The territory consists mainly of an extensive plain at an altitude up to 300 m (980 ft) above sea level, with a number of depressions and highlands (Sultanuizdag, Bukantau). Most of the area is covered with dunes (barchans); in the northwest large areas are covered with takirs (clay coatings); there are also some oases. There are agricultural settlements along the rivers and in the oases. Temperatures can be very high during the summer months, from mid-May to mid-September. Kerki, one extreme inland city located on the banks of the Amu Darya River, recorded 52 °C (126 °F) in July 1983. It is mainly located in Uzbekistan.
Desert fauna include the Russian tortoise (Testudo horsfieldii) and a large lizard known as the Transcaspian or desert monitor (Varanus griseus), which can reach lengths of 1.6 m (5.2 ft). The saiga antelope (Saiga tatarica) also occasionally migrates through the northern part of the desert.
Kyzylkum Nature Reserve in Bukhara Region was established in 1971. The area of the reserve amounts to 101,000 km2 (39,000 sq mi) and it is located on flood-land (tugai) drained by the Amudarya close to the settlement Dargan Ata. Fauna include: Bactrian deer (Cervus elaphus bactrianus), wild boar (Sus scrofa), common pheasant (Phasianus colchicus), golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetus).
Djeyran Reserve is located 40 km (25 mi) south of Bukhara. The total area of this reserve is 51,450 km2 (19,860 sq mi). It is a breeding centre for rare species such as goitered gazelle (Gazella subgutturosa), Przewalski's horse (Equus ferus przewalskii), Turkmenian kulan (Equus hemionus kulan) and MacQueen's bustard (Chlamydotis macqueenii). The reserve was founded in 1977 on the enclosed area in 5,131 ha (19.81 sq mi).
PaleontologyEdit
The Kyzylkum is between the Syr-Darya and Amu-Darya Rivers
The local population uses the large spaces of the Kyzylkum Desert as a pasture for livestock (mostly sheep, Bactrian camels and dromedaries).
The desert is well known for its deposits of gold, uranium, copper, aluminium and silver, natural gas and oil. The development of the most famous gold-field at Muruntau began in the early 1970s. The centres for the mining and smelting industry at the region are Navoi, Zarafshan, Uchkuduk. The major industrial enterprises are: НГМК (Navoi Mining and Smelting Complex) and the Uzbek U.S.A. Joint Venture "Zarafshan-Newmont". The centres of the gas-production industry are Gazli and Mubarek.
Sarmishsay, ancient monuments of anthropogenic activity
ReferencesEdit
^Mapping Mongolia: Situating Mongolia in the World from Geologic Time to the Present, Paula L.W. Sabloff, P.62
^ abWeishampel, David B.; Paul M. Barrett; Rodolfo A. Coria; Jean Le Loeuff; Zhao Xijin Xu Xing; Ashok Sahni; Elizabeth M.P. Gomani; Christopher R. Noto (2004). "Dinosaur Distribution". In David B. Weishampel; Peter Dodson; Halszka Osmólska (eds.). The Dinosauria (2nd ed.). Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 517–606. ISBN0-520-24209-2.
^ abNesov, Lev A. "Mesozoic and Paleogene birds of the USSR and their paleoenvironments". In Campbell Kenneth E. Jr. (ed.). Papers in Avian Paleontology Honoring Pierce Brodkorb. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Science Series 36. Los Angeles, CA: Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. pp. 465–478.
^Shishkin, Mikhail A. (2000). "Mesozoic amphibians from Mongolia and the Central Asiatic republics". In Benton, Michael J.; Shishkin, Mikhail A.; Unwin, David M.; Kurochkin Evgenii N. (eds.). The Age of Dinosaurs in Russia and Mongolia. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 297–308. ISBN0-521-55476-4.
^Sukhanov, Vladimir B. (2000). "Mesozoic turtles of Middle and Central Asia". In Benton, Michael J.; Shishkin, Mikhail A.; Unwin, David M.; Kurochkin Evgenii N. (eds.). The Age of Dinosaurs in Russia and Mongolia. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 309–367. ISBN0-521-55476-4.
