Qaraqum
Qaraqum is a desert in Zhetysu Region, Kazakhstan.- Type: Desert
- Also known as: “Karakum”, “Karakumy”, “Peski Kara-Kum”, and “Peski Karakum”
- Category: landform
- Location: Zhetysu Region, Kazakhstan, Central Asia, Asia
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Latitude
46.74292° or 46° 44′ 35″ northLongitude
80.08239° or 80° 4′ 57″ eastElevation
371 metres (1,217 feet)Open location code
8MR2P3VJ+5XGeoNames ID
1523270
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In Other Languages
From Kazakh to Russian—“Qaraqum” goes by many names.
- Kazakh: “Qaraqum”
- Kazakh: “Қарақұм”
- Russian: “Пески Каракум”
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