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2 unusual facts about Ruoqiang County


Ruoqiang County

The high plateau between the Altyn-Tagh and the main Kunlun range (which includes the famous Ulugh Muztagh) is known as the Kumkol Basin: an endorheic basin, where several saline lakes are found.

North of this strip of irrigated agriculture and settlement is the Taklamakan Desert, south, the Altyn-Tagh and Kunlun Mountains.


China National Highway 313

China National Highway 313 (G313) was a National Highway from Anxi (Guazhou), Gansu Province to Ruoqiang, Xinjiang.


see also

Ruoqiang

Ruoqiang Town, the county seat of Ruoqiang County in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China