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ˈkʊnˈlʊnkun·lun

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  1. Kunlun, Kunlan Shan, Kunlun Mountains, Kuenlun, Kuenlun Mountainsnoun

    a mountain range in western China that extends eastward from the Indian border for 1000 miles

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  1. kunlun

    The Kunlun Mountains (simplified Chinese: 昆仑山; traditional Chinese: 崑崙山; pinyin: Kūnlún Shān, pronounced [kʰu̯ə́nlu̯ə̌n ʂán]; Uighur: كۇئېنلۇن تاغ تىزمىسى / قۇرۇم تاغ تىزمىسى ) 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 exact definition of Kunlun Mountains varies over time. Older sources used Kunlun to mean the mountain belt that runs across the center of China, that is, Altyn Tagh along with the Qilian and Qin Mountains. Recent sources have the Kunlun range forming most of the south side of the Tarim Basin and then continuing east, south of the Altyn Tagh. Sima Qian (Records of the Grand Historian, scroll 123) says that Emperor Wu of Han sent men to find the source of the Yellow River and gave the name Kunlun to the mountains at its source. The name seems to have originated as a semi-mythical location in the classical Chinese text Classic of Mountains and Seas.

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  1. kunlun

    Kunlun is primarily known as a significant and mythologically important mountain range in Chinese mythology, thought to be a paradise for Taoist immortals. Additionally, "Kunlun" often refers to the Kunlun Mountains, located in the western part of China, stretching from the Tibetan Plateau to the Taklamakan Desert. The term may also refer to various other things in Chinese culture, such as in literature or martial arts.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of kunlun in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of kunlun in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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