Taklamakan


Ta·kla·ma·kan

also Ta·kli·ma·kan T0022100 (tä′klə-mə-kän′) A desert of northwest China in the Tarim Basin between the Tian Shan and the Kunlun Mountains.

Ta•kla•ma•kan

or Ta•kli•ma•kan

(ˌtɑ klə məˈkɑn)

n. a desert in S central Xingjiang Uygur, in W China. ab. 125,000 sq. mi. (323,750 sq. km).