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Karakum Desert
The Caspian Sea and Karakum Desert.
The Karakum Desert covers an area of approximately 135,000 square miles, which is equivalent to about 350,000 square kilometres. This vast sandy region occupies roughly 70 percent of the total area of Turkmenistan.12