# List of archaeological sites of the Taklamakan and Lop Desert

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This list is of the archaeological sites of the Taklamakan Desert and Lop Desert in China.

## Sites

| Site | Prefecture/Municipality (modern) | Province (modern) | Comments (ancient place connections, cross-links and resources) | Coordinates |
| Achik-ilek | Kuqa County | Xinjiang | In the vicinity of ancient Kucha. Exact location unclear. Images of the site on the IDP project. There are two Lion sculptures recovered from the site by the German Turfan expeditions. Images are viewable here: Right-looking Lion sculpture Left-looking Lion sculpture | |
| Aduna-kora | | Inner Mongolia | | 41°29′31″N 101°06′16″E﻿ / ﻿41.491937°N 101.104374°E﻿ / 41.491937; 101.104374﻿ (Aduna-kora) |
| Afraisiab | | | | |
| Aksipil | | Xinjiang | | 37°12′44″N 80°07′45″E﻿ / ﻿37.212222°N 80.129167°E﻿ / 37.212222; 80.129167﻿ (Aksipil) |
| Akterek | | Xinjiang | | 37°07′00″N 80°10′30″E﻿ / ﻿37.116667°N 80.175°E﻿ / 37.116667; 80.175﻿ (Akterek) |
| Anxi | | Gansu | | 40°31′50″N 95°57′00″E﻿ / ﻿40.53055556°N 95.95°E﻿ / 40.53055556; 95.95﻿ (Anxi) |
| Aratam | | Xinjiang | | 42°52′45″N 93°51′00″E﻿ / ﻿42.87916667°N 93.85°E﻿ / 42.87916667; 93.85﻿ (Aratam) |
| Astana | Turpan | Xinjiang | | 42°52′53″N 89°31′36″E﻿ / ﻿42.88138889°N 89.526667°E﻿ / 42.88138889; 89.526667﻿ (Astana) |
| Balawaste | | Xinjiang | | 37°03′00″N 81°05′00″E﻿ / ﻿37.05°N 81.083333°E﻿ / 37.05; 81.083333﻿ (Balawaste) |
| Bashkoyumal | | Xinjiang | | 38°58′30″N 88°01′00″E﻿ / ﻿38.975°N 88.01666667°E﻿ / 38.975; 88.01666667﻿ (Bashkoyumal) |
| Beiting | Turpan Prefecture | Xinjiang | Turpan | 44°05′00″N 89°05′00″E﻿ / ﻿44.08333333°N 89.08333333°E﻿ / 44.08333333; 89.08333333﻿ (Beiting) |
| Bezeklik | Turpan Prefecture | Xinjiang | Turpan | 42°57′11″N 89°32′24″E﻿ / ﻿42.953136°N 89.54005°E﻿ / 42.953136; 89.54005﻿ (Bezeklik) |
| Chonghassar | | Xinjiang | | 42°39′10″N 89°31′45″E﻿ / ﻿42.652778°N 89.529167°E﻿ / 42.652778; 89.529167﻿ (Chonghassar) |
| Dandan Uiliq | | Xinjiang | | 37°47′20″N 81°05′05″E﻿ / ﻿37.788889°N 81.084722°E﻿ / 37.788889; 81.084722﻿ (Dandan Uiliq) |
| Domoko | | Xinjiang | | 37°06′07″N 81°04′41″E﻿ / ﻿37.101806°N 81.078194°E﻿ / 37.101806; 81.078194﻿ (Domoko) |
| Duldulokur | | Xinjiang | | 41°41′00″N 82°42′00″E﻿ / ﻿41.68333333°N 82.7°E﻿ / 41.68333333; 82.7﻿ (Duldulokur) |
| Dunhuang Limes | | Gansu | | |
| Dunhuang - Mogao | Dunhuang | Gansu | | 40°02′32″N 95°22′14″E﻿ / ﻿40.042361°N 95.370694°E﻿ / 40.042361; 95.370694﻿ (Dunhuang - Mogao) |
| Endere | | | | |
| Endere Fort | | | | |
| Farhad-Beg-yailaki | Hotan Prefecture | Xinjiang | | 37°11′45″N 81°03′55″E﻿ / ﻿37.195833°N 81.065278°E﻿ / 37.195833; 81.065278﻿ (Farhad-Beg-yailaki) |
| Ghagha-sharh | | | | |
| Hanguya | | Xinjiang | | 37°10′20″N 80°13′45″E﻿ / ﻿37.172222°N 80.229167°E﻿ / 37.172222; 80.229167﻿ (Hanguya) |
| Iledong | | | | |
| Jigdalik | | | | 41°34′01″N 81°39′00″E﻿ / ﻿41.566944°N 81.65°E﻿ / 41.566944; 81.65﻿ (Jigdalik) |