^Unwin, David M.; Bakhurina, Natasha N. (2000). "Pterosaurs from Russia, Middle Asia and Mongolia". In Benton, Michael J.; Shishkin, Mikhail A.; Unwin, David M.; Kurochkin Evgenii N. (eds.). The Age of Dinosaurs in Russia and Mongolia. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 420–433. ISBN0-521-55476-4.
^Averianov, Alexander O. (2000). "Mammals from the Mesozoic of Kirgizstan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Tadzhikistan". In Benton, Michael J.; Shishkin, Mikhail A.; Unwin, David M.; Kurochkin Evgenii N. (eds.). The Age of Dinosaurs in Russia and Mongolia. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 627–652. ISBN0-521-55476-4.
External linksEdit
Media related to Kyzyl Kum at Wikimedia Commons
Slideshow: Across Central Asia’s Empty Core – Walking the caravan routes of the Kyzyl Kum desert
October 19, 2023
kyzylkum, desert, uzbek, qizilqum, Қизилқум, قىزىلقۇم, kazakh, Қызылқұм, romanized, qyzylqūm, قىزىلقۇم, 15th, largest, desert, world, name, means, sand, turkic, languages, located, central, asia, land, between, confluent, rivers, darya, darya, region, historic. The Kyzylkum Desert Uzbek Qizilqum Қizilkum قىزىلقۇم Kazakh Қyzylkum romanized Qyzylqum قىزىلقۇم is the 15th largest desert in the world Its name means Red Sand in Turkic languages It is located in Central Asia in the land between the confluent rivers Amu Darya and Syr Darya a region historically known as Transoxania 1 Today it is divided between Kazakhstan Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan It covers about 298 000 km2 115 000 sq mi Kyzylkum Desertkyzyl kumMap of Kyzyl KumKyzylkum DesertShow map of UzbekistanKyzylkum DesertShow map of KazakhstanArea298 000 km2 115 000 sq mi GeographyCountryKazakhstan and UzbekistanCoordinates42 26 28 N 63 27 41 E 42 44111 N 63 46139 E 42 44111 63 46139 Contents 1 Geography 2 Fauna 3 Paleontology 4 Economy 5 Gallery 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksGeography EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed March 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message The territory consists mainly of an extensive plain at an altitude up to 300 m 980 ft above sea level with a number of depressions and highlands Sultanuizdag Bukantau Most of the area is covered with dunes barchans in the northwest large areas are covered with takirs clay coatings there are also some oases There are agricultural settlements along the rivers and in the oases Temperatures can be very high during the summer months from mid May to mid September Kerki one extreme inland city located on the banks of the Amu Darya River recorded 52 C 126 F in July 1983 It is mainly located in Uzbekistan Fauna EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed March 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Desert fauna include the Russian tortoise Testudo horsfieldii and a large lizard known as the Transcaspian or desert monitor Varanus griseus which can reach lengths of 1 6 m 5 2 ft The saiga antelope Saiga tatarica also occasionally migrates through the northern part of the desert Kyzylkum Nature Reserve in Bukhara Region was established in 1971 The area of the reserve amounts to 101 000 km2 39 000 sq mi and it is located on flood land tugai drained by the Amudarya close to the settlement Dargan Ata Fauna include Bactrian deer Cervus elaphus bactrianus wild boar Sus scrofa common pheasant Phasianus colchicus golden eagle Aquila chrysaetus Djeyran Reserve is located 40 km 25 mi south of Bukhara The total area of this reserve is 51 450 km2 19 860 sq mi It is a breeding centre for rare species such as goitered gazelle Gazella subgutturosa Przewalski s horse Equus ferus przewalskii Turkmenian kulan Equus hemionus kulan and MacQueen s bustard Chlamydotis macqueenii The reserve was founded in 1977 on the enclosed area in 5 131 ha 19 81 sq mi Paleontology Edit nbsp The Kyzylkum is between the Syr Darya and Amu Darya RiversThe Kyzylkum Desert has exposed rock formations that have yielded a number of fossils Of particular interest is the Bissekty Formation of Uzbekistan from the early Late Cretaceous which has produced several species of early birds Incolornis martini Explorornis