The geographical area of Asia comprising KAZAKHSTAN; KYRGYZSTAN; TAJIKISTAN; TURKMENISTAN; and UZBEKISTAN. The desert region of Kara Kum (Qara Qum) is largely in Turkmenistan and the desert region of Kyzyl Kum (Kizil Kum or Qizil Qum), is in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p233, 590, 636)

Annotation

a geog area; prefer specific countries

zeměpisná oblast, dej přednost deskriptoru konkrétní země/zemí

DUI

D001209 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0001807

History note

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