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{{Short description|Low-lying desert basin in Central Asia}} |
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[[Image:caspianseamap.png|thumb|right|450px|Map of the Caspian and Aral sea, yellow shading indicates Caspian drainage basin]] |
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{{about||the historical region|Turan}} |
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The '''Turan Depression''', '''Turan Lowland''' or '''Turanian Basin''' is a [[lowland|low-lying]] [[desert]] [[Depression (geology)|basin]] region stretching from southern [[Turkmenistan]] through [[Uzbekistan]] to [[Kazakhstan]]. The [[lowland]] region lies to the east of the [[Caspian Sea]] and southeast of the [[Aral Sea]] in the vast [[Aral–Caspian Depression]] but extends to parts above sea level as well. It is one of the largest expanses of sand in the world. On average, the region receives less than 15 inches (381mm) of [[rainfall]] per year. The [[Kara Kum]] desert lies at the southern portion of the Turan Lowlands. |
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[[File:Iran Turan map 1843.jpg|thumb|Turan Depression (area enclosed by orange line)]] |
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The '''Turan Depression''', '''Turan Lowland''' or '''Turanian Basin''' is a [[lowland|low-lying]] [[desert]] [[Depression (geology)|basin]] region stretching from southern [[Turkmenistan]] through [[Uzbekistan]] to [[Kazakhstan]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ti53BwAAQBAJ&dq=D%C3%A9pression+de+Touran+Kazakhstan&pg=PT2365 |title=Dictionnaire de biogéographie végétale |date=5 March 2015 |trans-title=Dictionary of plant biogeography |editor-first1=Georges |editor-last1=Métailie |editor-first2=Antoine |editor-last2=Da Lage |edition=Nouvelle |publisher=CNRS EDITIONS |language=fr |isbn=978-2271083289}}</ref> |
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==Geography== |
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The [[lowland]] region lies to the east of the [[Caspian Sea]] and southeast of the [[Aral Sea]] in the vast [[Aral–Caspian Depression]] but extends to parts above sea level as well. It is one of the largest expanses of sand in the world,<ref>{{cite book|author-last=Caroe |author-first=Olaf |url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/862273470 |title=Soviet Empire: The Turks of Central Asia and Stalinism |date=1953 |publisher=[[Palgrave Macmillan|Macmillan]] |chapter=The Turanian Basin |oclc=862273470}}</ref> covering an area of around 3 million km<sup>2</sup>.<ref name="bse">{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://bse.sci-lib.com/article112867.html |encyclopedia=[[Great Soviet Encyclopedia]] |title=Туранская низменность |trans-title=Turan lowland |volume=26 |pages=320 |language=ru}}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=March 2023}} On average, the region receives less than {{convert|15|in|mm}} of [[rainfall]] per year. The [[Karakum Desert|Karakum]] desert lies at the southern portion of the Turan Lowlands. |
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The part of the depression adjacent to the Aral Sea is drainless. It includes a network of temporary streams usually ending in ''[[Sor (geomorphology)|sor]]'' [[Salt pan (geology)|salt flat]]s, which seasonally become [[salt lake]]s.<ref>Sania Beisenbaeva, ''Description of the forecast of spring flood volume of the Ilek River'',</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Three of the largest cities in the Turan Depression are [[Daşoguz]] in [[Turkmenistan]], [[Nukus]] in [[Uzbekistan]], and [[Urganch]], also in Uzbekistan. [[Vpadina Akchanaya]] in Turkmenistan is {{convert|267|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}} below [[sea level]]. The [[Amu Darya]] River runs in a southeast–north-westerly direction through the lowlands.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Turán|volume=19 |encyclopedia=Gran Enciclopedia Ilustrada |language=es |publisher=Ediciones Danae, S.A. |isbn=84-7505-292-4}}</ref> |
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In the [[Pliocene]] and [[Pleistocene]], the territory of the modern Turan depression was the bottom of the vast Turan Sea, which was divided into the modern [[Caspian Sea|Caspian]] and [[Aral Sea|Aral seas]] about ten thousand years ago.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.poteplenie.ru/doc/karn-golfst5.htm |author-first1=A. V. |author-last1=Karnaukhov |author-first2=V. N. |author-last2=Karnaukhov |title=Новая модель оледенений в Северном полушарии |trans-title=A new model of glaciation in the Northern Hemisphere |language=ru |url-status=dead |access-date=13 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101121135137/http://poteplenie.ru/doc/karn-golfst5.htm |archive-date=21 November 2010}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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[[ca:Depressó de Turan]] |
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*[[Kazakh semi-desert]] |
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[[cs:Turanská nížina]] |
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*[[Turgay Depression]] |
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[[es:Depresión del Turán]] |
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== References == |
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[[it:Bassopiano turanico]] |
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The Turan Depression, Turan Lowland or Turanian Basin is a low-lying desert basin region stretching from southern Turkmenistan through Uzbekistan to Kazakhstan.[1]
Geography[edit]
The lowland region lies to the east of the Caspian Sea and southeast of the Aral Sea in the vast Aral–Caspian Depression but extends to parts above sea level as well. It is one of the largest expanses of sand in the world,[2] covering an area of around 3 million km2.[3][failed verification] On average, the region receives less than 15 inches (380 mm) of rainfall per year. The Karakum desert lies at the southern portion of the Turan Lowlands.
The part of the depression adjacent to the Aral Sea is drainless. It includes a network of temporary streams usually ending in sor salt flats, which seasonally become salt lakes.[4]
Three of the largest cities in the Turan Depression are Daşoguz in Turkmenistan, Nukus in Uzbekistan, and Urganch, also in Uzbekistan. Vpadina Akchanaya in Turkmenistan is 267 feet (81 meters) below sea level. The Amu Darya River runs in a southeast–north-westerly direction through the lowlands.[5]
In the Pliocene and Pleistocene, the territory of the modern Turan depression was the bottom of the vast Turan Sea, which was divided into the modern Caspian and Aral seas about ten thousand years ago.[6]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Métailie, Georges; Da Lage, Antoine, eds. (5 March 2015). Dictionnaire de biogéographie végétale [Dictionary of plant biogeography] (in French) (Nouvelle ed.). CNRS EDITIONS. ISBN 978-2271083289.
- ^ Caroe, Olaf (1953). "The Turanian Basin". Soviet Empire: The Turks of Central Asia and Stalinism. Macmillan. OCLC 862273470.
- ^ "Туранская низменность" [Turan lowland]. Great Soviet Encyclopedia (in Russian). Vol. 26. p. 320.
- ^ Sania Beisenbaeva, Description of the forecast of spring flood volume of the Ilek River,
- ^ "Turán". Gran Enciclopedia Ilustrada (in Spanish). Vol. 19. Ediciones Danae, S.A. ISBN 84-7505-292-4.
- ^ Karnaukhov, A. V.; Karnaukhov, V. N. "Новая модель оледенений в Северном полушарии" [A new model of glaciation in the Northern Hemisphere] (in Russian). Archived from the original on 21 November 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
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