Ténéré Desert
E869001
The Ténéré Desert is a vast, hyper-arid region of the Sahara renowned for its extreme dryness, towering sand dunes, and sparse vegetation.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
desert
ⓘ
erg ⓘ |
| averageRainfall | very low annual precipitation ⓘ |
| climateType | hyper-arid ⓘ |
| contains |
Aïr and Ténéré National Nature Reserve
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Aïr and Ténéré Natural Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Chad
ⓘ
Niger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fauna | adapted desert wildlife ⓘ |
| hasCityNearby | Agadez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup |
Toubou
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tuareg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
gravel plains
ⓘ
rocky outcrops ⓘ sand dunes ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalFeature | Tree of Ténéré NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHumanActivity |
limited tourism
ⓘ
nomadic pastoralism ⓘ |
| hasNotablePlace | Tree of Ténéré site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOasis |
Bilma oasis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fachi oasis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRisk |
extreme dehydration hazard
ⓘ
sandstorms ⓘ |
| hasTemperatureCharacteristic |
extreme daytime heat
ⓘ
large diurnal temperature range ⓘ |
| hasTownWithinOrNear |
Bilma
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fachi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extreme aridity
ⓘ
sparse vegetation ⓘ towering sand dunes ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Arabic
ⓘ
Tuareg languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Niger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | south-central Sahara ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Africa ⓘ |
| notableFor |
navigational difficulty
ⓘ
remoteness ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sahara Desert
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sahara biogeographic region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terrainType |
dune fields
ⓘ
rocky plateaus ⓘ sand seas ⓘ |
| TreeOfTénéréFelledIn | 1973 ⓘ |
| TreeOfTénéréWas | isolated acacia tree ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteWithin | Aïr and Ténéré Natural Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
salt caravans
ⓘ
trans-Saharan caravan routes ⓘ |
| vegetationType | very sparse desert vegetation ⓘ |
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