| Kakshal Tati | | | | |
| Karadong | | Xinjiang | | 38°32′00″N 81°52′15″E﻿ / ﻿38.53333333°N 81.87083333°E﻿ / 38.53333333; 81.87083333﻿ (Karadong) |
| Karayantak | | | | |
| Keriya River | | Xinjiang | | |
| Khadalik | | | | |
| Kharakhoja | | | | |
| Kharakhoto | | Inner Mongolia | | 41°45′51″N 101°08′36″E﻿ / ﻿41.764254°N 101.143385°E﻿ / 41.764254; 101.143385﻿ (Kharakhoto) |
| Khora | | Xinjiang | | |
| Kichikhassar | | Xinjiang | | 42°39′10″N 89°33′30″E﻿ / ﻿42.652778°N 89.558333°E﻿ / 42.652778; 89.558333﻿ (Kichikhassar) |
| Kizil Caves | | Xinjiang | | 41°47′00″N 82°30′00″E﻿ / ﻿41.783333°N 82.5°E﻿ / 41.783333; 82.5﻿ (Kizil Caves) |
| Knocha River | | | | |
| Koyumal | | | | |
| Kucha | | | | |
| Kudukkol | | | | |
| Kumtura | | | | 41°42′00″N 82°41′00″E﻿ / ﻿41.7°N 82.683333°E﻿ / 41.7; 82.683333﻿ (Kumtura) |
| Loulan | | Xinjiang | | 40°30′20″N 89°45′00″E﻿ / ﻿40.505556°N 89.75°E﻿ / 40.505556; 89.75﻿ (Loulan) |
| Mazar Tagh | | Xinjiang | | 38°27′06″N 80°41′09″E﻿ / ﻿38.451667°N 80.685795°E﻿ / 38.451667; 80.685795﻿ (Mazar Tagh) |
| Mazartoghrak | | | | |
| Melikawat | | | | 36°57′04″N 79°53′32″E﻿ / ﻿36.951061°N 79.892167°E﻿ / 36.951061; 79.892167﻿ (Melikawat) |
| Mingoi site | | | | 41°56′34″N 86°20′03″E﻿ / ﻿41.942667°N 86.334194°E﻿ / 41.942667; 86.334194﻿ (Mingoi site) |
| Miran | | Xinjiang | | 39°16′00″N 88°49′30″E﻿ / ﻿39.266667°N 88.825°E﻿ / 39.266667; 88.825﻿ (Miran) |
| Miran Fort | | Xinjiang | | 39°15′30″N 88°50′30″E﻿ / ﻿39.25833333°N 88.84166667°E﻿ / 39.25833333; 88.84166667﻿ (Miran Fort) |
| Murtuk | | Xinjiang | | 42°58′30″N 89°27′00″E﻿ / ﻿42.975°N 89.45°E﻿ / 42.975; 89.45﻿ (Murtuk) |
| Nanhu | | Gansu | | 39°55′00″N 94°15′00″E﻿ / ﻿39.916667°N 94.25°E﻿ / 39.916667; 94.25﻿ (Nanhu) |
| Niya | | Xinjiang | | 37°06′36″N 82°53′13″E﻿ / ﻿37.11°N 82.886944°E﻿ / 37.11; 82.886944﻿ (Niya) |
| Rawak | | Xinjiang | | 37°12′17″N 80°56′56″E﻿ / ﻿37.204666°N 80.94902°E﻿ / 37.204666; 80.94902﻿ (Rawak) |
| Sampula | | | | |
| Sengim | | Xinjiang | | 42°56′00″N 89°39′00″E﻿ / ﻿42.93333°N 89.65°E﻿ / 42.93333; 89.65﻿ (Sengim) |
| Shorchuk | | Xinjiang | | 41°59′34″N 86°13′16″E﻿ / ﻿41.992671°N 86.221046°E﻿ / 41.992671; 86.221046﻿ (Shorchuk) |
| Siyelik | | | | |
| Subashi | | | | 41°51′16″N 83°24′08″E﻿ / ﻿41.854461°N 83.402164°E﻿ / 41.854461; 83.402164﻿ (Subashi) |
| Tajik | | | | |
| Tallikbulak | | | | |
| Tamoghil | | | | |
| Tashkurghan | | | | 37°46′22″N 75°13′28″E﻿ / ﻿37.772778°N 75.224444°E﻿ / 37.772778; 75.224444﻿ (Tashkurghan) |
| Togujai | | | | |
| Toyuk | | Xinjiang | | 42°50′00″N 89°37′00″E﻿ / ﻿42.833333°N 89.616667°E﻿ / 42.833333; 89.616667﻿ (Toyuk) |
| Tumshuk | | Xinjiang | | |
| Ulugh-mazar | | | | |
| Uzun-tati | | Xinjiang | | 37.280900N, 80.948200E |
| Vashshahri | | | | |
| Yarkhoto | | Xinjiang | | 42°57′02″N 89°03′50″E﻿ / ﻿42.950556°N 89.063889°E﻿ / 42.950556; 89.063889﻿ (Yarkhoto) |
| Yingpan | | | | |
| Yotkan | | | | |
| Yutogh | | | | 42°51′00″N 89°52′00″E﻿ / ﻿42.85°N 89.866667°E﻿ / 42.85; 89.866667﻿ (Yutogh) |