Taklamakan
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Taklamakan
First recorded in 1895–1900; of uncertain origin: perhaps from Turkic taqlar makan “place of ruins”; perhaps from Uyghur Takla, from Persian tark “to abandon” + Persian makan “place”; some Chinese scholars connect Taklamakan and Tocharian ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Among the most well-preserved are the Tarim mummies of Xinjiang, China, who were buried in boat-shaped coffins up to 4,000 years ago in the Taklamakan Desert.
From National Geographic • Aug. 7, 2023
Maxar identified the location of the features as Ruoqiang, a Taklamakan Desert county in the northwestern Xinjiang region.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 7, 2021
This newest link is expected to start selling tickets in June 2022, allowing the entire loop to encircle the Germany-sized Taklamakan, which is the world’s second largest desert after the Sahara.
From Washington Times • Oct. 17, 2021
But the warm wind blowing across the Taklamakan desert is bringing with it worry and change.
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2021
The Taklamakan and its buried cities gave way to the western high plateaus where the ground hardened into clay, and gorges had been cut into the rock shelves.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
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