Ounianga Serir

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Ounianga Serir is a remote oasis settlement in northern Chad, known for its chain of picturesque desert lakes in the Sahara.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
oasis settlement
administrativeDivision Borkou Department NERFINISHED
climate hyper-arid
continent Africa
country Chad
ecosystemType oasis ecosystem
environment Saharan desert NERFINISHED
hasCharacteristic high evaporation rates
very low rainfall
hasFeature chain of desert lakes
oasis
picturesque lakes
hasNearbySettlement Ounianga Kebir NERFINISHED
hasWaterBody Ounianga Serir lakes NERFINISHED
knownFor desert lakes in the Sahara
remote oasis landscape
languageUsed Arabic
local Saharan languages
locatedIn Borkou Region NERFINISHED
Sahara Desert NERFINISHED
northern Chad NERFINISHED
partOf Ounianga Lakes NERFINISHED
primaryEconomicActivity limited tourism
oasis agriculture
small-scale pastoralism
regionType remote
transportAccess desert tracks
UNESCOStatus part of Lakes of Ounianga World Heritage Site
waterSource fossil groundwater
WorldHeritageCategory natural site

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Borkou hasSettlement Ounianga Serir