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.
Places of Interest
Highlights: Кумъ-Торкале.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Korkmaskala and Tyube.
Korkmaskala
Village
Korkmaskala is a rural locality and the administrative… Korkmaskala is situated 6 km east of Sarykum.
Tyube
Town
Tyube is an urban locality in Kumtorkalinsky District of the Republic of Dagestan, Russia. 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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Latitude
43.00713° or 43° 0′ 26″ north
Longitude
47.22889° or 47° 13′ 44″ east
Elevation
192 metres (630 feet)
Open location code
8HM9264H+VH
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Russian—“Sarykum” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Сарикум”
- Cebuano: “Sarykum Dune”
- Croatian: “Sarykum”
- Persian: “ساریقوم”
- Polish: “Sary-kum”
- Russian: “Сарыкум”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Urochishche Kumtorkala and Kumtorkala.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Stantsiya Kumtorkala and Gora Kakhmatam.
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