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Atmospheric studies have shown that dust originating from the
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Memet Simay's household was one of 446 in Qira township forced to relocate in the 1980s, although the family has since returned to the area. "When I woke up one morning, I found I couldn't open the door because of the weight of sand that had accumulated overnight. My crops were buried too, so I had
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loops around the south and west side of the Traim. In total, the
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The Taklamakan Desert is surrounded by the Taklimakan Desert railway loop. The
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KJ A-LANG-HA HA-LA-MA MAI-K'O-TSA-K'O LH{...}LEGEND{...}AREA NAME HA-LA-MA
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Sun, Jimin; Lou, Tungsten (2006). "The Age of the Taklimakan Desert".
30:"Taklamakan" redirects here. For the novelette by Bruce Sterling, see
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1974:"Origin and meaning of the name "Taklamakan" [塔克拉玛干之名的起源与语义]"
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influences. Its treasures and dangers have been vividly described by
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China begins drilling a 10-kilometer-deep hole in Earth's crust
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Traces in the Desert: Journeys of Discovery Across Central Asia
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peoples. The present population consists largely of Turkic
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mountains and enters the desert in the western part of the
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A portion of the Korean quasi-historical TV drama series
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mountains are located in the western part of the desert.
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1823: – List of the largest deserts in the world by area
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a specific class of mineral found in the dust, known as
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This desert was explored by several scholars, including
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The Great Game: The Struggle for Empire in Central Asia
1849: – Series of mummies discovered in the Tarim Basin
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The desert is the main setting for Chinese film series
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2844:. Vancouver/Toronto/Berkeley: Douglas & McIntyre.
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1913:Jarring, Gunnar (1997). "The Toponym Takla-makan".
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2397:. Xinhuanet.com. February 1, 2008. Archived from
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1771:The issue No. 39 'Soft Places' of Neil Gaiman's
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2954:Treasure seekers : China's frozen desert
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1942:"Takla Makan Desert at TravelChinaGuide.com"
1582:in that area. It will not be as deep as the
2536:The Silk Road: Trade, Travel, War and Faith
1670:. Unsourced material may be challenged and
1596:Tarim Basin § Roads and Transportation
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1898:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (
1843: – Endorheic basin in Xinjiang, China
1829: – Ancient name for major Asia massif
1469:in the east. Now, many, such as Miran and
1386:Map including the Taklamakan Desert (1917)
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2867:. Cambridge University Press, 612 pages.
2781:Korkut Ata Türkiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi
2008:
2001:Korkut Ata Türkiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi
1734:Learn how and when to remove this message
77:337,000 km (130,000 sq mi)
3135:Central Afghan Mountains xeric woodlands
2600:"A Host of Mummies, a Forest of Secrets"
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2112:. B. Tauris & Company. p. 141.
626:of the Himalayas, Taklamakan has a cold
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4281:World Heritage Tentative List for China
2775:Kara, Turdi Mettursun (March 1, 2022).
2276:from the original on September 29, 2007
2240:. New York: Check mark Books. pp.
2151:. Oxford University Press. p. 12.
2046:. Oxford University Press. p. 16.
1995:Kara, Turdi Mettursun (March 1, 2022).
1876:
1523:Later, the Taklamakan was inhabited by
618:Sand dunes captured by NASA's Landsat-7
2785:doi:10.51531/korkutataturkiyat.1070366
2610:from the original on December 28, 2014
2378:Perry–Castañeda Library Map Collection
2165:from the original on February 19, 2017
2126:from the original on February 19, 2017
2087:from the original on February 19, 2017
2067:Hobbs, Joseph J. (December 14, 2007).
1891:
1418:would stop for relief at the thriving
2040:Golden, Peter B. (January 14, 2011).
1948:from the original on October 25, 2008
1855:, town at centre of Taklamakan Desert
565:road crosses the desert to the east.
7:
3170:Registan–North Pakistan sandy desert
3053:West Saharan montane xeric woodlands
2956:, National Geographic Society (2001)
2777:""Taklamakan" Adının Kökeni Üzerine"
2660:from the original on August 19, 2017
2511:from the original on January 9, 2017
2353:no choice but to move," he recalled.
2302:from the original on August 17, 2007
1997:""Taklamakan" Adının Kökeni Üzerine"
1668:adding citations to reliable sources
657:Climate data for Taklamakan Desert (
3089:Persian Gulf desert and semi-desert
2842:The Horse That Leaps Through Clouds
2454:China Meteorological Administration
2427:China Meteorological Administration
2145:Hopkirk, Peter (November 1, 2001).
