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Qilian Shan
(redirected from Qilian Mountains)

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Qi·lian Shan  (chlyän shän) also Nan Shan (nän)
A mountain range of north-central China extending northwest to southeast and having peaks rising from 5,490 m (18,000 ft) to more than 6,100 m (20,000 ft).
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Once the eastern gateway to the Silk road, the Hexi corridor is sandwiched between the Qilian Mountains to the southwest, and lower mountains bordering the Gobi desert to the northeast.
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