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This paper describes a new method to synthesize AlN nanowires by the nitridation of Ti(3)Si(0.9)Al(0.1)C(2) solid solution. Single-crystalline AlN nanowires with the hexagonal wurtzite structure can be easily prepared using this method. In particular, the resulting AlN nanowires display a new growth orientation of < 10 (1) over bar1 > besides < 1000 > and < 0001 >. This work indicates that M(N+1)AX(N) compounds are promising raw reactants to synthesize one-dimensional (ID) nanostructures of nitrides and oxides.