page_title: Taklamakan Desert
hierarchical_section_title: Taklamakan Desert
caption_attribution_description: This is a map of the Tarim River drainage basin. Note that river courses shown crossing the Taklamakan Desert are usually dry.
context_page_description: The Taklamakan Desert is a desert in Southwest Xinjiang in Northwest China. It is bounded by the Kunlun Mountains to the south, the Pamir Mountains and Tian Shan to the west and north and the Gobi Desert to the east.
context_section_description: The Taklamakan Desert (/ˌtæk.lə.məˈkæn/; Chinese: 塔克拉玛干沙漠; pinyin: Tǎkèlāmǎgān Shāmò, Xiao'erjing: تَاكْلامَاقًا شَاموْ‎; Dungan: Такәламаган Шамә; Uyghur: تەكلىماكان قۇملۇقى‎‎; also spelled Taklimakan and Teklimakan) is a desert in Southwest Xinjiang in Northwest China. It is bounded by the Kunlun Mountains to the south, the Pamir Mountains and Tian Shan (ancient Mount Imeon) to the west and north and the Gobi Desert to the east.
caption: Taklamakan Desert and Tarim Basin
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