Taklamakan

Summary

Taklamakan is a desert^[1]. Taklamakan ranks in the top 5% of desert entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,319 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Taklamakan is in the country of People's Republic of China^[3].
• Taklamakan is on the body of water Yurungkax He^[4].
• Taklamakan is on the body of water Keriya He^[5].
• Taklamakan is on the body of water Qiemo River^[6].
• Taklamakan's image is recorded as Taklamakan-d43.jpg^[7].
• Taklamakan's instance of is recorded as desert^[8].
• Taklamakan's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 246525993^[9].
• Taklamakan's GND ID is recorded as 4058938-9^[10].
• Taklamakan's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 01058809^[11].
• Taklamakan's Commons category is recorded as Taklamakan^[12].
• Taklamakan's has part is recorded as Dunhuang^[13].
• Taklamakan's has part is recorded as Loulan Kingdom^[14].
• Taklamakan's has part is recorded as Turpan^[15].
• Taklamakan's has part is recorded as Hotan^[16].
• Taklamakan's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.9, 'lon': 82.2}^[17].
• Taklamakan's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01r5zt^[18].
• Taklamakan's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge138950^[19].
• Taklamakan's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Taklamakan^[20].
• Taklamakan's Commons gallery is recorded as Taklamakan^[21].
• Taklamakan's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0065012^[22].
• Taklamakan's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[23].
• Taklamakan's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[24].
• Taklamakan's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Takla-Makan-Desert^[25].
• Taklamakan's heritage designation is recorded as Tentative World Heritage Site^[26].
• Taklamakan's GeoNames ID is recorded as 1279934^[27].

Body

Geography

Taklamakan is in the country of People's Republic of China^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Yurungkax He^[4], a river^[28], in People's Republic of China^[29]; Keriya He^[5], a river^[30], in People's Republic of China^[31]; and Qiemo River^[6], a river^[32], in People's Republic of China^[33].

Physical Characteristics

Taklamakan's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+337000'}^[34]. Taklamakan's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+1000'}^[35].

Climate and Environment

Taklamakan's Köppen climate classification is recorded as cold desert climate^[36].

Designation and Status

Taklamakan's instance of is recorded as desert^[8]. Taklamakan's heritage designation is recorded as Tentative World Heritage Site^[26].

Why It Matters

Taklamakan ranks in the top 5% of desert entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,319 views/month).^[2] Taklamakan has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] Taklamakan is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]