Answer: Karakum Desert
Explanation:
The Karakum Desert, whose name means Black sand in the Turkish language (due to the dark soil that lies beneath the sandy surface of this desert), is located in Central Asia, occupying most of Turkmenistan. Its area is estimated to be [tex]284,900 km^{2}[/tex], which makes it the tenth largest desert in the world.
Karakum is located east of the Caspian Sea and extends from the Ustyurt plateau to the north, to the Amu Daria river to the east and the Kopet-Dag mountains to the south. Its soil is mostly composed of large tracts of clay and wavy dunes and generally lacks of vegetation.
