Fun fact 4 about Karakum Desert
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The desert is crossed by the second-largest irrigation canal in the world, the Karakum Canal.
Karakum Desert
Turkmenistan
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Karakum Desert
Turkmenistan
Area
350,000 km²
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Turkmenistan
The Karakum Desert, also spelt Qaraqum and Garagum, is the 12th largest desert in the world, located in Central Asia. The name refers to the shale-rich sand beneath the surface. It occupies about 70 percent, or roughly 350,000 km2 (140,000 sq mi), of Turkmenistan.
From the “Hydrography” section
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