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The Karakum Desert (/ ˈ k ær ə k ʌ m / KARR-ə-kum; Russian: Каракумы, IPA: [kərɐˈkumɨ]), also spelt Qaraqum and Garagum (Turkmen: [ɢɑɾɑˈʁʊm]; lit. ' Black Sand '), is a desert in Central Asia. The name refers to the shale-rich sand beneath the surface. [1]
Karakum Desert, great sandy region in Central Asia. It occupies about 70 percent of the area of Turkmenistan. Another, smaller desert in Kazakhstan near the Aral Sea is called the Aral Karakum.
Turkistan, in Asian history, the regions of Central Asia lying between Siberia on the north; Tibet, India, Afghanistan, and Iran on the south; the Gobi (desert) on the east; and the Caspian Sea on the west.
Turkestan is primarily inhabited by Turkic peoples, as well as Russian and Tajik-Persian minorities. Turkestan is subdivided into Afghan Turkestan , Russian Turkestan , and East Turkistan (the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China).
13 lut 2021 · The Karakum desert is translated as “Black Sand” and is one of the largest deserts in Central Asia and on Earth. The sand in the area is actually not black but the soil under the sand is dark. The Karakum desert occupies almost 3/4 of the territory of Turkmenistan and is Central Asia’s hottest sandy region.
13 lis 2023 · The Kara-Kum, or Black Sand Desert, dominates much of Turkmenistan's landscape, covering over 70% of the country. This vast desert region, characterized by its sandy dunes and sparse vegetation, extends from the center to the south of the country.
The Kyzylkum Desert (Uzbek: Qizilqum, Қизилқум, قِیزِیلقُوم; Kazakh: Қызылқұм, romanized: Qyzylqūm, قىزىلقۇم) is the 15th largest desert in the world. Its name means Red Sand in Turkic languages.