2106:Baumer, Christoph (June 30, 2008).
1369:China Meteorological Administration
3074:Azerbaijan shrub desert and steppe
3043:South Saharan steppe and woodlands
3028:North Saharan steppe and woodlands
2787:. ISSN 2687-5675. S2CID 248487312.
2648:Fox, Douglas (December 22, 2014).
2010:10.51531/korkutataturkiyat.1070366
25:
2810:University of Massachusetts Press
2598:Wade, Nicholas (March 15, 2010).
1586:(12,262 metres (40,230 ft).
460:is less clear. The word may be a
3145:Central Asian riparian woodlands
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2553:from the original on May 9, 2016
2334:"Holding back the sands of time"
1777:takes place in the desert, when
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588:crosses the Taklamakan as well.
446:While most researchers agree on
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3206:Great Lakes Basin desert steppe
3201:Gobi Lakes Valley desert steppe
3120:Badghyz and Karabil semi-desert
1886:Geograficheskiye nazvaniya mira
557:(on the northern edge) and the
456:word for "place", etymology of
1755:Painted Skin: The Resurrection
543:The People's Republic of China
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3150:Central Asian southern desert
3140:Central Asian northern desert
3079:Central Persian desert basins
2790:Jarring, Gunnar (1997). "The
2753:Zhang, Kate (June 17, 2022).
2656:. Vol. 46, no. 22.
2374:U.S. Army Topographic Command
2236:The Atlas of World Archeology
2043:Central Asia in World History
648:diurnal temperature variation
212:Tʻa³-kʻo⁴-la¹-ma³-kan¹ Sha-mo
53:View of the Taklamakan desert
4236:Deserts and xeric shrublands
3115:Afghan Mountains semi-desert
3006:deserts and xeric shrublands
2917:Bealby, John Thomas (1911).
2296:"The World's Largest Desert"
512:Settlements, 3rd century AD.
434:range to the north, and the
253:Thah-khek-lá-má-kan Soa-bo̍k
3186:Alashan Plateau semi-desert
3165:Paropamisus xeric woodlands
3125:Baluchistan xeric woodlands
2798:, Vol. 1, pp. 227–240.
2533:; Library, British (2004).
2497:. Oxford University Press.
2475:"38°53'28.0"n 82°10'40.0"e"
1134:Average precipitation days
920:Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
780:Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
553:(on the southern edge) and
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3196:Eastern Gobi desert steppe
2863:Warner, Thomas T. (2004).
2629:Xinjiang territory profile
1816:Cities along the Silk Road
1593:
1479:People's Republic of China
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640:2008 Chinese winter storms
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4261:Sites along the Silk Road
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3084:Mesopotamian shrub desert
2539:. Serindia Publications.
2494:Spies Along the Silk Road
2452:(in Simplified Chinese).
2425:(in Simplified Chinese).
1958:But see Christian Tyler,
1861: – Irrigation system
1781:gets lost in the desert.
1626:Southern Xinjiang railway
1602:Southern Xinjiang Railway
1477:Autonomous Region of the
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2840:Tamm, Eric Enno (2010).
2759:South China Morning Post
2638:, BBC News. May 7, 2011.
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2422:中国气象数据网 – WeatherBk Data
2421:
2070:World Regional Geography
1962:, John Murray 2003, p.17
1884:Pospelov, E. M. (1998).
1758:. The Chinese TV series
150:Traditional Chinese
32:Taklamakan (short story)
4266:Physiographic provinces
3290:List of deserts by area
3023:Atlantic coastal desert
2967:Photos of area in China
2926:Encyclopædia Britannica
2902:Encyclopædia Britannica
2823:Hopkirk, Peter (1994).
2270:Encyclopædia Britannica
2200:10.1126/science.1124616
1821:List of deserts by area
1584:Kola Superdeep Borehole
1453:(Hetian) to the south,
622:Because it lies in the
489:linked the name to the
422:, it is bounded by the
166:Simplified Chinese
3872:Gran Desierto de Altar
3130:Caspian lowland desert
3033:Red Sea coastal desert
2934:Cariou, Alain (2010).
1888:. Moscow. p. 408.
