Camponotus lateralis is a species of ant in the genus "Camponotus".
 The species has a wide range and is found in the countries around the Mediterranean, Crimea, Caucasus, northwestern Africa, Asia Minor and Kopet Dag (a mountain range between Turkmenistan and Iran).
Nokhur (also Nohur) is a settlement located in Turkmenistan.
 The area is known for sacred places connected to the Persian legend of the Peri, most notably the Gyz-bibi cave.
 According to the Turkmenistan government website, the origin of the name of Nohur is disputed, with some locals believing it derived from Noah (many places in the region carry Biblical names) and some from the Peri themselves, as "no" and "hur" translate "nine peri".
 The small and relatively untouched village of Nohur rests in an unmarked valley of the Kopet Dag Mountains, which make up the border of Iran and southern Turkmenistan.
 The people of Nohur dress and act conservatively, and their traditions have been able to survive Turkmenistan’s modernization because of the remoteness of their village.
The Akhal-Teke ( or ; from Turkmen "Ahalteke", ] ) is a horse breed from Turkmenistan, where they are a national emblem.
 They have a reputation for speed and endurance, intelligence, and a distinctive metallic sheen.
 The shiny coat of palominos and buckskins led to their nickname "Golden Horses".
 These horses are adapted to severe climatic conditions and are thought to be one of the oldest existing horse breeds.
 There are currently about 6,600 Akhal-Tekes in the world, mostly in Turkmenistan and Russia, although they are also found throughout Europe and North America.
 Akhal was the name of the line of oases along the north slope of the Kopet Dag mountains.
 It was inhabited by the Tekke tribe of Turkomans.
Archman is a town in south-western Turkmenistan in Ahal Province on the northern rim of the Kopet Dag mountain range.
The Chinese ambassador in Ashgabat is the official representative of the Government in Beijing to the Government of Turkmenistan.
Baharly (formerly Bäherden) is a town and seat of Baharly District in south-western Turkmenistan in Ahal Province.
 It lies on the northern rim of the Kopet Dag mountain range, south-west of the town of Archman.
Ulug Depe is an ancient Bronze Age site in the foothills of the Kopet Dag Mountains in the Karakum Desert of Kaka District (Kaahka) in the Ahal Province of south-eastern Turkmenistan.
 It covers around 13 acre and lies on a mound at a height of about 30 meters.
Ashgabat (Turkmen: Aşgabat , ; Russian: Ашхаба́д , "Ashkhabad"; ] ) — was named as Poltoratsk (Russian: Полтора́цк ; ] ) between 1919 and 1927, is the capital and the largest city of Turkmenistan in Central Asia, situated between the Karakum Desert and the Kopet Dag mountain range.
Dushak is a small town in the Karakum Desert on the rim of the Kopet Dag mountains of Ahal Province, Turkmenistan.
The Kopet Dag, Kopet Dagh, or Koppeh Dagh (Persian: کپه‌داغ‎ ‎ ; Turkmen: Köpetdag ), also known as the Turkmen-Khorasan Mountain Range is a mountain range on the frontier between Turkmenistan and Iran that extends about 650 km along the border southeast of the Caspian Sea, stretching northwest-southeast from near the Caspian Sea in the northwest to the Harirud River in the southeast.
 The highest peak of the range in Turkmenistan is southwest of the capital Ashgabat and stands at 2940 m .
 The highest Iranian summit is Mount Quchan (Kuh-e Quchan) with 3191 m .

Question: The Chinese Ambassador to Turkmenistan lives in a city situated between the Kopet Dag mountain range and what desert?
Answer: Karakum Desert