Altyn-Tagh

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Altyn-Tagh, or Astyn-Tagh (Chinese: 阿尔金山), also called Altun Shan, or Altun Range is one of the chief constituent ranges of the Kunlun in Central Asia, which separates Tibet from Xinjiang and the Gobi Desert.

The Altyn-Tagh runs roughly 1,000 km south of Lop Nur and Dunhuang in a southwest to northeast direction, forming the boundary between the Tarim Basin to the north and the Qaidam Basin in the south.

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