Karakum
in Mangistauskaya Oblast’, Kazakhstan
-
Aktau Airport (47 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 44.447 and 50.614 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 44° 26' 50" and E 50° 36' 49"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Tenge - KZT
- Spoken languages:
- Kazakh, Russian
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 02:56 PM (Friday)
- Timezone: Asia/Aqtau
- UTC/GMT offset: 6 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:45 am and 8:27 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -27.600 and -144.317 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Area - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Kazakhstan.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Kazakhstan. Last Update: 2024-04-19 08:03:45
Explore Karakum
Karakum in Mangistauskaya Oblast’ is a city in Kazakhstan about 1,068 mi (or 1,718 km) south-west of Astana, the country's capital.
Local time in Karakum is now 02:56 PM (Friday). The local timezone is named Asia / Aqtau with an UTC offset of 5 hours. We know of 1 airports in the vicinity of Karakum. The closest airport in Kazakhstan is Aktau Airport in a distance of 47 mi (or 76 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Aktau, Atyrau, Astrakhan, Makhachkala and Xacmaz. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 24°C / 75 °F
| Morning Temperature | 17°C / 63 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 20°C / 68 °F |
| Night Temperature | 19°C / 67 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 35% |
| Air Pressure | 1011 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 16 km/h (10 mph) from North-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
| General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Saturday, 20th of April 2024
24°C (75 °F)
19°C (65 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Sunday, 21st of April 2024
24°C (75 °F)
17°C (63 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Monday, 22nd of April 2024
16°C (61 °F)
15°C (58 °F)
Scattered clouds, moderate breeze.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Karakum.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Karakum, Qaraqum, Qora-Qopsy, Каракум
