Idehan Ubari Explained

Idehan Ubari
Native Name:أدهان أوباري
Native Name Lang:ar
Settlement Type:Erg
Pushpin Map:Libya
Pushpin Relief:y
Coordinates:27.5°N 41°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Libya
Area Total Km2:62000
Elevation M:530
Population Density Km2:auto

The Ubari Desert, Idehan Ubari, Idehan Awbari (Idehan means fine sand in Tamasheq[1]) or Ubari Erg is an erg in the hyper-arid Fezzan region of southwestern Libya with a surface of approximately 58,000 km2.[2] The area of the Ubari desert has been traditionally inhabited by Tuareg people.

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.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. https://fr.wikisource.org/wiki/Dictionnaire_abr%C3%A9g%C3%A9_touareg-fran%C3%A7ais_de_noms_propres/Lieux/D Dictionnaire abrégé touareg-français de noms propres
  2. https://books.google.com/books?id=WOcUNbRUGtwC&dq=%22Desert+Geomorphology%22+great+sand+sea&pg=PA403 Desert Geomorphology, p. 403
  3. http://www.temehu.com/Cities_sites/Gabroun.htm The Lakes of The Ubari (Awbari) Sand Sea of Fezzan