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[[File:Cordillère du Kunlun.jpg|thumb|View of Western Kunlun Shan from the Tibet-Xinjiang highway]] | [[File:Cordillère du Kunlun.jpg|thumb|View of Western Kunlun Shan from the Tibet-Xinjiang highway]] | ||
[[File:Map of Tibet in the 13th century and Central Asian trade routes (cropped).jpg|thumb|Kunlun range]] | |||
The [[Kunlun Mountains]] constitute one of the longest mountain chains in Asia, extending for more than 3,000 kilometres (1,900 mi). In the broadest sense, the chain forms the northern edge of the Tibetan Plateau south of the Tarim Basin. The name originated from the Mongolian word Хөндлөн Khöndlön, meaning "Horizontal", referring to its characteristics. | The [[Kunlun Mountains]] constitute one of the longest mountain chains in Asia, extending for more than 3,000 kilometres (1,900 mi). In the broadest sense, the chain forms the northern edge of the Tibetan Plateau south of the Tarim Basin. The name originated from the Mongolian word Хөндлөн Khöndlön, meaning "Horizontal", referring to its characteristics. | ||