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Geographic Locations > Asia > Asia, Central

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Asia, Central  

Type

  • Geographical Descriptor

Broader concept

Note

  • a geog area; prefer specific countries

Scope note

  • 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)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D001209

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