Tabernas Desert

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The Tabernas Desert is a semi-arid region in southeastern Spain famed as Europe’s only true desert and a popular filming location for Western and adventure movies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf desert
semi-arid region
annualPrecipitation less than 250 mm
climate hot desert climate characteristics
semi-arid
continent Europe
country Spain
describedAs Europe’s only true desert
elevation approximately 400–800 meters above sea level
filmHistory major European western filming hub since the 1960s
formedBy arid climate processes
rain erosion
geology Miocene and Pliocene sedimentary rocks
marls and sandstones
hasAttraction Fort Bravo Texas Hollywood NERFINISHED
Oasys MiniHollywood NERFINISHED
Western Leone NERFINISHED
hasClimateInfluenceFrom Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED
Sierra Alhamilla NERFINISHED
Sierra de los Filabres NERFINISHED
insolation high sunshine duration
knownFor Western films
adventure movies
film location
spaghetti westerns
languageRegion Spanish-speaking area
locatedIn Andalusia
Province of Almería NERFINISHED
southeastern Spain
nearestTown Tabernas NERFINISHED
notableFilmShotIn A Fistful of Dollars GENERATED
For a Few Dollars More GENERATED
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade GENERATED
Lawrence of Arabia GENERATED
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly GENERATED
partOf Mediterranean Basin NERFINISHED
protectedStatus natural area
recognizedAs one of the driest places in Europe
region Almería Basin NERFINISHED
temperatureRange hot summers and mild winters
terrain badlands
eroded gullies and ravines
usedAs stand-in for American Wild West
usedFor film and television production
scientific research on arid environments
tourism
vegetation drought-resistant plants
sparse scrub

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Province of Almería contains Tabernas Desert