Which is the largest desert of Asia?

Q. Which is the largest desert of Asia?
Answer: Gobi
Notes: The Gobi Desert is the largest desert in Asia, covering 500,000 square miles.It covers parts of northern and northwestern China, and of southern Mongolia. is a rain shadow desert, formed by the Himalayan mountain range blocking rain-carrying clouds from the Indian Ocean reaching the Gobi territory.

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