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Balkan Mountains (Turkmenistan)

Uly Balkan
Uly Balkan is located in Turkmenistan
Uly Balkan
Uly Balkan
Location within Turkmenistan
Highest point
PeakMount Arlan
Elevation1,880 m (6,170 ft)
Coordinates39°40′N 54°34′E / 39.667°N 54.567°E / 39.667; 54.567
Dimensions
Length70 km (43 mi)
Geography
Country
Turkmenistan

Balkhan Ranges or Balkan Ranges, also Balkhans, Balkans (Turkmen: Balkan daglary, Balkan Mountains) are mountains by the eastern shores of the Caspian Sea in the Balkan Region of Turkmenistan. They consist of the Greater Balkan, or Uly Balkan and the Lesser Balkan Kiçi Balkan [ru]. They are separated by Uzboy, a dried-out distributary of the Amu Darya.[1]

References

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  1. ↑  "Балханы" . Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary (in Russian). 1906.