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Erg in Libya
Idehan Ubari أدهان أوباري
Erg
Landscape of Idehan Ubari dunes.Landscape of Idehan Ubari dunes.
Map of the topographic features of the SaharaMap of the topographic features of the Sahara
Idehan Ubari is located in LibyaIdehan UbariIdehan Ubari
Coordinates: 27°30′N 11°30′E / 27.500°N 11.500°E / 27.500; 11.500
CountryLibya
Area
 • Total62,000 km (24,000 sq mi)
Elevation530 m (1,740 ft)

The Ubari Desert, Idehan Ubari, Idehan Awbari (Idehan means fine sand in Tamasheq) or Ubari Erg is an erg in the hyper-arid Fezzan region of southwestern Libya with a surface area of approximately 58,000 km. The area of the Ubari desert has been traditionally inhabited by Tuareg people, a Berber ethnic and traditionally nomadic pastoralist group.

Geography

The Idehan Ubari is named after the town of Ubari or Awbari, a Berber-speaking oasis town and the capital of the Wadi al Hayaa District in the area. Like the Idehan Marzuq further south, the Idehan Ubari is part of the greater Sahara Desert.

The Mandara Lakes are located in Gaberoun, an oasis in the eastern zone of the Ubari Desert.

The Oasis
  • The Mandara Lakes in the Ubari desert The Mandara Lakes in the Ubari desert
  • An Idehan Ubari oasis lake, with native grasses and date palms An Idehan Ubari oasis lake, with native grasses and date palms

See also

References

  1. Dictionnaire abrégé touareg-français de noms propres
  2. Desert Geomorphology, p. 403
  3. The Lakes of The Ubari (Awbari) Sand Sea of Fezzan

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