Taklamakan Desert

Desert in Xinjiang, China

The Taklamakan Desert ( TAK-lə-mə-KAN) is a desert in northwestern China. Located inside the Tarim Basin in Southern Xinjiang, it is bounded by the Kunlun Mountains to the south, the Pamir Mountains to the west, the Tian Shan range to the north, and the Gobi Desert to the east.

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