1837:, named for the desert
1618:Hotan–Ruoqiang railway
1610:Hotan–Ruoqiang railway
1555:Scientific exploration
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1396:Molcha (Moleqie) River
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65:Taklamakan Desert and
4276:Palearctic ecoregions
4251:Geography of Xinjiang
4171:North American Arctic
3912:North American Arctic
3160:Kopet Dag semi-desert
2940:Encyclopaedia Iranica
2650:"The Dust Detectives"
2634:July 1, 2018, at the
2232:Ban, Paul G. (2000).
1797:Mobile Suit Gundam 00
1622:Kashgar–Hotan railway
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414:. Located inside the
1931:Tamm (2011), p. 139.
1664:improve this section
1614:Golmud–Korla railway
1527:. Starting with the
710:Record high °C (°F)
586:Golmud-Korla Railway
549:links the cities of
547:Tarim Desert Highway
231:تَاكْلامَاقًا شَاموْ
4241:Ecoregions of China
4099:Los Médanos de Coro
3847:Channeled scablands
3470:Ramlat al-Sab'atayn
2920:"Takla Makan"
2708:10.1038/nature12278
2700:2013Natur.498..355A
2401:on February 8, 2008
2376:. 1971 – via
2323:, pp. 365–366.
2266:"Taklamakan Desert"
2242:134&n dash, 135
1859:Turpan water system
1683:"Taklamakan Desert"
1181:Average snowy days
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3503:Aral Karakum
3495:Central Asia
3485:Wahiba Sands
3398:Richtersveld
3323:Black Desert
3280:Polar desert
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3179:Eastern Asia
3108:Central Asia
3062:Western Asia
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239:Southern Min
198:Hanyu Pinyin
144:Chinese name
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4039:Sturt Stony
3999:Great Sandy
3937:Smoke Creek
3902:Lechuguilla
3887:Great Sandy
3877:Great Basin
3518:Betpak-Dala
2948:Videography
2741:India Today
2459:October 10,
2432:October 10,
2405:February 4,
2339:China Daily
2169:December 5,
2130:December 5,
2091:December 5,
1841:Tarim Basin
1827:Mount Imeon
1774:The Sandman
1565:Aurel Stein
1547:and ethnic
1529:Han dynasty
1502:Aurel Stein
1490:Hellenistic
624:rain shadow
578:Qira County
529:Tarim Basin
487:Huang Wenbi
483:Wang Guowei
436:Gobi Desert
416:Tarim Basin
317:Yengi Yeziⱪ
277:Uyghur name
225:Xiao'erjing
131: /
106:Coordinates
67:Tarim Basin
4225:Categories
4146:Antarctica
4109:Patagonian
4094:La Guajira
4034:Strzelecki
3927:Red Desert
3867:Forty Mile
3852:Chihuahuan
3832:Black Rock
3648:South Asia
3633:Taklamakan
3408:Tanezrouft
3009:ecoregions
3003:Palearctic
2557:August 25,
2306:August 22,
2280:August 11,
1866:References
1779:Marco Polo
1694:newspapers
1573:K-feldspar
1549:Han people
1533:silk route
1506:Sven Hedin
1404:Altyn-Tagh
1136:(≥ 0.1 mm)
632:air masses
491:Tocharians
452:being the
208:Wade–Giles
133:38.9; 82.2
4176:Greenland
4138:Antarctic
3986:Australia
3862:Escalante
3799:Deliblato
3656:Cholistan
3573:East Asia
3373:Moçâmedes
3191:Dzungaria
2852:(cloth);
2583:August 7,
2515:August 7,
2027:248487312
2019:2687-5675
1921:: 227–40.
1894:cite book
1871:Citations
1651:does not
1486:Tocharian
1424:Amu Darya
1416:Silk Road
533:Silk Road
504:Geography
442:Etymology
432:Tian Shan
82:Geography
4205:Category
3857:Colorado
3837:Carcross
3822:Amargosa
3794:Tabernas
3784:Monegros
3734:Registan
3538:Moiynkum
3533:Kyzylkum
3445:Ad-Dahna
3363:Kalahari
3313:Algerian
2860:(ebook).
2804:(1980).
