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Folke Bergman's map of the Lop Nor region (1935)

PhotographCC BY 2.5Surveyed 1934; drawn 1935
Folke Bergman's map of the Lop Nor region (1935): map
Folke Bergman's map of the Lop Nor region (1935): map

The first record of the cemetery's position, from Bergman's 1934 exploration for the Sino-Swedish Expedition; it names the site after Ördek, the local man who had found it.

Folke Bergman, 1934. CC BY 2.5

Copies 1

MapFolke Bergman · commons.wikimedia.org · 1935 · CC BY 2.51 step from the original

Where it was made

KorlaKuqaDunhuang1Xiaohe cemetery200 kmKorlaKuqaDunhuang1200 km

Sources 1

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Folke Bergman's map of the Lop Nor region (1935) [Artifact ART0D90EDJA3WMS]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0D90EDJA3WMS
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