Cyrenaican Desert
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The Cyrenaican Desert is a harsh, sparsely populated desert region in eastern Libya, forming part of the greater Sahara and surrounding the historical coastal region of Cyrenaica.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
desert
ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ |
| borders |
Western Desert
ⓘ
surface form:
Egyptian Western Desert
Mediterranean coastal region of Cyrenaica ⓘ Sahara interior ⓘ |
| characteristic |
harsh environment
ⓘ
sparsely populated ⓘ |
| climate |
arid
ⓘ
hot desert climate ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Libya ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
oases
ⓘ
wadis ⓘ |
| hasLanguageRegion | Arabic ⓘ |
| humanSettlementDensity | very low ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North Africa
ⓘ
eastern Libya ⓘ eastern part of the Sahara Desert ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Cyrenaica ⓘ |
| partOf |
Libya
ⓘ
Sahara Desert ⓘ Sahara Desert ⓘ
surface form:
greater Sahara
|
| regionType | inland desert ⓘ |
| sovereignState |
Libya
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Libya
|
| surrounds | Cyrenaica ⓘ |
| terrain |
desert plateau
ⓘ
rocky desert ⓘ sand and gravel plains ⓘ |
| usedFor |
nomadic pastoralism
ⓘ
trans-Saharan routes (historically) ⓘ |