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Detail of the southern half of map sheet # 20 - Khotan - The walled
city is in the SE corner on the Kara Kash River flowing north into the desert
and the Yungung Kash flowing parallel until they meet to become the Khotan
River north of the city. The extensive cultivated area was being expanded
between Stein's first and seconde visits. The main west-east road - caravan
route - along the southern border of the Taklamakan and northern foothills of
the K'un-lung Range crosses in the southern half of the map. Several ancient
forts appear. The abrupt edge of the cultivated area and desert is shown. The
ruin of the ancient town is now under many feet of aluvial soil between arms of
the river. The routes show that Stein visited many sited around Khotan.
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