- 塔里木盆地 tǎlǐmùpéndì Tarim BasinLarge basin in southern Xinjiang located between the Tianshan, Pamir, and Kunlun mountains; it is the largest basin in China (Tarim is Uyghur for "arable") and is also referred to as [[南疆|南疆|nan2 jiang1]]
- 塔里木河 tǎlǐmùhé Tarim RiverThe largest inland river in China, located in Xinjiang. It flows through the Tarim Basin and traditionally ends in Lop Nur.