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Kyzyl Kum
geographical name
\ ki-ˈzil-ˈku̇m
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variants:
or Qizilqum
or Qyzylqum
Definition of Kyzyl Kum
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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