The Juyan Lake (Chinese: 居延海; Wade–Giles: Chüyen Hai; Mongolian: Gashuun Nuur (shown on Chinese maps as 嘎顺淖尔 Gāshùn nào'ěr or 嘎顺诺尔, Gāshùn nuò'ěr) for western lake, Sogo Nuur for eastern lake) is a former lake in the Gobi desert. It is located in the western part of Inner Mongolia, in Ejin Banner of the Alxa League, near the border with Outer Mongolia. Goshun Nur had an area of 267 km2 (103 sq mi) in 1958, of 213 km2 (82 sq mi) in 1960, and has dried up in 1961. The eastern lake reappeared in 2005. As of August 2012, the area of the lake is 38 km2 (15 sq mi).