Karakum Desert

Summary

Karakum Desert is a desert^[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of desert entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (539 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Karakum Desert is located in Ahal Region^[3].
• Karakum Desert is located in Turkmenistan^[4].
• Karakum Desert is in the country of Turkmenistan^[5].
• Karakum Desert is in the country of Russian Empire^[6].
• Karakum Desert is in the country of Soviet Union^[7].
• Karakum Desert's image is recorded as MAKarakum6.jpg^[8].
• Karakum Desert's continent is recorded as Asia^[9].
• Karakum Desert's instance of is recorded as desert^[10].
• Karakum Desert's shares border with is recorded as Ustyurt Plateau^[11].
• Karakum Desert's shares border with is recorded as Amu Darya^[12].
• Karakum Desert's shares border with is recorded as Köpet Dag^[13].
• Karakum Desert's shares border with is recorded as Caspian Sea^[14].
• Karakum Desert's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 243420609^[15].
• Karakum Desert's GND ID is recorded as 4029624-6^[16].
• Karakum Desert's Commons category is recorded as Karakum^[17].
• Karakum Desert's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39, 'lon': 60}^[18].
• Karakum Desert's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0nx_b^[19].
• Karakum Desert's page banner is recorded as Karakum desert (Turkmenistan) banner.jpg^[20].
• Karakum Desert's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0504060^[21].
• Karakum Desert's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0035361^[22].
• Karakum Desert's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[23].
• Karakum Desert's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5^[24].
• Karakum Desert's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[25].
• Karakum Desert's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[26].
• Karakum Desert's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Turkmenistan^[5], a sovereign state^[28], in Turkmenistan^[29], founded in 1991^[30]; Russian Empire^[6], an empire^[31], in Russian Empire^[32], founded in 1721^[33]; and Soviet Union^[7], a federal republic^[34], in Soviet Union^[35], founded in 1922^[36]. Located in include Ahal Region^[3], a region of Turkmenistan^[37], in Turkmenistan^[38], founded in 1992^[39] and Turkmenistan^[4], a sovereign state^[40], in Turkmenistan^[41], founded in 1991^[42]. Karakum Desert's continent is recorded as Asia^[9].

Physical Characteristics

Karakum Desert's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+400000'}^[43].

Climate and Environment

Karakum Desert's Köppen climate classification is recorded as desert climate^[44].

Designation and Status

Karakum Desert's instance of is recorded as desert^[10].

Why It Matters

Karakum Desert ranks in the top 8% of desert entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (539 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]