Explanation

• The Karakum Desert is located in Turkmenistan
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• Karakum is a Turkish word that means “Black Sand”.
• The area of Karakum Desert is 3,50,000 Km2.
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• It occupies about 70 percent of the area of Turkmenistan.
• Another, smaller desert in Kazakhstan near the Aral Sea is called the Aral Karakum.