Bayuda Desert
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The Bayuda Desert is an arid, sparsely populated desert region in northern Sudan, bounded by a great bend of the Nile and known for its harsh terrain and historical caravan and military routes.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
desert
ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ |
| boundedBy | Nile River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | hot desert climate ⓘ |
| climateCharacteristic |
high daytime temperatures
ⓘ
large diurnal temperature range ⓘ very low annual rainfall ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Sudan ⓘ |
| countryCapitalProximity | north of Khartoum ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
limited oasis agriculture
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ |
| geologicalAgeCharacteristic | contains volcanic features of Cenozoic age ⓘ |
| hasGeologicalFeature |
basaltic hills
ⓘ
rocky outcrops ⓘ sand plains ⓘ volcanic field ⓘ wadis ⓘ |
| hasRisk |
extreme heat exposure
ⓘ
water scarcity ⓘ |
| historicalUse | military campaigns route ⓘ |
| humanSettlementPattern | scattered nomadic communities ⓘ |
| hydrologicalFeature | ephemeral streams (wadis) ⓘ |
| knownFor |
harsh terrain
ⓘ
historical caravan routes ⓘ historical military routes ⓘ |
| languageRegion | Arabic-speaking region ⓘ |
| locatedBetween |
Fourth Cataract of the Nile
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sixth Cataract of the Nile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Nile Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Sahara Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationDensity | sparsely populated ⓘ |
| regionType | hyper-arid zone ⓘ |
| separatedBy | Nile River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | Libyan Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shapeRelationToNile | great bend of the Nile ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | historical strategic corridor along the Nile bend ⓘ |
| terrainType | arid ⓘ |
| transportRole | historical link between central Sudan and northern Sudan ⓘ |
| travelDifficulty | difficult to traverse ⓘ |
| usedFor |
camel caravan routes (historically)
ⓘ
trans-Saharan trade routes (historically) ⓘ |
| vegetation | sparse desert vegetation ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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