Talk:Karakum Desert

the name is ultimately Mongolian derived — Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.242.81.170 (talk) 05:51, 24 March 2015 (UTC)

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Requested move 25 November 2023

 * The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: no consensus. (closed by non-admin page mover) — m w  (talk) (contribs) 10:38, 29 December 2023 (UTC)

– Main meaning. - Altenmann >talk 03:25, 25 November 2023 (UTC) — Relisting. – robertsky (talk) 18:53, 3 December 2023 (UTC) — Relisting. NmWTfs85lXusaybq (talk) 00:22, 11 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Karakum Desert → Karakum
 * Karakum → Karakum (disambiguation)


 * WikiNav for last month is borderline, 36 out of 73 identified clickstreams went there. Mass views for all time indicates it could well be a primary topic by usage. --Joy (talk) 11:25, 25 November 2023 (UTC)
 * Oppose 1, neutral on 2 regardless of the primary topic, my Google Scholar searches indicate that the name of the desert is typically included with the word desert and therefore it should be included in the article title. Additionally, this would improve recognizability for a name that is somewhat ambiguous. (t &#183; c)  buidhe  23:12, 4 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Relisting comment: More discussion on the primary topic is required. NmWTfs85lXusaybq (talk) 00:22, 11 December 2023 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
 * Support both. The primary topic is the desert. Agletarang (talk) 05:20, 20 December 2023 (UTC)
 * Oppose both. 1, per Buidhe, “Desert” is part of its proper name. On 2, no primary topic, it is ambiguous with Garagum District, known often as “Garagum” or “Karakum” as transliteration options.  The meaning, “black sand” is far too generic to ascribe PrimaryTopic. —SmokeyJoe (talk) 23:56, 25 December 2023 (UTC)