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Karakum Desert The Karakum Desert, also spelled Kara-Kum and Gara-Gum ( tk, Garagum, ; rus, Караку́мы, Karakumy, kərɐˈkumɨ), is a desert in Central Asia. Its name in Turkic languages means "black sand": "" means sand; "" is a contraction of : " ...
, a desert in Central Asia * ''Karakum'' (film), a 1994 Turkmen film *
Karakum Canal The Karakum Canal (Qaraqum Canal, Kara Kum Canal, Garagum Canal; russian: Каракумский канал, ''Karakumskiy Kanal'', tk, Garagum kanaly, , ) in Turkmenistan is one of the largest irrigation and water supply canals in the world. St ...
, Turkmenistan *
Karakum District Karakum District or Garagum District tk, Garagum etraby is a district of Mary Province in Turkmenistan. The administrative center of the district is the town of Karakum. It is formed in 1978 as Karakum Raion A raion (also spelt rayon) is a ty ...
, Turkmenistan


See also

* Karakoram, a large mountain range spanning the borders of India, Pakistan and China *
Karakorum Karakorum (Khalkha Mongolian: Хархорум, ''Kharkhorum''; Mongolian Script:, ''Qaraqorum''; ) was the capital of the Mongol Empire between 1235 and 1260 and of the Northern Yuan dynasty in the 14–15th centuries. Its ruins lie in th ...
, a medieval city in Mongolia {{Disambiguation