Taklamakan Desert
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The Taklamakan Desert, also known as Taklimakan and Teklimakan, is a desert in northwest China, in the southwest portion of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. It is bounded by the Kunlun Mountains to the south, and the desert Pamir Mountains and Tian Shan (ancient Mount Imeon) to the west and north.
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See also
- Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves
- Cities along the Silk Road
- Emin Minaret
- Kizil Caves
- List of deserts by area
- Mount Imeon
- Tarim Basin
- Tarim mummies
- Yuezhi
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