Karakum Canal, waterway in Turkmenistan, one of the most extensive water-supply canals in the world. The main section, begun in 1954 and completed in 1967, runs some 840 km (520 miles) from the Amu Darya (river) to Gökdepe, west of Ashgabat, skirting the Karakum Desert.

Sep 9, 2023 · The Karakum Canal (Turkmen: Garagum kanaly) is one of the longest water supply canals and largest irrigation systems in the world. Its located in Turkmenistan and crosses almost the entire territory of the country from east to west. The length of …

Aug 9, 2024 · Seventy years ago, in July 1954, construction began on one of the 20th century’s greatest engineering feats: the Karakum Canal. The project was initially conceived to support increased cotton cultivation in Turkmenistan.

Mar 27, 2020 · The Karakum Canal has been flowing through the endless sands of the Karakum Desert for more than half a century. Its construction was launched in 1954, and the Amyderya, one of the most water-abundant rivers in Central Asia, was used to promote the building of an artificial reservoir.

In 1988, in the Soviet Union was commissioned a unique hydrotechnical facility - the Karakum Canal. The length of the stream was 1,450 kilometers, and it connected the recalcitrant Amu Darya River (locally called Jeyhun) and the Caspian Sea.

There is a truly unique hydraulic structure in Turkmenistan, unparalleled in the international construction practice. The Karakum River was undoubtedly a grandiose construction site of the twentieth century, with its artificial canal stretching for 1,100 kilometers from East to West.

Started in 1954, and completed in 1988, it is navigable over much of its 1,375-kilometre (854 mi) length, and carries 13 cubic kilometres (3.1 cu mi) of water annually from the Amu-Darya River across the Karakum Desert in Turkmenistan.

Jan 1, 2012 · The idea to use the water of the Amudarya River for irrigation of the Karakum Desert was shaped in the eighteenth century and it was partially realized during the tsarist time in Russia. But only in the 1950s the Karakum Canal, the world’s major hydraulic...

Nov 27, 2015 · Started in 1954, and completed in 1988, it is navigable over much of its 1,375-kilometre (854 mi) length, and carries 13 cubic kilometres (3.1 cu mi) of water annually from the Amu-Darya River across the Karakum Desert in Turkmenistan.

The Karakum Canal is one of Uzbekistan’s most remarkable feats of engineering, stretching across the desert landscape of Central Asia. This vast waterway, which originates in Turkmenistan, has played a crucial role in the development of the surrounding region.