Write some facts about Gobi deser
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Explanation:1. Gobi Desert is the largest Asian desert. The desert stretches out in two countries. On one side it extends out to Mongolia’s south and on the other side it reaches out to northern and northwestern parts of China.
2. Though the desert is present both in China and Mongolia, people usually refer to this desert as a Chinese desert. That is either lack of knowledge or just an attempt to keep things short.
3. The desert is vast but it is actually surrounded by Mongolian grasslands and Altai Mountains. Just in case you are not aware, Altai Mountains sit in a place where 4 Asian countries come together – China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan and Russia.
4. The desert is massive. Running northwest to southwest, the desert covers a length of 1600 kilometers. Whereas, running from north to south, the desert covers a length of 800 kilometers.
5. In case those measurements are not good enough to give you a clear picture of how big this desert it, consider this – Gobi Desert sits over an arc-shaped land that has an area of 1.3 million square kilometers.
6. The whole desert is surrounded by different types of demographics. We have already mentioned that but here are the details:
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Towards the north of the desert sits the Mongolian steppes and grasslands.Altai Mountains also sit to the north of the desert.Southwest of the desert is guarded by Tibetan Plateau.The Hexi Corridor also sits to the southwest of the desert.On the west, the Gobi Desert is surrounded by the Taklamakan Desert.To the southeast of the desert sits the North China Plain.
7. The desert holds a very important historical place. It was actually a part of the largest contiguous land empire of world – the great Mongolian Empire.
8. Yet another historical significance is that Gobi Desert housed several important cities like Dunhuang, Hami, Old Turpan etc. These cities are important because they lay along the Silk Route.
9. Chinese people have alternative names for the desert. Two of the most famous alternative names include Sha-mo, which literally means sand desert and Han-hal, which translates in English as Dry Sea.
10. While those are really interesting names, the name Gobi itself literally translates into Waterless Place.