KARAKUM DESERT


Meaning of KARAKUM DESERT in English

or Kara-Kum Desert

Desert area, Central Asia.

Located in Turkmenistan , it is bounded to the east by the Amu Darya valley. It can be divided into three major regions: the elevated and wind-eroded Trans-Unguz in the north, the low-lying central plain, and the salt marshes of the southeast. It is populated by formerly nomadic Turkmen, who live by fishing in the Caspian Sea or raising livestock.

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