central Turkmenistan
E800935
Central Turkmenistan is an arid inland region of Turkmenistan characterized by desert landscapes and reliant on major irrigation works for agriculture and settlement.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| central Turkmenistan canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | region of Turkmenistan ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
eastern Turkmenistan
ⓘ
northern Turkmenistan ⓘ southern Turkmenistan ⓘ western Turkmenistan ⓘ |
| climateType | cold desert climate ⓘ |
| climateZone | arid zone ⓘ |
| containsSettlement |
Ashgabat region (broad sense)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mary oasis NERFINISHED ⓘ Tejen oasis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Turkmenistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dominantEcosystem |
desert
ⓘ
semi-desert ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
cotton cultivation
ⓘ
grain cultivation ⓘ irrigated agriculture ⓘ livestock grazing ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
arid climate
ⓘ
continental climate ⓘ desert landscapes ⓘ inland region ⓘ low precipitation ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalIssue |
desertification
ⓘ
salinization ⓘ water scarcity ⓘ |
| hasLandform | Karakum Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVegetation |
ephemeral grasses
ⓘ
sparse desert shrubs ⓘ |
| hasWaterSource |
Amu Darya (via canals)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Karakum Canal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Asia
ⓘ
Turkmenistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| naturalHazard |
droughts
ⓘ
dust storms ⓘ |
| partOf | interior of Turkmenistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationDistribution | concentrated in irrigated oases ⓘ |
| reliesOn |
irrigation
ⓘ
major irrigation works ⓘ |
| soilType |
saline soils
ⓘ
sandy soils ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | agricultural heartland dependent on irrigation ⓘ |
| transportInfrastructure |
railway corridors
ⓘ
roads crossing Karakum Desert ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agricultural production
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.