Muyunkum Desert

The Moiynkum Desert, is a desert in the and regions of southern . Common plant types in the desert include saksaul, milkvetch, mugwort and sedge.
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  • Type: Sand
  • Description: desert in Kazakhstan
  • Also known as: “Moiynkum Desert”

Muyunkum Desert

Latitude
43.58943° or 43° 35′ 22″ north
Longitude
72.37802° or 72° 22′ 41″ east
Open location code
8JMJH9QH+Q6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 611854275
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­sand
Wiki­data ID
Q4299931
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Uzbek—“Muyunkum Desert” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Մույունկում”
  • Azerbaijani: “Muyunqum”
  • Bulgarian: “Мойънкум”
  • Catalan: “Mujunkum”
  • Cebuano: “Moyynqum (kamadan sa Kasahistan, lat 44,50, long 70,00)”
  • Cebuano: “Moyynqum”
  • Chinese: “穆云库姆沙漠”
  • Chinese: “穆雲庫姆沙漠”
  • Czech: “Mujunkum”
  • Czech: “poušť Mujunkum”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “صحرا مويونكوم”
  • Estonian: “Mojõnkumi kõrb (Lõuna-Kasahstan)”
  • Estonian: “Mojõnkumi kõrb”
  • Finnish: “Moiynqūm”
  • French: “désert de Muyunkum”
  • French: “Désert de Muyunkum”
  • Georgian: “მუინყუმი”
  • German: “Mojynqum”
  • German: “Moyınqum”
  • German: “Mujunkum”
  • Italian: “deserto di Muyunkum”
  • Italian: “Deserto di Muyunkum”
  • Kazakh: “Мойынқұм”
  • Kirghiz: “Моюн-кум”
  • Kirghiz: “Моюн-Кум”
  • Korean: “모이윤쿰 사막”
  • Persian: “بیابان معین‌قوم”
  • Persian: “مویون‌قوم”
  • Polish: “Mojynkum”
  • Russian: “Мойынкум”
  • Spanish: “Desierto de Moynkum”
  • Spanish: “Desierto de Muyunkum”
  • Swedish: “Moyynqum (öken i Kazakstan, lat 44,50, long 70,00)”
  • Swedish: “Moyynqum”
  • Ukrainian: “Мойинкум”
  • Ukrainian: “Муюн-Кум”
  • Uzbek: “Moʻyinqum”

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