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The world's only black desert: the Karakum Desert, contains oil treasures

author:Purple Man

The desert is full of yellow sand, but there are also black deserts in the world, which is the Karakum Desert. In terms of area, the Karakum Desert reaches 35 square kilometers, ranking fourth in the world, and it is also the only black desert in the world. There are thousands of deserts in Central Asia, and the Karakum Desert is one of them.

The world's only black desert: the Karakum Desert, contains oil treasures

Its geographical location is within the territory of Turkmenistan and can be said to be the main terrain of the whole turkmenistan. Turkmenistan is an extremely arid place, where the annual precipitation is less than 200 mm, which is the case for almost all of Turkmenistan. But turkmen people have never complained about the Karakum Desert, but are full of gratitude.

The world's only black desert: the Karakum Desert, contains oil treasures

The Karakum Desert is very arid. The annual evaporation here is several times that of precipitation. The Taklamakan Desert has never been so arid. For thousands of years, the rocks on the wasteland weathered in such a climate, eventually forming a very dark color of sand. This is where the Black Desert comes from.

The world's only black desert: the Karakum Desert, contains oil treasures

This desert has mineral deposits such as sulfur, oil and natural gas. In particular, natural gas, in the Karakum Desert has found a huge natural gas field called South Karakum, which has achieved a daily production of 200,000 cubic meters of natural gas, bringing a rolling source of wealth to the residents of the desert town.

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