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Close ✕Turfan oasis
A deep depression on the northern Tarim route, with Ayding Lake at roughly 154 m below sea level the lowest point in China, and among its hottest and driest places.
42.9, 89.2 · approximate · c. 2nd century BCE - present
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- A place in: Silk Road · 9 places
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- located on Northern Tarim route — Turfan is the first major oasis on the northern corridor west of Dunhuang, and its karez irrigation is what makes settlement possible in the depression.
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