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What is the capital of Uzbekistan, a doubly landlocked country?
Answer
Tashkent
Tashkent is Uzbekistan's capital. Uzbekistan is doubly landlocked because it's surrounded only by other landlocked countries (Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan).
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Uzbekistan and Liechtenstein are the only two doubly landlocked countries on Earth.
Other options people guess
- Bukhara
- Samarkand
- Khiva
Topics
- Landlocked
- Asia
- Capitals
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