2716:23760484
2658:Archived
2632:Archived
2608:Archived
2551:Archived
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2300:Archived
2274:Archived
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2163:Archived
2124:Archived
2085:Archived
1946:Archived
1804:See also
1561:Xuanzang
1498:Buddhist
1488:, early
1475:Xinjiang
1471:Gaochang
1467:Dunhuang
1367:Source:
1320:Percent
1315:2,725.1
1225:Average
1060:Average
1055:(−26.9)
1050:(−12.5)
1000:(−26.9)
995:(−26.7)
775:(114.1)
755:(103.1)
750:(108.9)
745:(114.1)
740:(106.9)
735:(100.8)
593:Mazartag
580:resident
563:Ruoqiang
559:Bayingol
99:Xinjiang
4210:Commons
4200:Project
4119:Tatacoa
4114:Sechura
4089:Atacama
4067:Rangipo
4029:Simpson
4024:Pedirka
4019:Painted
3977:Oceania
3942:Sonoran
3789:Oleshky
3666:Katpana
3638:Tengger
3563:Ustyurt
3553:Sarykum
3528:Karakum
3513:Barsuki
3508:Aralkum
3460:Judaean
3455:Arabian
3418:Western
3348:Eastern
3338:Danakil
3259:deserts
2890::
2792:toponym
2770:Sources
2724:4423734
2696:Bibcode
2449:中国气象数据网
2187:Science
1853:Tazhong
1708:scholar
1672:removed
1657:sources
1541:Tibetan
1518:Mummies
1447:Yarkand
1435:Kashgar
1129:(1.03)
1124:(0.00)
1119:(0.00)
1114:(0.03)
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1104:(0.14)
1099:(0.21)
1094:(0.39)
1089:(0.15)
1084:(0.03)
1079:(0.01)
1074:(0.02)
1069:(0.02)
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1040:(16.9)
1035:(33.1)
1030:(44.2)
1025:(52.0)
1020:(45.0)
1015:(34.2)
1010:(17.1)
985:(36.8)
975:(16.5)
970:(34.0)
965:(53.1)
960:(65.7)
955:(68.0)
950:(64.0)
945:(54.9)
940:(44.4)
935:(28.4)
930:(10.6)
925:(−0.9)
915:(53.0)
910:(16.7)
905:(32.4)
900:(52.5)
895:(70.3)
890:(81.1)
885:(82.9)
880:(79.3)
875:(71.4)
870:(61.7)
865:(46.4)
860:(27.5)
855:(14.0)
845:(69.7)
840:(34.3)
835:(51.8)
830:(72.0)
825:(86.7)
820:(95.9)
815:(97.3)
810:(93.7)
805:(86.9)
800:(78.1)
795:(63.5)
790:(44.6)
785:(31.3)
770:(62.1)
765:(76.5)
760:(89.4)
730:(98.6)
725:(90.9)
720:(63.0)
715:(61.3)
659:Tazhong
636:Siberia
609:Yarkand
599:Climate
454:Persian
402:) is a
340:
291:
246:Hokkien
173:塔克拉玛干沙漠
157:塔克拉瑪干沙漠
119:82°12′E
116:38°54′N
87:Country
4163:Arctic
4049:Tirari
4044:Tanami
3994:Gibson
3932:Sevier
3917:Owyhee
3907:Mojave
3842:Carson
3817:Alvord
3766:Europe
3752:La Paz
3729:Polond
3724:Naomid
3671:Kharan
3628:Qaidam
3616:Kubuqi
3606:Kumtag
3558:Taukum
3480:Syrian
3413:Ténéré
3403:Sahara
3383:Nubian
3368:Libyan
3343:Djurab
3333:Chalbi
3318:Bayuda
3305:Africa
3270:Desert
3257:World
3016:Africa
2884:
2871:
2856:
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2722:
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2688:Nature
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1624:, and
1537:Mongol
1512:, and
1496:, and
1494:Indian
1463:Loulan
1459:Turpan
1451:Khotan
1449:, and
1428:Almaty
1312:184.1
1309:216.9
1306:262.7
1303:253.9
1300:246.3
1297:246.8
1294:240.6
1291:251.4
1288:222.0
1285:220.7
1282:191.2
1279:188.5
1005:(9.9)
980:(2.8)
666:Month
555:Luntai
462:Uyghur
404:desert
283:Uyghur
268:Dungan
4104:Monte
3719:Margo
3709:Leili
3704:Khash
3699:Kavir
3621:Mu Us
3611:Ordos
3465:Negev
3450:Nefud
3388:Nyiri
3378:Namib
3353:Ferlo
2720:S2CID
2684:(PDF)
2212:S2CID
2023:S2CID
1715:JSTOR
1701:books
1580:crust
1439:Miran
1420:oasis
1378:Oasis
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