A popular but apocryphal explanation ofits name claims it translates to "you can go in but cannot get out.
The Swedish explorer Sven Hedin discovered the lost Buddhist town of Dandan Oilik in thisdesert. Another of its great explorers was the Hungarian Aurel Stein, who discovered documentsrevealing the lost Tocharian language in its town of Miran. A popular but apocryphal explanation ofits name claims it translates to "you can go in but cannot get out." This desert is bounded to the southby the Kunlun Mountains, to the north by the (*) Tien Shan, and to the west by the Pamirs. It makes upthe greatest portion of the Tarim Basin. The Silk Road dodged this desert by forking into northern andsouthern branches. This second largest shifting sand desert in the world is located in the Xinjiang UyghurAutonomous Region. For 10 points, name this largest desert completely within China.
The Swedish explorer Sven Hedin discovered the lost Buddhist town of Dandan Oilik in thisdesert.
Taklamakan Desert