Libyan Desert

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desert geographical region part of the Sahara Desert

The Libyan Desert is a harsh, arid expanse in the eastern Sahara, spanning parts of Libya and neighboring countries and characterized by vast sand seas, rocky plateaus, and extreme climatic conditions.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Libyan Desert canonical 16
Libyan desert 1
Tripolitanian desert 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf desert ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ
part of the Sahara Desert ⓘ
borderedBy Mediterranean coastal strip of Libya ⓘ
Nile Valley ⓘ
contains Awjila Oasis ⓘ
Ghat Oasis ⓘ
surface form: Jaghbub Oasis

Ghadames Oasis ⓘ
surface form: Kufra Oasis

oases ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Libya ⓘ
hasCharacteristic extreme aridity ⓘ
extremely low annual rainfall ⓘ
large diurnal temperature range ⓘ
sparse vegetation ⓘ
very high summer temperatures ⓘ
hasClimate arid climate ⓘ
hyper-arid climate ⓘ
hasHazard extreme heat ⓘ
sandstorms ⓘ
water scarcity ⓘ
hasLandscapeFeature ergs ⓘ
gravel plains ⓘ
hamadas ⓘ
rocky plateaus ⓘ
sand dunes ⓘ
sand seas ⓘ
hasRegion Great Sand Sea ⓘ
surface form: Calanshio Sand Sea

Gilf Kebir plateau ⓘ
Great Sand Sea ⓘ
Kufra region ⓘ
Great Sand Sea ⓘ
surface form: Rebiana Sand Sea

Sarir Dalmah ⓘ
hasSoilType gravel surfaces ⓘ
rocky surfaces ⓘ
sandy soils ⓘ
historicalUse World War II military operations ⓘ
caravan routes ⓘ
knownFor difficult access ⓘ
extreme climatic conditions ⓘ
prehistoric rock art ⓘ
remote oases ⓘ
locatedIn Nubian Desert ⓘ
surface form: eastern Sahara
partlyInCountry Chad ⓘ
Egypt ⓘ
Libya ⓘ
Sudan ⓘ
partOf Afro-Eurasian desert belt ⓘ
surface form: North African desert belt

Sahara Desert ⓘ

Referenced by (20)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Bir Hakeim → location → Libyan Desert ⓘ
Siwi → region → Libyan Desert ⓘ
Central Sahara → contains → Libyan Desert ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ténéré Desert
Central Sahara → contains → Libyan Desert ⓘ
Bir el Gubi → locatedIn → Libyan Desert ⓘ
Ajdabiya → hasNearbyFeature → Libyan Desert ⓘ
Qattara Depression → locatedIn → Libyan Desert ⓘ
Italo-Turkish War → theatre → Libyan Desert ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tripolitanian desert
Nubian Desert → partOf → Libyan Desert ⓘ
this entity surface form: eastern Sahara
Libyan Coastal Plain → contrastsWith → Libyan Desert ⓘ
Afro-Eurasian desert belt → contains → Libyan Desert ⓘ
Bahariya Oasis → partOf → Libyan Desert ⓘ
Farafra Oasis → region → Libyan Desert ⓘ
Bir Hakeim → locatedIn → Libyan Desert ⓘ
Kharga Oasis → partOf → Libyan Desert ⓘ
The Flight of the Phoenix → narrativeLocation → Libyan Desert ⓘ
subject surface form: The Flight of the Phoenix (1965 film)
this entity surface form: Libyan desert
Al Wahat District → containsRegion → Libyan Desert ⓘ
Nitrian Desert → partOf → Libyan Desert ⓘ
eastern Libya → contains → Libyan Desert ⓘ
subject surface form: Eastern Libya
Allied administration of Libya → appliesToPart → Libyan Desert ⓘ