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mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aral_Qaraqumu" title="Aral Qaraqumu – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Aral Qaraqumu" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8_%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BC" title="Приаралски Каракум – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Приаралски Каракум" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aral_Karakum" title="Aral Karakum – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Aral Karakum" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aral_Mangy_Qaraqumy" title="Aral Mangy Qaraqumy – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Aral Mangy Qaraqumy" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Araali_Karakum" title="Araali Karakum – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Araali Karakum" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aral_Karakum" title="Aral Karakum – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Aral Karakum" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" 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data-title="Aral Karakum" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%90%E1%83%A0%E1%83%90%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98%E1%83%A1%E1%83%9E%E1%83%98%E1%83%A0%E1%83%90_%E1%83%A7%E1%83%90%E1%83%A0%E1%83%90%E1%83%A7%E1%83%A3%E1%83%9B%E1%83%98" title="არალისპირა ყარაყუმი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="არალისპირა ყარაყუმი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BB_%D2%9B%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D2%9B%D2%B1%D0%BC%D1%8B" title="Арал қарақұмы – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Арал қарақұмы" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ar%C4%81la_Karakums" title="Arāla Karakums – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Arāla Karakums" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aralo_Karakumai" title="Aralo Karakumai – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Aralo Karakumai" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-xmf mw-list-item"><a href="https://xmf.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%90%E1%83%A0%E1%83%90%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98%E1%83%A8%E1%83%9E%E1%83%98%E1%83%AF%E1%83%98%E1%83%A8_%E1%83%A7%E1%83%90%E1%83%A0%E1%83%90%E1%83%A7%E1%83%A3%E1%83%9B%E1%83%98" title="არალიშპიჯიშ ყარაყუმი – Mingrelian" lang="xmf" hreflang="xmf" data-title="არალიშპიჯიშ ყარაყუმი" data-language-autonym="მარგალური" data-language-local-name="Mingrelian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>მარგალური</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%84_%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%83%D9%88%D9%85" title="ارال كاراكوم – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="ارال كاراكوم" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gurun_Aral_Karakum" title="Gurun Aral Karakum – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Gurun Aral Karakum" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8B%D0%BD_%D0%9A%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%83%D0%BC" title="Аралын Каракум – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="Аралын Каракум" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Монгол</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aral_Karakum" title="Aral Karakum – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Aral Karakum" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aralsk_Karakum" title="Aralsk Karakum – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Aralsk Karakum" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orolbo%CA%BByi_qoraqumi" title="Orolboʻyi qoraqumi – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Orolboʻyi qoraqumi" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ara%C5%82_mangy_Karakumy" title="Arał mangy Karakumy – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Arał mangy Karakumy" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" 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elevation</th><td class="infobox-data">55 m (180 ft)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Area</th><td class="infobox-data">40,000 km<sup>2</sup> (15,000 sq mi)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #e7dcc3;">Geology</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Desert" title="Desert">Desert</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #e7dcc3;">Geography</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/Kazakhstan" title="Kazakhstan">Kazakhstan</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_system" title="Geographic coordinate system">Coordinates</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output 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title="Kazakh language">Kazakh</a>: <span lang="kk">Арал қарақұмы</span> / <span title="Kazakh-language text"><i lang="kk-Latn">Aral qaraqumy</i></span>, <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1177148991">.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}</style><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">IPA:</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="kk-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Kazakh" title="Help:IPA/Kazakh">[ɑˈrɑɫ<span class="wrap"> </span>qɑˌrɑqʊˈmɤ]</a></span>; Russian: <span title="Russian-language text"><span lang="ru">Приаральские Каракумы</span></span>, <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1177148991"><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">IPA:</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="ru-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Russian" title="Help:IPA/Russian">[prʲɪ(j)ɐˈralʲskʲɪje<span class="wrap"> </span>kərɐˈkumɨ]</a></span>) is a <a href="/wiki/Desert" title="Desert">desert</a> in <a href="/wiki/Kazakhstan" title="Kazakhstan">Kazakhstan</a>, situated northeast of the <a href="/wiki/Aral_Sea" title="Aral Sea">Aral Sea</a>. </p><p>Most of the desert territory is located within the <a href="/wiki/Aral_District" title="Aral District">Aral</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kazaly_District" title="Kazaly District">Kazaly</a> districts of the <a href="/wiki/Kyzylorda_Region" title="Kyzylorda Region">Kyzylorda Region</a>. A small sector is part of the southeastern end of the <a href="/wiki/Aktobe_Region" title="Aktobe Region">Aktobe Region</a> and the southwestern fringes of the <a href="/wiki/Karaganda_Region" title="Karaganda Region">Karaganda Region</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-GЕ_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GЕ-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-STMa_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-STMa-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aral_Karakum_Desert&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The desert borders on the <a href="/wiki/Syr_Darya" title="Syr Darya">Syr Darya</a> river to the south. The desert covers an area of 40,000 km<sup>2</sup> (15,000 sq mi).<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The landscape in the region is quite flat, with a height that varies from 55 to 118 metres (180 to 387 ft) <a href="/wiki/Height_above_mean_sea_level" title="Height above mean sea level">above mean sea level</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Dune" title="Dune">dunes</a> can reach heights of around 25 m (82 ft). The area is very dry, and the dried-out riverbeds usually only carry water during springtime, when the winter snow melts. Annual precipitation is around 120 mm (4.7 in). Lake <a href="/wiki/Zhaksykylysh" title="Zhaksykylysh">Zhaksykylysh</a> is located in the western part.<sup id="cite_ref-STMa_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-STMa-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Climate">Climate</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aral_Karakum_Desert&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Winter lasts from mid-November to mid-March, with varying cloud cover and frequent <a href="/wiki/Fog" title="Fog">fog</a>. Mean temperature during daytime is −5–10 °C (23–50 °F), and at night around −25 °C (−13 °F). The lowest recorded temperature is −42 °C (−44 °F). However, at any time during winter, mild weather is possible. Precipitation falls mostly in the winter as snow. Snow cover is usually around 15 cm (5.9 in) deep, but can reach 30 cm (12 in). </p><p>Summer lasts from May to mid-September. Daytime temperatures normally range 30–35 °C (86–95 °F), but temperatures up to 43 °C (109 °F) have been recorded. At night, the temperature drops to 15–18 °C (59–64 °F). During summer, there are often dry winds and <a href="/wiki/Dust_storm" title="Dust storm">dust storms</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Flora">Flora</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aral_Karakum_Desert&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Flora"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Aral Karakum has some vegetation, mainly <a href="/wiki/Grass" class="mw-redirect" title="Grass">grasses</a>, and it is being used for grazing of <a href="/wiki/Sheep" title="Sheep">sheep</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aral_Karakum_Desert&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-GЕ-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-GЕ_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/Google_Earth" title="Google Earth">Google Earth</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-STMa-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-STMa_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-STMa_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://maps.vlasenko.net/smtm1000/l-41.jpg">"L-41 Topographic Chart (in Russian)"</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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