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The name Taklamakan may mean 'Place of No Return' in folk etymology.
Taklamakan Desert
China
The Taklamakan Desert is a desert in northwest 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.
From the “Etymology” section
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The Taklamakan Desert is part of the Tarim Basin, which is 1,000 kilometres long and 400 kilometres wide.
Taklamakan Desert
China
The Taklamakan Desert is a desert in northwest 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.
From the “Geography” section
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In 2008, the Taklamakan was covered entirely with a thin layer of snow for the first time in recorded history.
Taklamakan Desert
China
The Taklamakan Desert is a desert in northwest 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.
From the “Climate” section
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Numerous archaeological treasures found in the sand-buried ruins of the Taklamakan point to Tocharian, early Hellenistic, Indian, and Buddhist influences.
Taklamakan Desert
China
The Taklamakan Desert is a desert in northwest 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.
From the “Oasis” section
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The Taklamakan Desert is the main setting for the Chinese film series Painted Skin.
Taklamakan Desert
China
The Taklamakan Desert is a desert in northwest 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.
From the “In popular culture” section
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