Ustyurt Plateu
Does anyone have information or experience about crossing the Ustyurt Plateu?
Wiki Says:
"The Ustyurt Plateau, Ustyurt also spelled Ust-Urt and Usturt (Kazakh: Üstirt, Turkmen: Üstyurt), is a central Asian plateau in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, between the Aral Sea and the Caspian Sea. It extends roughly 200,000 km², with an average elevation of 150 meters, and consists primarily of stony desert. The plateau’s semi-nomadic population raises sheep, goats, and camels."
It seems like my Turkmen visa can be a problem to obtain in Baku. So I may have to cross into Kazakhstan and cross this weird piece of landscape into Uzbekistan.
I'm curious about the "road" conditions, border crossing points and any known threats.
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