Venice is located in the Gobi Desert.
The Gobi Desert ( [ ' ɡoʊ.bi ] Говь , , / ɢɔwʲ / , `` semidesert '' ; , Xiao'erjing : قْبِ , / kɤ˥pi˥˩ / ) is a large desert region in Asia . Italy ( Italia [ iˈtaːlja ] ) , officially the Italian Republic ( [ Repubblica italiana , links = no ] ) , is a unitary parliamentary republic in Europe.The Italian peninsula is geographically located in Southern Europe , while North Italy can be placed partly or totally in Central Europe . Venice ( [ langˈvɛnɪs ] ; Venezia [ veˈnɛtsja ] ; Venesia [ - vecveˈnɛsja ] ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto region .