Question

Archaeologists in this country hope to find all fifty of the “Elliq-Qala,” or “Fifty Forts,” including castles at Guldursun and Toprak. Toxic dust storms cause chronic illnesses in this country’s depopulated city of Moynaq, (-5[1])home to a “cemetery of boats.” Most of the Karakalpak people live in this country around a river delta home to the cities of Nukus and Urgench. This country’s main ethnic group speaks the second most widely-spoken Turkic language, (0[1]-5[1])which is closely (-5[1])related to Uighur. The city of Andijan lies in this country’s section of the Ferghana Valley. Before the effects of irrigation for cotton growing, (10[1])the Amu Darya met the Aral Sea in this country. For 10 points, what most populous country in Central Asia contains cities like Samarkand (10[2])and Tashkent? ■END■ (10[3])

ANSWER: Uzbekistan [or Republic of Uzbekistan; or O‘zbekiston Respublikasi]
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Vikshar AthreyaRutgers AJohn Jay College33-5
Ryan RosenbergNYU AYale A72-5
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Samuel KassoverGeorge Washington BGeorge Washington A75-5
Chauncey LoColumbia CMaryland B9910
Nathan ZhangCornell BMaryland A12310
Olin BoseColumbia BJohns Hopkins A12310
Eva Lettiere-RobertsGeorge Washington AGeorge Washington B12610
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