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Kara Kum
or Qa·ra Qum
[ kar-uh koom, koom, kahr-uh ]
noun
- a desert S of the Aral Sea, largely in Turkmenistan. About 110,000 sq. mi. (284,900 sq. km).
Kara Kum
/ kəra ˈkum /
noun
- a desert in Turkmenistan, covering most of the country: extensive areas now irrigated. Area: about 300 000 sq km (120 000 sq miles)
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In character they resemble those of the neighbouring Kara-kum desert (see Kara-kum).
From Project Gutenberg
The population of the Kara-kum, consisting of nomad Kirghiz and Turkomans, is very small.
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