Farafra Depression
E583754
Farafra Depression is a remote desert basin in Egypt’s Western Desert, noted for its striking White Desert landscapes of wind-carved chalk rock formations and sparse oases.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
depression
ⓘ
desert basin ⓘ geographical feature ⓘ |
| climate | hot desert climate ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| elevationRelativeToSeaLevel | below sea level ⓘ |
| formationProcess |
weathering of chalk
ⓘ
wind erosion ⓘ |
| geologicalAge |
Cretaceous rocks
ⓘ
Paleogene rocks ⓘ |
| geologicalComposition |
chalk
ⓘ
limestone ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
desert pavement
ⓘ
inselbergs ⓘ rock outcrops ⓘ sand dunes ⓘ |
| hasLandscape | White Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOasis |
Ain El Buss
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ain El Maqfi NERFINISHED ⓘ Ain El Wadi NERFINISHED ⓘ Farafra Oasis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProtectedArea | White Desert National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVegetationType | oasis vegetation ⓘ |
| hasWaterSource |
artesian wells
ⓘ
natural springs ⓘ |
| knownFor |
desert scenery
ⓘ
sparse oases ⓘ white chalk rock formations ⓘ wind-carved rock formations ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Sahara Desert
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInDirectionFromCairo | southwest of Cairo ⓘ |
| nearestMajorOasisTown | Farafra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Egyptian Western Desert oases belt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Valley Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularActivity |
4x4 desert safaris
ⓘ
desert camping ⓘ photography ⓘ stargazing ⓘ |
| regionType | remote desert region ⓘ |
| rockColor | white ⓘ |
| tourismType |
desert tourism
ⓘ
eco-tourism ⓘ |
| usedFor |
date palm cultivation in oases
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ |
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