Central Sahara

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The Central Sahara is a vast, arid desert region in north-central Africa characterized by extreme climatic conditions, sparse population, and a long history of trans-Saharan trade and nomadic cultures.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf desert region
geographical region
biodiversity adapted desert fauna
adapted desert flora
climate arid
hyper-arid
contains Aïr Mountains
Borkou-Ennedi-Tibesti
surface form: Ennedi Plateau

Fezzan
surface form: Fezzan region

Libyan Desert
Tibesti Mountains
Libyan Desert
surface form: Ténéré Desert

oases
continent Africa
country Algeria
Chad
Egypt
Libya
Mali
Niger
Sudan
culturalSignificance crossroads of trans-Saharan cultures
heritage of nomadic lifestyles
economicActivity hydrocarbon extraction
mineral extraction
oasis agriculture
pastoral nomadism
hasCharacteristic extreme temperature variations
gravel plains
mountain massifs
rocky plateaus
sand seas
sparse population
very low annual rainfall
hasEcosystem desert ecosystem
hasRisk drought
sandstorms
water scarcity
historicalActivity caravan trade
gold trade
salt trade
slave trade
inhabitedBy Arab Bedouin groups
Toubou people
Tuareg
surface form: Tuareg people
knownFor nomadic cultures
trans-Saharan trade routes
locatedIn north-central Africa
partOf Sahara Desert

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Tebu historicalRegion Central Sahara
Cyrene locatedOn Central Sahara
this entity surface form: Libyan plateau
Sahara Desert contains Central Sahara
this entity surface form: Ténéré Desert
Sahara Desert contains Central Sahara
this entity surface form: Libyan Desert
Kel Ajjer locatedIn Central Sahara
this entity surface form: central Sahara
Imajaghan inhabits Central Sahara
this entity surface form: central Sahara
Toubou culturalArea Central Sahara
Teda culturalArea Central Sahara
Kel Adagh locatedIn Central Sahara
this entity surface form: central Sahara
Nubian Desert partOf Central Sahara
this entity surface form: Greater Sahara ecoregion
Kel Tagelmust culturalRegion Central Sahara
this entity surface form: central Sahara
Kegueur Terbi locatedIn Central Sahara
this entity surface form: central Sahara
Tamahaq region Central Sahara
this entity surface form: central Sahara
Tamasheq spokenIn Central Sahara
this entity surface form: central Sahara
Adrar des Ifoghas partOf Central Sahara
this entity surface form: central Sahara highlands
Ifoghas culturalRegion Central Sahara
Faya-Largeau locatedInGeographicRegion Central Sahara
this entity surface form: central Sahara