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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tabernas Desert canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| 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
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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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