walkeri Kizylkumavis cretacea Kuszholia mengi Lenesornis kaskarovi Sazavis prisca Zhyraornis kaskarovi and Z logunovi are recognized as valid species Tyrannosaurid therizinosaurid ornithomimosaur oviraptorosaurian troodontid ankylosaur hadrosaur and ceratopsian dinosaurs are also known from this rock unit 2 Other fossils from the Cretaceous rocks of the Kyzylkum include tree trunks pelecypods beetles sharks rays bony fish 3 frogs salamanders 4 turtles 5 crocodylomorphs 3 pterosaurs 6 and a varied fauna of small early mammals 7 Paleontologists that have worked in this area include J David Archibald Alexander Averianov Sergei Kurzanov Lev Nesov Anatoly Riabinin Anatoly Rozhdestvensky and Hans Dieter Sues 2 Economy EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed March 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message The local population uses the large spaces of the Kyzylkum Desert as a pasture for livestock mostly sheep Bactrian camels and dromedaries The desert is well known for its deposits of gold uranium copper aluminium and silver natural gas and oil The development of the most famous gold field at Muruntau began in the early 1970s The centres for the mining and smelting industry at the region are Navoi Zarafshan Uchkuduk The major industrial enterprises are NGMK Navoi Mining and Smelting Complex and the Uzbek U S A Joint Venture Zarafshan Newmont The centres of the gas production industry are Gazli and Mubarek Gallery Edit nbsp Kyzylkum south of Dzhangeldy Uzbekistan nbsp Most of the area is covered with sand dunes nbsp The local population use the large spaces of the Kyzylkum for pasturing livestock nbsp Fortress of Ayaz Kala in Khwarazm overlooking the Kyzylkum Desert 6th to 8th century CE See also EditAndronovo culture Aydar Lake large artificial lake Central Asian northern desert an ecoregion largely corresponding with the Kyzylkum Desert Karakum Desert another desert of Central Asia List of deserts by area Sarmishsay ancient monuments of anthropogenic activityReferences Edit Mapping Mongolia Situating Mongolia in the World from Geologic Time to the Present Paula L W Sabloff P 62 a b Weishampel David B Paul M Barrett Rodolfo A Coria Jean Le Loeuff Zhao Xijin Xu Xing Ashok Sahni Elizabeth M P Gomani Christopher R Noto 2004 Dinosaur Distribution In David B Weishampel Peter Dodson Halszka Osmolska eds The Dinosauria 2nd ed Berkeley University of California Press pp 517 606 ISBN 0 520 24209 2 a b Nesov Lev A Mesozoic and Paleogene birds of the USSR and their paleoenvironments In Campbell Kenneth E Jr ed Papers in Avian Paleontology Honoring Pierce Brodkorb Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Science Series 36 Los Angeles CA Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County pp 465 478 Shishkin Mikhail A 2000 Mesozoic amphibians from Mongolia and the Central Asiatic republics In Benton Michael J Shishkin Mikhail A Unwin David M Kurochkin Evgenii N eds The Age of Dinosaurs in Russia and Mongolia Cambridge Cambridge University Press pp 297 308 ISBN 0 521 55476 4 Sukhanov Vladimir B 2000 Mesozoic turtles of Middle and Central Asia In Benton Michael J Shishkin Mikhail A Unwin David M Kurochkin Evgenii N eds The Age of Dinosaurs in Russia and Mongolia Cambridge Cambridge University Press pp 309 367 ISBN 0 521 55476 4 Unwin David M Bakhurina Natasha N 2000 Pterosaurs from Russia Middle Asia and Mongolia In Benton Michael J Shishkin Mikhail A Unwin David M Kurochkin Evgenii N eds The Age of Dinosaurs in Russia and Mongolia Cambridge Cambridge University Press pp 420 433 ISBN 0 521 55476 4 Averianov Alexander O 2000 Mammals from the Mesozoic of Kirgizstan Uzbekistan Kazakhstan and Tadzhikistan In Benton Michael J Shishkin Mikhail A Unwin David M Kurochkin Evgenii N eds The Age of Dinosaurs in Russia and Mongolia Cambridge Cambridge University Press pp 627 652 ISBN 0 521 55476 4 External links Edit nbsp Media related to Kyzyl Kum at Wikimedia Commons Slideshow Across Central Asia s Empty Core Walking the caravan routes of the Kyzyl Kum desert Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kyzylkum Desert amp oldid 1170103643, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
