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Turkestan This desert is  situated  central Asian place Turkestan, which is totally different from the country of Turkmenistan.   Turkish peoples regards it as there home place. The desert here is very  cold and home to gerbils, tortoises, and gazelles. Taklamakan This is situated near China and Mangoliya, this desert lies in the  rain shadow zone of the Himalayas and remain dry most part of the year , the Takla Makan Desert is  very cold climate.  There are many oasis, which lead to formation of some towns midst of it. Namib It is situated near  southern  eastern Africa, the Namib Desert is known for its cold temperatures caused by the Benguela Cold current which travel along with its coast. Iranian The Iranian Desert, it have many marshes and  often lead to many  seasonal lakes, which later disappear,  This is due to the runoff in the near mountains. Sand storms often hit these area, there are many sand ...

Yangtze River   The Yangtze River, also referred to as Chang Jiang, is third  longest river in world, It spansover  6,418 km,  beginning from the Geladaindong Peak, near the Tibetan Plateau inside the province of Qinghai, the river travel in  eastward to Southwest direction, and it discharge into the East China Sea near Shanghai,  besides its lenght the river have a long cultural, Social and economical history. On this River, three Gorge Dam is built, which is one of the biggest Dam and attract lakhs of tourist too. Yenesei The total length of this river is about 3,442 miles. It is ranked fifth longest river in the world while its second in Asia. The river originates near mountains inMongolia, than it flow northward and enter Russia, and this river reach Yenesei Gulf.  This river is very fetile in fishery and aquatic plants, and have commercial importance, many new Hydroelectric Dams are constructed over it. Huang He or ...