Saharan Atlas region
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The Saharan Atlas region is a semi-arid mountainous zone on the northern edge of the Sahara Desert in Algeria and Tunisia, forming part of the broader Atlas Mountain system.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saharan Algeria | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
mountain region ⓘ |
| borderRegionOf |
Sahara Desert
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tell Atlas region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
dissected mountain chains
ⓘ
rocky plateaus ⓘ steppe vegetation ⓘ |
| climateTransitionZoneBetween | Mediterranean climate and Saharan climate ⓘ |
| country |
Algeria
ⓘ
Tunisia ⓘ |
| extendsAcross |
central Algeria
ⓘ
eastern Algeria NERFINISHED ⓘ western Tunisia ⓘ |
| forms | northern boundary of Sahara Desert in Algeria and Tunisia ⓘ |
| formsBarrierTo | north–south atmospheric circulation ⓘ |
| formsEcotoneBetween | Mediterranean woodlands and Saharan desert ⓘ |
| formsPartOf | Maghreb mountain systems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBiodiversity |
drought-adapted shrubs
ⓘ
semi-arid fauna ⓘ steppe grasses ⓘ |
| hasClimate | semi-arid ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
limited dryland agriculture
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ |
| hasGeology |
Cenozoic formations
ⓘ
Mesozoic formations ⓘ folded sedimentary rocks ⓘ |
| hasHumanSettlementPattern |
concentrated in valleys and oases
ⓘ
sparsely populated ⓘ |
| hasHydrology |
ephemeral rivers
ⓘ
wadis ⓘ |
| hasLandform | mountain range ⓘ |
| hasSoils |
saline depressions in some basins
ⓘ
thin stony soils ⓘ |
| hasTopography |
escarpments
ⓘ
high plateaus ⓘ intermontane basins ⓘ |
| influences |
rain-shadow effects on Saharan side
ⓘ
water availability for downstream oases ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Saharan Atlas belt ⓘ |
| isSubdivisionOf | Atlas Mountain system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Algeria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Africa ⓘ Tunisia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnNorthernEdgeOf | Sahara Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oriented | generally southwest–northeast ⓘ |
| partOf | Atlas Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separates | Tell Atlas region from Sahara Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | seasonal grazing ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Northern Algeria
this entity surface form:
Saharan Algeria