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{{Short description|Mountain range in Kazakhstan and China}}
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For main article, see '''[[Pamir Mountains]]'''.
'''Argu Tagh''' ([[Turkic languages|Turkic]] ''Argu Tag'' and ''Kumysh Tag'' meaning "Silver Mountains", [[Chinese language|Chinese]] ''Qinling'' meaning "Onion Mountains") 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 [[Ili 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 "Onion Mountains", the Argu Tagh range was frequently mentioned in the [[Twenty-Four Histories|Chinese Annals]] starting in the 2nd century BC,<ref>[[Nikita Bichurin|Bichurin N.Ya.]] ''"Statistical Description of Chinese Empire"'', Moscow, Eastern House, 2002, p. 312, (1st print 1842), {{ISBN|5-89737-100-8}}, ''In Russian''</ref> played a prominent role in the routes of the ancient [[Silk Road]], and was a theater of many historical military and political events.
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{{Mountain ranges of China}}
[[Category:Mountain ranges of Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:Mountain ranges of Kyrgyzstan]]
[[Category:Mountain ranges of Xinjiang]]
[[Category:Sites along the Silk Road]]
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