Kyzyl Kum

proper noun

a large desert in Central Asia in the doab between the rivers Amu Darya and Syr Darya, divided between Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Kyzylkum · alternative Qyzylqum

  1. a large desert in Central Asia in the doab between the rivers Amu Darya and Syr Darya, divided between Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan

Origin

From Turkic, literally “Red Sand”.

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Translations

Hindi किज़िलकुम
  • किज़िलकुम (kizilkum)desert
Russian Кызылку́м
  • Кызылку́м (Kyzylkúm)desert
Turkish Kızılkum
  • Kızılkumdesert
Cite this entry
APA

Kyzyl Kum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kyzyl%20Kum

MLA

“Kyzyl Kum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kyzyl%20Kum. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kyzyl Kum,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kyzyl%20Kum.

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