Nubian Desert

E64459
desert geographical region

The Nubian Desert is a hyper-arid region of the eastern Sahara in northeastern Sudan and northern Eritrea, characterized by rocky plateaus, sand dunes, and sparse vegetation along the Nile.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Sudan desert belt 1
Sudan eastern desert region 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf desert ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ
adjacentTo Nile Valley ⓘ
biodiversity adapted desert flora and fauna ⓘ
borderedBy Nile ⓘ
surface form: Nile River
climate hyper-arid ⓘ
climateZone hot desert climate ⓘ
country Eritrea ⓘ
Sudan ⓘ
ecosystem desert ecosystem ⓘ
elevation generally low to moderate ⓘ
geology Precambrian basement rocks in many areas ⓘ
hasDuneType barchan dunes ⓘ
linear dunes ⓘ
hasFeature gravel plains ⓘ
inselbergs ⓘ
rocky plateaus ⓘ
sand dunes ⓘ
sparse vegetation ⓘ
wadis ⓘ
hasHumanActivity limited pastoralism near Nile ⓘ
small settlements along Nile fringe ⓘ
hydrology dependent on Nile corridor ⓘ
knownFor extreme aridity ⓘ
harsh environment ⓘ
minimal surface water ⓘ
landformProcess wind-driven sand transport ⓘ
locatedEastOf Nile ⓘ
surface form: Nile River
locatedIn western Sudan ⓘ
surface form: northeastern Sudan

northern Eritrea ⓘ
locatedOnContinent Africa ⓘ
partOf Central Sahara ⓘ
surface form: Greater Sahara ecoregion

Sahara Desert ⓘ
Nubian Desert self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Sudan desert belt

Nubian Desert self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Sudan eastern desert region

Libyan Desert ⓘ
surface form: eastern Sahara
populationDensity very low ⓘ
rainfall very low ⓘ
rainfallPattern irregular ⓘ
regionOf Nubia ⓘ
regionType hyper-arid desert ⓘ
soilType rocky ⓘ
sandy ⓘ
surfaceWater rare ⓘ
temperature high daytime temperatures ⓘ
temperatureVariation large diurnal range ⓘ
vegetation very sparse ⓘ
windProcess aeolian erosion ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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

Afro-Eurasian desert belt → contains → Nubian Desert ⓘ
Northeast Africa → contains → Nubian Desert ⓘ
Sahara Desert → contains → Nubian Desert ⓘ
Nubian Desert → partOf → Nubian Desert self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sudan eastern desert region
Nubian Desert → partOf → Nubian Desert self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sudan desert belt