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Pagoda close to Tian Lake, Ürümqi, Uyghur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang, China.
The Takla Makan Desert is located in the central part of the Tarim Basin within the Uygur Autonomous Region of Xinjiang, in western China.1
The desert is geographically defined by several major mountain ranges: it is flanked by the Tien Shan to the north, the Kunlun Mountains to the south, and the Pamirs to the west. To the east, the desert transitions gradually into the Lop Nur basin.2