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  • The Tarim Basin
    Tarim Basin
    The Tarim Basin is a large endorheic basin occupying an area of more than . It is located in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China's far west. Its northern boundary is the Tian Shan mountain range and its southern is the Kunlun Mountains on the northern edge of the Tibetan Plateau. The...

    , China
    • The Tarim Mummies
      Tarim mummies
      The Tarim mummies are a series of mummies discovered in the Tarim Basin in present-day Xinjiang, China, which date from 1800 BCE to 200 CE. Some of the mummies are frequently associated with the presence of the Indo-European Tocharian languages in the Tarim Basin although the evidence is not...

      , a series of mummies
      Mummy
      A mummy is a corpse whose skin and organs have been preserved by either intentional or incidental exposure to chemicals, extreme coldness, very low humidity, or lack of air when bodies are submerged in bogs...

       which have been excavated at Niya
      Niya (Tarim Basin)
      The Ruins of Niya is an archaeological site located on the southern edge of the Tarim Basin in modern-day Xinjiang, China. Numerous ancient archaeological artifacts have been uncovered at the site....

      , an oasis
      Oasis
      In geography, an oasis or cienega is an isolated area of vegetation in a desert, typically surrounding a spring or similar water source...

       in the Tarim Basin.
  • The Tarim River
    Tarim River
    The Tarim River is the principal river of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in the People's Republic of China....

    , China
  • Tarim, Yemen
    Tarim, Yemen
    Tarim [] is a historic town situated in the Hadhramaut Valley of South Yemen, South Arabia. Tarim is widely acknowledged as the theological, juridical, and academic center of the Hadhramaut Valley. An important locus of Islamic learning, it is estimated to contain the highest concentration of...

  • Tarim, the monotheistic God woshiped by multiple religions in Dave Sim's Cerebus the Aardvark
    Cerebus the Aardvark
    Cerebus the Aardvark, or simply Cerebus , is an award-winning independent comic book, written and illustrated by Canadian artist Dave Sim, with backgrounds by fellow Canadian Gerhard. Cerebus began in December 1977, and was concluded in March 2004, running for 300 issues and 6,000 pages. The...

     graphic novel series.