page_title: Ordos Desert
hierarchical_section_title: Ordos Desert
caption_attribution_description: English: The bubble tent in the background is Nomad Theater in the desert of Xiangshawan, Dalad Banner, Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China
context_page_description: The Ordos Desert is a desert/steppe region in Northwest China, administrated under the prefecture of Ordos City in the Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region. It extends over an area of approximately 90,650 km², and comprises two sub-deserts: China's 7th largest desert, the Kubuqi Desert, in the north; and China's 8th largest desert, the Mu Us Desert, in the south. Wedged between the arable Hetao region to the north and the Loess Plateau to the south, the soil of the Ordos Desert is mostly a mixture of dry clay and sand, and as a result is poorly suited for agriculture.
context_section_description: The Ordos Desert (simplified Chinese: 鄂尔多斯沙漠; traditional Chinese: 鄂爾多斯沙漠; pinyin: È'ěrduōsī Shāmò) is a desert/steppe region in Northwest China, administrated under the prefecture of Ordos City in the Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region (centered ca. 39°N 109°E).  It extends over an area of approximately 90,650 km² (35,000 sq mi), and comprises two sub-deserts: China's 7th largest desert, the Kubuqi Desert, in the north; and China's 8th largest desert, the Mu Us Desert, in the south.  Wedged between the arable Hetao region to the north and the Loess Plateau to the south, the soil of the Ordos Desert is mostly a mixture of dry clay and sand, and as a result is poorly suited for agriculture.
caption: Xiangshawan (响沙湾), a desert tourist attraction in Ordos Desert.
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