- Kara Kum
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/kar'euh koohm", koom", kahr'euh/a desert S of the Aral Sea, largely in Turkmenistan. ab. 110,000 sq. mi. (284,900 sq. km).Also, Qara Qum.
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Kara Kum
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Kara-Kum — Kara Kum, Sandwüste nordwestlich des Aralsees, s.d … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Kara Kum — [kä rä′ ko͞om′; ] E [ kar′ə] desert in Turkmenistan, east of the Caspian Sea: c. 135,000 sq mi (349,649 sq km) … English World dictionary
Kara Kum — Ka•ra Kum [[t]ˌkær ə ˈkum, ˈkʊm, ˌkɑr ə[/t]] n. geg a desert S of the Aral Sea, largely in Turkmenistan. ab. 110,000 sq. mi. (284,900 sq. km) … From formal English to slang
Kara Kum — /karə ˈkum/ (say kahruh koohm) noun a desert in central Asia, south of the Aral Sea and largely in Turkmenistan. About 284 900 km2 …
Kara-Kum — geographical name desert Turkmenistan S of Aral Sea between the Caspian Sea & the Amu Dar ya area 115,830 square miles (300,000 square kilometers) … New Collegiate Dictionary
Kara Kum — noun a desert in Turkmenistan to the south of the Aral Sea • Syn: ↑Qara Qum, ↑Turkestan Desert • Instance Hypernyms: ↑desert • Part Holonyms: ↑Turkmenistan, ↑Turkomen, ↑Turkmen, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Kûm — (türk.), in geographischen Namen häufig vorkommend, bedeutet ursprünglich Sand, dann Wüste, z. B. Kara K., Kisil K. u. a … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Kum-tagh Desert — The Desert of Kum tagh (Kumutage Shamo, 库姆塔格沙漠) is a section of the Taklamakan Desert which lies east southeast of the Desert of Lop. It is on the other side of the Kara koshun and reaches north eastwards as far as the vicinity of the town of Sa… … Wikipedia
Kara-Koum — Désert du Karakoum Pour les articles homonymes, voir Karakoum. Désert du Karakoum [[Fichier:|250px|center|Carte du désert.]] Pays … Wikipédia en Français
Каракумы — (Kara Kum Desert, Garagum)Kara Kum DesertGaragum, пустыня, в Центральной Азии, к В. от Каспийского моря, между Аральским морем на С. и туркмено иранской границей на Ю. р.Амударья отделяет К. от пустыни Кызылкум … Страны мира. Словарь
