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Taukum () is a desert in the Almaty Region, Kazakhstan.

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Тауқұм
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Desert
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View of the desert
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Balkhash-Alakol Basin
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Kazakhstan
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Taukum () is a desert in the Almaty Region, Kazakhstan.

==Geography== Taukum is a sandy desert that is located in the southwestern part of the Balkhash-Alakol Basin. It extends to the south of the lower course of the Ili River, from the southern end of Lake Balkhash to the Bozoi Plateau. The Maizharylgan, part of the Chu-Ili Range rises to the west, and the Zhusandala Plain stretches to the south of the desert. Lake Itishpes lies at the northwestern end. The height of the sand dunes is between and .

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