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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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Officials said a winter sports stadium would be part of an "ice palace" in the capital Ashgabat, located in the scorching Karakum Desert where temperatures regularly reach over 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit).
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We are constructing enormous buildings, we are building the Turkmen lake in the Karakum desert for future generations.
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