Red Sea coastal hinterland
E776019
The Red Sea coastal hinterland is an arid, sparsely populated inland zone bordering the Red Sea, characterized by desert landscapes, rugged terrain, and traditional pastoral communities.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nile–Red Sea hinterland | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arid zone
ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ |
| borderedBy | Red Sea coastal plain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| extendsAlong |
eastern coast of the Red Sea
ⓘ
western coast of the Red Sea ⓘ |
| hasAccessibility | limited infrastructure ⓘ |
| hasBiodiversity |
drought-adapted fauna
ⓘ
drought-adapted flora ⓘ |
| hasClimate | arid climate ⓘ |
| hasClimateCharacteristic |
high temperatures
ⓘ
low annual rainfall ⓘ |
| hasCulturalFeature |
traditional pastoral livelihoods
ⓘ
tribal social structures ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
livestock herding
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroups |
Bedouin communities
ⓘ
Beja communities ⓘ |
| hasHumanActivity |
small-scale oasis agriculture
ⓘ
transhumant herding ⓘ |
| hasLandscape | desert landscapes ⓘ |
| hasLandUse | extensive grazing ⓘ |
| hasNaturalHazard |
drought
ⓘ
flash floods in wadis ⓘ |
| hasPopulationDensity | sparsely populated ⓘ |
| hasResourceConstraint | water scarcity ⓘ |
| hasSettlementPattern |
nomadic camps
ⓘ
scattered settlements ⓘ |
| hasSoilType |
rocky soils
ⓘ
sandy soils ⓘ |
| hasTerrain | rugged terrain ⓘ |
| hasTopography |
mountainous areas
ⓘ
plateaus ⓘ rocky plains ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalCommunities | pastoral communities ⓘ |
| hasVegetation | sparse vegetation ⓘ |
| hasWaterAvailability | limited surface water ⓘ |
| hasWaterSources |
seasonal streams
ⓘ
wadis ⓘ |
| isInlandFrom | Red Sea shoreline NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNextTo | Red Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partlyLocatedIn |
Djibouti
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Eritrea NERFINISHED ⓘ Saudi Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sudan NERFINISHED ⓘ Yemen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Red Sea region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.