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❄️ Cold Winter Deserts of Turan

Science & Nature Turkmenistan Asia

❄️ Cold Winter Deserts of Turan
UNESCO World Heritage Site spanning Central Asia


🕐 2 min read · Updated 17 Mar 2026 at 02:40
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  • Location: Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan
  • UNESCO World Heritage Site designation for ecological and geological significance
  • Coordinates: 38.785°N, 62.504°E (Yeradzhi region)
  • Climate: Extreme continental — very cold winters (well below freezing) and hot, dry summers

The Cold Winter Deserts of Turan form a vast arid landscape across Central Asia, characterized by extreme continental ...

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