Fun fact 1 about Taklamakan Desert
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The name Taklamakan may mean 'Place of No Return' in folk etymology.
Taklamakan Desert
China
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Taklamakan Desert
China
Area
337,000 km²
Countries
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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