The Karakum Desert, also spelled Kara-Kum and Gara Gum (“Black Sand”) is a desert in Central Asia. It occupies about 70 percent, or 350,000 km², of the area of Turkmenistan.
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The Karakum Desert, also spelled Kara-Kum and Gara Gum (“Black Sand”) is a desert in Central Asia. It occupies about 70 percent, or 350,000 km², of the area of Turkmenistan.