Hami Desert
The Desert of Hami (Chinese: 哈密沙漠; pinyin: Hāmì Shāmò) is a section of the Gobi Desert in Xinjiang, China that occupies the space between the Tian Shan system on the north and the Nan-shan Mountains on the south, and is connected on the west with the Desert of Lop.
Read more about Hami Desert: Przhevalsky, 1879, Futterer, 1896, Inhabitants
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