Kufra Oasis
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Kufra Oasis is a remote group of fertile desert oases in southeastern Libya, historically important as a caravan stop and strategic hub in the Sahara.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oasis group
ⓘ
settlement ⓘ |
| climate | hot desert climate ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Kingdom of Italy (historically)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Libya (historically) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman Empire (historically) NERFINISHED ⓘ Senussi Order (historically) NERFINISHED ⓘ State of Libya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinateLatitude | 24.1833 ⓘ |
| coordinateLongitude | 23.3000 ⓘ |
| country | Libya ⓘ |
| elevation | ~300 metres ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Arab tribes
ⓘ
Tebu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Al Jawf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Al Jawf
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Buma oasis NERFINISHED ⓘ El Huwari oasis NERFINISHED ⓘ El Tag oasis NERFINISHED ⓘ Et-Tazerbo oasis NERFINISHED ⓘ Rebiana oasis NERFINISHED ⓘ Tazerbo settlement ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
Italian colonial administration in early 20th century
ⓘ
Italian conquest during Italo-Turkish War ⓘ World War II military operations in North African campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
caravan stop on trans-Saharan trade routes
ⓘ
strategic hub in the Sahara ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
ⓘ
Tebu languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cyrenaica region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sahara Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ southeastern Libya ⓘ |
| modernUse | military and air transport base (Al Kufrah Airport vicinity) ⓘ |
| nearBorderWith |
Chad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | large circular irrigated fields visible from satellite imagery ⓘ |
| partOf | Kufra District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic | sparsely populated ⓘ |
| regionType | remote desert region ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | air and land link between Libya, Sudan, and Chad ⓘ |
| transportRole | stop on historic camel caravan routes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
agriculture based on groundwater irrigation
ⓘ
date palm cultivation ⓘ |
| waterSource | fossil groundwater ⓘ |
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