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Aral Karakum (Kazakh: Арал қарақұмы, Aral qaraqumy; Russian: Приара́льские Караку́мы, IPA: [prʲɪjɐˈralʲskʲɪjə kərɐˈkumɨ]) is a desert in Kazakhstan, situated...

the Aral Sea to drop. While the North Aral Sea rose due to the Dike Kokaral, the South Aral Sea kept dropping, thus expanding the size of the desert, until...

2022-01-28. "Karakum Desert | Map & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-01-28. "Aral Sea". State of Environment of the Aral Sea Basin:...

Karakum may refer to: Karakum Desert, a desert in Central Asia Aral Karakum Desert Karakum (film), a 1994 Turkmen film Karakum Canal, Turkmenistan Karakum...

desert, an ecoregion largely corresponding with the Kyzylkum Desert Karakum Desert, another desert of Central Asia List of deserts by area Sarmishsay, ancient...

leading to the Aral Sea environmental disaster. The Soviet regime planned to at some time extend the canal to the Caspian Sea. The current Karakum Canal was...

northern remnants of the Aral Sea. It is the northern and eastern of the two main rivers in the endorheic basin of the Aral Sea, the other being the Amu...

200 km (1,400 mi) from the east of the Caspian Depression and north of the Aral Sea, all the way to the Altai Mountains. It is the largest dry steppe region...

in Europe with a population of about 1 million. Two capitals of regions are located in European part of Kazakhstan — Uralsk and Atyrau. European Kazakhstan...

most common are rodents (21 species) and predators (12). Among them, Bobrinski's serotine and marbled polecat are endemic. Key species are raccoon dog...

A desert is a landscape where little precipitation occurs and, consequently, living conditions create unique biomes and ecosystems. The lack of vegetation...

lake currently covers about 16,400 km2 (6,300 sq mi). However, like the Aral Sea, it is shrinking due to diversion and extraction of water from its feeders...

Aral Karakum Desert 40,000 km2 Aralkum Desert Barsuki Desert Betpak-Dala 75,000 km2 Kyzylkum Desert 298,000 km2 Moiynkum Desert 37,500 km2 Ryn Desert...

of Semirechye. The number of settlers rose still further once the Trans-Aral Railway from Orenburg to Tashkent was completed in 1906. A specially created...

The Atacama Desert (Spanish: Desierto de Atacama) is a desert plateau located on the Pacific coast of South America, in the north of Chile. Stretching...

/səˈhærə/) is a desert spanning across North Africa. With an area of 9,200,000 square kilometres (3,600,000 sq mi), it is the largest hot desert in the world...

Canyon Altay (Altai) Mountains Aral Karakum Desert Borders Caspian Sea Kazakh Steppe Khan Tangiri Shyngy Kyzylkum Desert Lake Balkhash Sharyn Canyon Syr...

Kazakh: sg. қазақ, qazaq, [qɑˈzɑq] , pl. қазақтар, qazaqtar, [qɑzɑqˈtɑr] ) are a Turkic ethnic group native to Central Asia and Eastern Europe, mainly Kazakhstan...

source of life and energy, exemplifies wealth and plenitude; the sun's rays are shaped like grain, which is the basis of abundance and prosperity; the eagle...

country's population being Muslim. Ethnic Kazakhs are predominantly Sunni Muslims of the Hanafi school. There are also small numbers of Shias. Geographically...