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Golden Age Lake, locally known as Altyn Asyr köli [10] or alternatively as Karakum Lake, is a man-made lake under construction in the Karashor Depression in the Karakum Desert. Upon completion, the lake will span 2,000 square kilometres (770 sq mi) with a maximum depth of 70 metres (230 ft), and hold more than 130 cubic kilometers (4600 ...
The gas crater is near the village of Darvaza in the middle of the Karakum Desert. Located about 260 kilometres (160 mi) north of Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan, it has a diameter of 60–70 metres (200–230 ft) [4] [5] and a depth of about 30 metres (98 ft). [6] Another nearby gas crater is fenced off and has a distinct odor. [5]
The desert borders on the Syr Darya river to the south. The desert covers an area of 40,000 km 2 (15,000 sq mi). [3] [4] The landscape in the region is quite flat, with a height that varies from 55 to 118 metres (180 to 387 ft) above mean sea level. The dunes can reach heights of around 25 m (82 ft). The area is very dry, and the dried-out ...
Central Asia’s Karakum Desert holds one of remote Turkmenistan’s oddest features: the Darvaza Gas Crater, or Gates of Hell. The 230-foot-wide hole has been burning for more than 50 years ...
The Darvaza Gas Crater is a fiery, burning natural gas field in Turkmenistan. Located in the Karakum Desert, people have nicknamed it "The Door to Hell."
For the time being, the Darvaza Gas Crater continues to amaze visitors who make the long and arduous trek across the Karakum Desert to view Turkmenistan’s accidental natural wonder.
Tejen (older spellings: Tedzhen, Tejend, Tejent) is an oasis city in the Karakum Desert, in Ahal Province of Turkmenistan. It lies along the M37 highway, between Dushak and Mary, 223 kilometres (139 mi) by road southeast of Ashgabat. [1] It has a population of approximately 52,000. To the east is the larger oasis of Mary.
Mary (Turkmen pronunciation:; Cyrillic: Мары, 1992–1993: Marx), formerly named Merv, [1] Meru and Alexandria Margiana, is a city on an oasis in the Karakum Desert in Turkmenistan, located on the Murgab River. It is the capital city of Mary Region. In 2010, Mary had a population of 126,000, [2] up from 92,000 in the 1989 census. [3]