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Gobi Desert
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Gobi Desert
The
Gobi
(; , , "semidesert"; ) is a large
desert
region in
Asia
. It covers parts of
northern
and
northwestern China
, and of southern
Mongolia
. The desert basins of the Gobi are bounded by the
Altai Mountains
and the grasslands and
steppes
of Mongolia on the north, by the
Taklamakan Desert
to the West, by the
Hexi Corridor
and
Tibetan Plateau
to the southwest, and by the
North China Plain
to the southeast. The Gobi is most notable in history as part of the great
Mongol Empire
, and as the location of several important cities along the
Silk Road
.
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