Libyan Desert

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The Libyan Desert is a harsh, arid expanse in the eastern Sahara, spanning parts of Libya and neighboring countries and characterized by vast sand seas, rocky plateaus, and extreme climatic conditions.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Libyan Desert canonical 52
Libyan desert 3
Libyan Sahara 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf desert
geographical region
part of the Sahara Desert
borderedBy Mediterranean coastal strip of Libya
Nile Valley
contains Awjila Oasis
Jaghbub Oasis
linked to: Ghat Oasis

Kufra Oasis
linked to: Ghadames Oasis

oases
continent Africa
country Libya
hasCharacteristic extreme aridity
extremely low annual rainfall
large diurnal temperature range
sparse vegetation
very high summer temperatures
hasClimate arid climate
hyper-arid climate
hasHazard extreme heat
sandstorms
water scarcity
hasLandscapeFeature ergs
gravel plains
hamadas
rocky plateaus
sand dunes
sand seas
hasRegion Calanshio Sand Sea
linked to: Great Sand Sea

Gilf Kebir plateau
Great Sand Sea
Kufra region
Rebiana Sand Sea
linked to: Great Sand Sea

Sarir Dalmah
hasSoilType gravel surfaces
rocky surfaces
sandy soils
historicalUse World War II military operations
caravan routes
knownFor difficult access
extreme climatic conditions
prehistoric rock art
remote oases
locatedIn eastern Sahara
linked to: Nubian Desert
partlyInCountry Chad
Egypt
Libya
Sudan
partOf North African desert belt
Sahara Desert

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (59)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Bir Hakeim location Libyan Desert
Siwi region Libyan Desert
Central Sahara contains Ténéré Desert
linked to: Libyan Desert
Central Sahara contains Libyan Desert
Bir el Gubi locatedIn Libyan Desert
Ajdabiya hasNearbyFeature Libyan Desert
Qattara Depression locatedIn Libyan Desert
Italo-Turkish War theatre Tripolitanian desert
linked to: Libyan Desert
Nubian Desert partOf eastern Sahara
linked to: Libyan Desert
Libyan Coastal Plain contrastsWith Libyan Desert
Afro-Eurasian desert belt contains Libyan Desert
Bahariya Oasis partOf Libyan Desert
Farafra Oasis region Libyan Desert
Bir Hakeim locatedIn Libyan Desert
Kharga Oasis partOf Libyan Desert
The Flight of the Phoenix (1965 film) narrativeLocation Libyan desert
subject linked to: The Flight of the Phoenix
linked to: Libyan Desert
Al Wahat District containsRegion Libyan Desert
Nitrian Desert partOf Libyan Desert
Eastern Libya contains Libyan Desert
subject linked to: eastern Libya
Marmarica partOf Libyan Desert
Murzuq Desert partOf Libyan Desert
Oracle of Amun culturalContext Libyan Desert
Siwi language region Libyan Desert
Gebel al-Mawta locatedInRegion Libyan Desert
Sarir Dalmah locatedIn Libyan Desert
Qasr el-Ghueita locatedIn Libyan Desert
Bagawat necropolis locatedInDesert Libyan Desert
Gilf Kebir National Park locatedIn Libyan Desert
World War II military operations in the Libyan Desert location Libyan Desert
Awjila Oasis locatedIn Libyan Desert
Qasr el-Zayyan locatedIn Libyan Desert
Oasis of Siwa locatedIn Libyan Desert
Creta et Cyrenaica borderedBy Libyan Desert
Poem 7 (Quaeris quot mihi basiationes) settingImagery Libyan desert
linked to: Libyan Desert
Tazirbu locatedIn Libyan Desert
Hawari nearbyFeature Libyan Desert
Buema locatedIn Libyan Desert
Al Huwari locatedInDesertRegion Libyan Desert
Bayuda Desert separatedFrom Libyan Desert
Libyan interior plateau partOf Libyan Desert
Mellitah Oil and Gas onshoreRegion Libyan desert
linked to: Libyan Desert
Al Jawf partOf Libyan Desert
Kufra Airport locatedInDesertRegion Libyan Desert
Sabha hasNearbyFeature Libyan Desert
subject linked to: city of Sabha
Jakharrah partOf Libyan Desert
Al Wahat locatedInDesert Libyan Desert
Al Kufra District historicalRegion Libyan Desert
Al-Jaghbub locatedInDesert Libyan Desert
Maaten al-Sarra airbase locatedIn Libyan Desert