Tanezrouft region
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The Tanezrouft region is an extremely arid, sparsely inhabited desert area in the central Sahara, known as one of the hottest and driest places on Earth.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
desert region
ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ |
| biome | hot desert biome ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Adrar des Ifoghas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ahaggar Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | hyper-arid ⓘ |
| climateClassification | BWh (hot desert climate) ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country |
Algeria
ⓘ
Mali ⓘ |
| ecologicalCondition | extreme water scarcity ⓘ |
| environmentType | desert ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
almost no vegetation
ⓘ
large areas of bare rock and sand ⓘ one of the driest places on Earth ⓘ one of the hottest places on Earth ⓘ very low annual rainfall ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
salt flats in some areas
ⓘ
wind-eroded rock formations ⓘ |
| historicalUse | caravan route segment in trans-Saharan trade ⓘ |
| humanSettlement | sparsely inhabited ⓘ |
| hydrology |
no permanent lakes
ⓘ
no permanent rivers ⓘ |
| knownFor |
almost complete absence of surface water
ⓘ
extreme aridity ⓘ rocky and sandy desert landscape ⓘ sparse population ⓘ very high temperatures ⓘ |
| languageOrigin | Tuareg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Algeria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mali NERFINISHED ⓘ central Sahara ⓘ |
| notableFor |
almost complete lack of permanent settlements
ⓘ
extreme daytime temperatures ⓘ hostile environment for life ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sahara Desert
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western Algerian Sahara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationDensity | very low ⓘ |
| risk |
dehydration risk for travelers
ⓘ
extreme heat hazard ⓘ |
| solarExposure | very high ⓘ |
| terrain |
gravel plains
ⓘ
rocky plateau ⓘ sand dunes ⓘ |
| travelDifficulty | very difficult to cross ⓘ |
| usedFor | trans-Saharan routes in the past ⓘ |
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