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    The Karakum Desert, also spelled Kara-Kum and Gara-Gum (Turkmen: Garagum, pronounced [ɢɑɾɑˈɢʊm], from gara ("black") and gum ("sand"); Russian: Караку́мы...
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    Aral Karakum (Kazakh: Арал қарақұмы, Aral qaraqumy; Russian: Приара́льские Караку́мы, IPA: [prʲɪjɐˈralʲskʲɪjə kərɐˈkumɨ]) is a desert in Kazakhstan, situated...
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    kilometres (3.1 cu mi) of water annually from the Amu-Darya River across the Karakum Desert in Turkmenistan. The canal opened up huge new tracts of land to agriculture...
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    The gas crater is near the village of Darvaza in the middle of the Karakum Desert, about 260 kilometres (160 mi) north of Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan...
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  • Karakum may refer to: Karakum Desert, a desert in Central Asia Aral Karakum Desert Karakum (film), a 1994 Turkmen film Karakum Canal, Turkmenistan Karakum...
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    The Aralkum Desert (Uzbek: Orolqum choʻli, Kazakh: Аралқұм шөлі, Russian: Пустыня Аралкум) is a desert that has appeared since 1960 on the seabed once...
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    This is a list of rivers that flow wholly or partly in Afghanistan, arranged geographically by river basin. Indus River (Pakistan) Gomal River Kundar River...
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    largest reserves of natural gas. Most of the country is covered by the Karakum Desert. From 1993 to 2019, citizens received government-provided electricity...
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    northwest Turkmenistan, the Karakum Desert ('Black Sand' desert) of central Turkmenistan, and the Kyzylkum Desert ('Red Sand' desert) of eastern Uzbekistan...
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  • This is a list of the rivers that flow wholly or partly in Iran, arranged geographically by river basin from west to east. Arvand Rud Haffar, originally...
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