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Tarim River
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river in the People's Republic of China
The Tarim River is a major river located in northwestern China, flowing through the Xinjiang region. It is an important water source for the arid area it passes through, supporting agriculture and communities that depend on its flow.
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- Image
- Wfm tarim basin.jpg
- Length
- 2030
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- Commons category
- Tarim River
- watershed area
- 557000
- discharge
- 920
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Article
Crossing the Tarim River on Tarim Desert Highway (June 2012)
The Tarim River (Chinese: 塔里木河; pinyin: Tǎlǐmù Hé; Uyghur: تارىم دەرياسى, romanized: Tarim deryasi), known in Sanskrit as the Śītā, is an endorheic river in Xinjiang, China. It is the principal river of the Tarim Basin, a desert region of Central Asia between the Tian Shan and Kunlun Mountains. The river historically terminated at Lop Nur, but today reaches no further than Taitema Lake before drying out.