Ellikkala district is located in the east of the Republic of Karakalpakstan. The district was organized on March 23, 1977. The district center is the city of Bustan, located near the Amu Darya River. Most of the territory of Ellikkala district is occupied by the sands of the Kyzylkum desert. The relief of the district is a flat plain of alluvial deposits stretching from south to north, with a branched network of canals from the Amu Darya River, turning the desert into an oasis. Ellikkala district borders on the Kyzylkum desert, Mount Sultan-Uvays in the north, on the Beruni and Takhtakupyr districts of Karakalpakstan in the west, on the Khorezm region in the south, on the Turkul district and Navoi region in the east. The length of the border is 542 km, of which 74.7 km is the border with Navoi region, 15.7 km with Khorezm region, 170.1 km with Beruni district, 169.7 km with Turtkul district, 102.8 km with Takhtakupir district. The climate of Ellikkala district is sharply continental. In winter, cold air masses enter the district from the northeast, causing a drop in temperature to -37 °. The average temperature in January is -20 °, -30 °. The maximum temperature in summer is 42 ° - 45 °. Annual precipitation is 100-200 mm. The vegetation period is 200-220 days. Soils are solonetzic, loamy, gray. "Ellikkala" - translated means "Fifty fortresses". "Ayazkala", "Dzhambaskala", "Koykrylgankala", "Kyrkyzkala", "Guldursunkala" are historical and cultural monuments that tourists from all over the world come to visit. "Toprakkala" and "Koykrylgankala" are included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. The fortress "Ayazkala" was once a fortified city, in the territories adjacent to which in the 2nd-4th centuries BC King Darius and Alexander the Great lived.
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