Ounianga Kebir

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Ounianga Kebir is a remote oasis town in northern Chad, known as part of the Ounianga lake region recognized for its striking desert lakes and unique Saharan landscapes.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Ounianga Kebir canonical 4
Ounianga Kébir 2

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Statements (36)

Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
oasis town
populated place
climate hyper-arid
country Chad
ecosystemType oasis ecosystem
environmentalCharacteristic high evaporation rates
very low annual rainfall
geologicalContext fossil groundwater basin
hasFeature desert lakes
oasis
unique Saharan landscapes
hasNameInFrench Ounianga Kébir
linked to: Ounianga Kebir
hasNameMeaning Great Ounianga
hasNearbyBodyOfWater Ounianga lakes
linked to: Lakes of Ounianga
knownFor oasis environment
remote location
striking desert lakes
locatedIn Sahara Desert
northern Chad
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Ennedi Region
linked to: Ennedi
locatedNear Ounianga Serir
locatedOnContinent Africa
partOf Ounianga lake region
Saharan oases network
linked to: Sahara oases
primaryEconomicActivity date palm cultivation
oasis agriculture
pastoralism
regionType oasis complex
tourismAttraction Saharan landscapes
color-contrasting lakes
tourismType desert tourism
transportConnection desert track routes
UNESCOStatus near UNESCO World Heritage site Ounianga Lakes
waterSource groundwater-fed lakes
springs

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Referenced by (6)

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

Borkou hasSettlement Ounianga Kebir
Lakes of Ounianga nearestSettlement Ounianga Kebir
Ounianga Serir hasNearbySettlement Ounianga Kebir
Ounianga Kebir hasNameInFrench Ounianga Kébir
linked to: Ounianga Kebir
Kawar oases hasSettlement Ounianga Kébir
linked to: Ounianga Kebir