EntityQ34709· pop 40· linked from 320 articlesQaidam BasinSign in to savegeographic regionKey factsLocationHaixi Prefecture , Qinghai ProvinceTypeHyperarid basinPart ofQinghai–Tibet PlateauBasin countriesChinaSurface area120,000 km (46,000 sq mi)Surface elevation3,000 m (10,000 ft)via Wikipedia infoboxArticleTibetan name Tibetan ཚྭའི་འདམ་Mongolian name Mongolian CyrillicЦайдамRead full article (93 paragraphs)ConnectionsyearEntityQinghaiEntityCategoriesDrainage basins of ChinaEndorheic basins of AsiaLandforms of Qinghai