Tarim Basin

American  

noun

1. a region in W China between the Tien Shan and Kunlun mountain ranges. About 350,000 sq. mi. (906,000 sq. km).

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Example Sentences

In the Tarim Basin, the sand could cook bread faster than a tandoor oven.

From Literature

Though they died thousands of years ago, hundreds of bodies excavated in East Asia’s Tarim Basin look remarkably alive.

From National Geographic

When modern DNA research revealed the preserved bodies were people indigenous to the Tarim Basin—yet genetically distinct from other nearby populations—the Tarim Basin mummies became even more enigmatic.

From National Geographic

Rather, the dry, salty environment of the Tarim Basin—which contains the Taklimakan Desert, one of the world’s largest—allowed the bodies to decay slowly, and sometimes minimally.

From National Geographic

The Tarim Basin dwellers were genetically distinct.

From National Geographic