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The '''Terek-Kuma Lowland''' ({{langx|ru|Терско-Кумская низменность}}) is the [[Upland and lowland|lowland]] in the southwestern part of the [[Caspian Depression]] in southern [[Russia]], in [[Republic of Dagestan]], [[Stavropol Krai]] and [[Chechen Republic]]. It has altitudes between 28 m below sea level and 100 m above sea level, constituting the eastern part of [[Ciscaucasia]].

== Geography == Terek-Kuma lowland is bounded by the [[Kuma–Manych Depression]] in the north, the [[Caspian Sea]] in the east, the [[Greater Caucasus]] range in the south and the [[Stavropol Upland]] in the west. The lowland is named after its major rivers, the [[Kuma River (Russia)|Kuma]] and the [[Terek River|Terek]].

Another important river flowing through the lowland is the [[Sulak River|Sulak]]. The lowland is covered by sandy [[semi-desert]]s, dry [[steppe]]s and [[Phragmites|reed]] [[marsh]]es in the deltas. The Terek-Kuma sands between the Kuma and Terek valleys are also known as the '''Nogai Steppe''' ({{langx|ru|Ногайская степь}}).{{sfn|Williams|2020|p=813}}

== References == {{Reflist}}

==Sources== * {{cite book |last1=Williams |first1=Victoria R. |title=Indigenous Peoples: An Encyclopedia of Culture, History, and Threats to Survival [4 volumes] |date=24 February 2020 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing USA |isbn=978-1-4408-6118-5 |pages=812–815 |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Indigenous_Peoples/TxjOEAAAQBAJ |language=en |chapter=Nogai}}

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