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1. Taklamakan Desert

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   Oasis Cities
   The stability of the Silk Roads relied upon a chain of fortified oasis settlements around the perimeter of the basin, such as Khotan, Loulan, and Kucha. These centers acted as crucial transfer points for goods, acting as nodes of cultural exchange (particularly regarding Buddhism) [9]. The abandonment of many of these cities in the early centuries CE is largely attributed to the shifting course of the ephemeral…