Tarim Basin

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The Tarim Basin is a large endorheic desert basin in northwest China’s Xinjiang region, historically a key crossroads of the Silk Road and home to diverse ancient cultures.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf desert basin
endorheic basin
geographical region
ancientLanguages Saka
Tocharian
linked to: Tocharian languages
ancientStates Kingdom of Khotan
Kingdom of Kucha
Loulan
Shanshan
area approximately 1,000,000 square kilometers
borderedBy Altyn-Tagh Mountains
Kunlun Mountains
Pamir Mountains
Tian Shan
linked to: Tien Shan
climate continental desert climate
contains Aksu River
linked to: Yarkand River

Hotan
Hotan River
linked to: Tarim River

Kashgar
Korla
Kuqa
Lop Nur
linked to: Tarim Basin

Taklamakan Desert
Tarim River
Turpan
Yarkand River
country China
drainageType internal drainage
ethnicGroups Han Chinese
Kazakhs
Tajiks
Uyghurs
geologicalFeature Cenozoic sedimentary basin
foreland basin
hasMajorDesert Taklamakan Desert
linked to: Tarim Basin
hasMajorOasis Kashgar Oasis
linked to: Kashgar

Khotan Oasis
linked to: Tarim Basin

Turpan Depression
hasMajorRiver Tarim River
hasNaturalResource coal
natural gas
petroleum
highestPoint mountain ranges surrounding the basin
historicalRole contact zone between East Asia and Central Asia
key crossroads of the Silk Road
trade corridor between China and the Mediterranean
hydrology endorheic
knownFor Tarim mummies
archaeological sites
diverse ancient cultures
extremely arid climate
locatedIn Northwest China
linked to: Western China

Xinjiang
locatedInTimeZone China Standard Time
locatedOnContinent Asia
lowestPoint Turpan Depression
majorEconomicActivity cotton cultivation
natural gas extraction
oil extraction
partOf Silk Road region
linked to: Silk Road routes

Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
linked to: Xinjiang
shape oval-shaped basin

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Tocharian languages spokenIn Tarim Basin
Tocharian languages geographicDistribution Kucha region
linked to: Tarim Basin
Tocharian languages geographicDistribution Karashahr region
linked to: Tarim Basin
Tocharian languages geographicDistribution Turfan region
linked to: Tarim Basin
Tien Shan border Tarim Basin
Tien Shan border Taklamakan Desert
linked to: Tarim Basin
Silk Road routes passesThrough Tarim Basin
Silk Road routes passesThrough Taklamakan Desert
linked to: Tarim Basin
Tarim Basin hasMajorDesert Taklamakan Desert
linked to: Tarim Basin
Tarim Basin hasMajorOasis Khotan Oasis
linked to: Tarim Basin
Tarim Basin contains Lop Nur
linked to: Tarim Basin
Xinjiang containsBasin Tarim Basin
Tang dynasty territoryIncludes Tarim Basin
Uyghurs populationCenter Tarim Basin
Celestial Mountains separates Tarim Basin
Dzungarian Basin separatedFrom Tarim Basin
Kashgar locatedIn Tarim Basin
Tarim River locatedIn Tarim Basin
Tarim River flowsThrough Tarim Basin
Tarim River mouth Lop Nur region
linked to: Tarim Basin
Tarim River basin Tarim Basin
Tarim River ecoregion Tarim Basin desert
linked to: Tarim Basin
Sogdians diasporaPresence Tarim Basin
Tarim mummies locatedIn Tarim Basin
Kingdom of Kucha locatedIn Tarim Basin
Kingdom of Kucha partOf Tarim Basin city-states
linked to: Tarim Basin
Shanshan locatedIn eastern Tarim Basin
linked to: Tarim Basin
Saka languages region Tarim Basin
Kunlun Mountains separates Tarim Basin
Saka spokenIn Tarim Basin
Kingdom of Khotan locatedIn Tarim Basin
Innermost Asia coversRegion Tarim Basin
Loulan locatedIn eastern Tarim Basin
linked to: Tarim Basin
Loulan partOf Tarim Basin
Altyn-Tagh Mountains locatedNear Tarim Basin
Taklamakan Desert partOf Tarim Basin
Hotan historicalRegion Tarim Basin
East Turkestan Republic locatedIn Tarim Basin
Korla historicalRegion Tarim Basin
Kuqa locatedIn Tarim Basin
Kuqa region Southern Xinjiang
linked to: Tarim Basin
Yarkand River locatedIn Tarim Basin
Yarkand River locatedIn southwestern Tarim Basin
linked to: Tarim Basin
Yarkand River drainageBasin Tarim Basin
Yarkand River terminatesIn endorheic Tarim Basin
linked to: Tarim Basin