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Karakum Desert
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Karakum Desert

 or Kara-Kum Desert

Desert area, Central Asia. Located in Turkmenistan, it is bounded to the east by the Amu Darya valley. It can be divided into three major regions: the elevated and wind-eroded Trans-Unguz in the north, the low-lying central plain, and the salt marshes of the southeast. It is populated by formerly nomadic Turkmen, who live by fishing in the Caspian Sea or raising livestock.



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Even in 2007 people in the Kara-kum desert, which spans much of the country, still did not have access to state-run electricity or running water, although Turkmenistan has been exporting electricity to Iran, Armenia, Turkey and Afghanistan.
But people in the Kara-kum desert, which spans much of the country, still do not have access to electricity or running water, although Turkmenistan exports electricity to Iran, Turkey and Afghanistan.
 
 
 
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