Ustyurt Plateau
Ustyurt
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Ustyurt desert road | |
Map of the Ustyurt Plateau | |
| Coordinates: 43°17′N 55°33′E / 43.283°N 55.550°E | |
| Location | Kazakhstan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan |
| Area | |
| • Total | 200,000 km2 (77,000 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 160 meters (520 ft) to 200 meters (660 ft) |
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The Ustyurt or Ust-Yurt (from Kazakh: Үстірт; Uzbek: Ustyurt; Turkmen: Üstyurt; Karakalpak: Ústirt — flat hill, plateau) is a transboundary clay desert shared by Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
The plateau's semi-nomadic population raises camels, goats, and sheep.