Detail from the index map for Innermostasia - map sheets 17, 21, 25 - this shows the northern side of the Taklamakan and oases south of the T'ien-shan. The Tarim River flows from west to east with its tributaries. The important oases of Kucha, Korla, and Bugur are here. At Kara-shahr was the ancient capital ruin that Stein excavated.