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<p>stub tag</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{multiple issues|<br /> {{refimprove|date=November 2013}}<br /> {{incomplete|date=November 2013}}<br /> }}<br /> {{coord|42|00|N|81|00|E|region:CN_type:mountain|display=title}}<br /> <br /> For main article, see '''[[Pamir Mountains]]'''.<br /> <br /> '''Argu Tagh''' ([[Turkic languages|Turkic]] ''Argu Tag'' and ''Kumysh Tag'' meaning &quot;Silver Mountains&quot;, [[Chinese language|Chinese]] ''Qinling'' meaning &quot;Onion Mountains&quot;) is a mountain range separating the [[Turan Depression]] from the [[Xinjiang]] region of China. The Argu Tagh range is a northern extension of [[Kunlun Mountains]], it continues northeast to the basin of [[Yili River]], northwest beyond the [[Balkhash Lake]], westward and northeast from [[Kashgar]], stretching along the southern edge of the [[Tarim Basin]], and forming the southern edge of the [[Taklamakan Desert]]. As &quot;Onion Mountains&quot;, the Argu Tagh range was frequently mentioned in the [[Twenty-Four Histories|Chinese Annals]] starting in the 2nd century BC,&lt;ref&gt;[[Nikita Bichurin|Bichurin N.Ya.]] ''&quot;Statistical Description of Chinese Empire&quot;'', Moscow, Eastern House, 2002, p. 312, (1st print 1842), ISBN 5-89737-100-8, ''In Russian''&lt;/ref&gt; played a prominent role in the routes of the ancient [[Silk Road]], and was a theater of many historical military and political events.<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> {{Mountain ranges of China}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Mountain ranges of Kazakhstan]]<br /> [[Category:Mountain ranges of Kyrgyzstan]]<br /> [[Category:Mountain ranges of Xinjiang]]<br /> [[Category:Sites along the Silk Road]]<br /> {{kyrgyzstan-geo-stub}}</div>

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