A Trip to the Alakolkum Sands from Shymkent and Almaty -
Alakolkum is a sandy valley (small desert) on the right bank of the Syr Darya River. It lies at an altitude of 220-280 meters above sea level. It is 65 km long and 8-18 km wide.
How to Get There and Visit -
Alakolkum is located in the Arysky District of the Turkestan Region, Kazakhstan.
Tourist Information
The terrain is rugged. The land is composed of Quaternary rocks. Wormwood and grass grow on the meadow-gray and ordinary sandy-gray soils of Alakolkum, while the alkaline soils are home to alabota.
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