Sarykum
Sarykum or Sary-Kum is a large sand dune located in the Kumtorkalinsky District of Dagestan, Russian Federation. It is one of the largest sand dunes in Eurasia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: EldarGuseinov, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Korkmaskala and Tyube.
Korkmaskala
Village
Korkmaskala is a rural locality and the administrative center of Kumtorkalinsky District of the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. Population: 7,722 ; 5,980 ;… Korkmaskala is situated 6 km east of Sarykum.
Tyube
Town
Tyube is an urban locality in Kumtorkalinsky District of the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 6,496. Tyube is situated 7 km northeast of Sarykum.
Sarykum
- Type: Dune
- Description: large sand dune in Dagestan, Russia
- Category: landform
- Location: Dagestan, North Caucasus, Southern Russia, Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Russian—“Sarykum” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Сарикум”
- Cebuano: “Sarykum Dune”
- Persian: “ساریقوم”
- Polish: “Sary-kum”
- Russian: “Сарыкум”
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Localities in the Area
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