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The Taklamakan Desert is a desert in northwest China's Xinjiang region. 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.
  • Area: 337,000 km² (130,000 sq mi)
  • Country: China
  • State/Province: Xinjiang
  • Dungan: Такәламаган Шамә
  • Uyghur: تەكلىماكان قۇملۇقى ‎
Data from: en.wikipedia.org