Kyzyl Kum
geographical name
variants
or Qizilqum
or Qyzylqum
desert in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan covering 115,000 square miles (297,850 square kilometers) between the Amu Dar'ya and Syr Dar'ya rivers
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“Kyzyl Kum.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Kyzyl%20Kum. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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