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The Province of Kashkadarya
is situated in the basin of the Kashkadarya River on the western
slopes of the Pamir Alay Mountains.
The total area of
the Province is 28 400 square kilometers. The climate is typically
continental, arid and partly subtropical.
The province has a population 2 029
000 with more than 73 % living in rural areas.
Kashkadarya is divided
into 14 administrative districts with Karshi as its administrative
Center. The town of Karshi has a population of 177 000. Other
important towns are Shakhrisabz, Kitab, Kasan, Mubarekh, Yakkabad,
Gusar and Kamashi.
There are 14 joint ventures with
foreign investment functioning in the Province.
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