Khwarizm

Khwarazm is a large oasis region in the Middle East, in modern day Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Khwarazm is near the Aral Sea, Kyzylkum Desert, and the Ustyurt Plateau. Khwarazm is most commonly known for Al-Khwarizmi, a Muslim mathematician. His name is where the word 'algorithm' comes from.