page_title: Altun Shan National Nature Reserve
hierarchical_section_title: Altun Shan National Nature Reserve
caption_attribution_description: English: Borders of Altun Shan National Nature Reserve (in red). (Also called "Aerjinshan")
context_page_description: Altun Shan National Nature Reserve is a large, arid area in the southeast of Xinjiang Autonomous Region, on the northern edge of the Tibetan plateau and the southern edge of the Tarim Basin in northwest China. It surrounds the Kumkol Basin, an endorheic basin in the western third of the Altyn-Tagh mountains. The reserve is sometimes referred to as the "Arjin Mountains Nature Reserve", or "Aerjinshan". The reserve covers the southern portions of Qiemo County and Ruoqiang County of Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang.
context_section_description: Altun Shan National Nature Reserve (simplified Chinese: 阿尔金山; traditional Chinese: 阿爾金山; pinyin: Ā'ěr jīnshān) (literally, “O You Golden Mountain”) is a large, arid area in the southeast of Xinjiang Autonomous Region, on the northern edge of the Tibetan plateau and the southern edge of the Tarim Basin in northwest China.   It surrounds the Kumkol Basin, an endorheic basin (no outlets to the sea) in the western third of the Altyn-Tagh mountains ("Altun Shan").  The reserve is sometimes referred to as the "Arjin Mountains Nature Reserve", or "Aerjinshan".  The reserve covers the southern portions of Qiemo County and Ruoqiang County (including Qimantag Township (祁曼塔格乡)) of Bayingolin Mongol Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang.
caption: Borders of Altun Shan Reserve (in Red)
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