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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A marshy depression of northwest China in the Tarim Basin east of the Taklamakan Desert. It was once a large salt lake.
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Examples
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In the remote Lop Nur desert of northwest China, ancient tombs have been ransacked for the second time in two years.
Silk Road Theft 2003
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He also says that during the 1990s, China conducted underground hydronuclear experiments†"though not full-scale device testsâ€" for France at Lop Nur.
The Times of India 2008
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He also says that during the 1990s, China conducted underground hydronuclear experiments†"though not full-scale device testsâ€" for France at Lop Nur.
The Times of India 2008
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Prudent opinion at the State Department stood in the way, the matter ultimately becoming moot eleven months after President Kennedy’s death as China set off “Device 596” at Lop Nur.
Magic and Mayhem Derek Leebaert 2010
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These were the men and women of Unit 8023, a special detachment charged with conducting atomic tests at Lop Nur in Xinjiang province, a place of utter desolation and †"until now â€" complete secrecy. “I was a member of Unit 8023 for 23 years, †said one old soldier in an interview. “My job was to go into the blast zone to retrieve test objects and monitoring equipment after the explosion. “When my daughter was born she was diagnosed with a huge tumour on her spinal cord.
The Times of India 2009
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