of fresh agricultural products are exported every year. Due to agricultural conditions there is good opportunity to develop food processing projects in the region.

Surkhandarya region is notable for mountain and ecotourism. In the region, you can see the incredible beauty of the natural landscape: caves, massifs, gorges. These places attract a lot of attention of travelers and adventurer. Here you can get acquainted with the monuments of the distant past, including open-air museums, Buddhist temples, ruins of ancient settlements, ancient fortresses, places of worship. The Surkhandarya valley was the source of a new culture. It gave history the names of outstanding poets, theologians, religious figures, and philosophers. Thanks to them, amazing architectural monuments of the early and late Middle ages appeared. The value of these monuments has a cult significance for the entire Islamic world. In Termez, the oldest city and center of the region, and its surroundings, there are a number of architectural and archaeological monuments, ruins of Forts and fortresses of various peoples, such as Zoroastrians, Nestorians, Buddhists, and, of course, monuments of Islamic architecture. Not far from Termez, an ancient chess set with ivory figures was discovered.