No, it is a hot, subtropical desert in Afghanistan.
A cold desert is a desert that is either cool/cold the year around or has a cold winter. Here are some examples:Polar Desert - Antarctic DesertCold Winter Desert - Gobi Desert, Great Basin DesertCool Coastal Desert - Atacama Desert, Nubian Desert
A cold winter desert is characterized by a hot summer and a cold winter. Examples are the Gobi Desert, the Great Basin Desert and the Colorado Plateau Desert.
While the Taklamakan Desert can get quite hot during the summer it can also get bitterly cold in the winter. It is classified as a cold winter desert.
The Antarctic is a very cold desert, In addition, the Great Basin Desert, the Gobi Desert and the Patagonian Desert are quite cold in the winter. There are others.
Cold Winter Deserts:Antarctica,Gobi Desert,Patagonian Desert,Monte Desert,Great Basin Desert,Karakum Desert,Colorado Plateau DesertTaklamakan DesertSome cold winter deserts may get quite hot during the summer but can be bitterly cokd in winter.
In the winter, the desert can be extremely cold and dry.
Both the Great Basin Desert and the Colorado Plateau Desert are classified as cold winter deserts.
XinjiangIn North Western Chinacentral AsiaThe Taklamakan Desert is located in northwest China. More specifically, it is located in Xinjiang. The desert has an area of 130,116 square miles.
The Gobi Desert is a cold winter desert. While summers can be quite hot, winters can be bitterly cold.
A cold desert may be:1.) A polar desert that is bitterly cold all year - the Antarctic Desert.2.) A cold winter desert which may be quite hot in the summer but can be bitterly cold in winter - the Gobi Desert or the Great Basin Desert.3.) A cool coastal desert which have relatively mild temperatures all year and do not have extreme hot or cold - the Atacama and Namib Deserts.
A temperate desert is also known as a cold winter desert. While summers can be quite hot, winter temperatures can be bitterly cold. Examples are the Gobi Desert, the Patagonian Desert and the Great Basin Desert
The Gobi is a cold winter desert.