Ghat, Libya

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Ghat, Libya is a remote desert town in southwestern Libya near the Algerian border, known for its Tuareg culture, historic rock art sites, and location on the edge of the Sahara.

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Ghat, Libya canonical 1
Southwestern Libya 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf town
administrativeCenterOf Ghat District
borderTownWith Algeria
climate hot desert climate
coordinateLocation approximately 24.96°N 10.18°E
country Libya
economicActivity pastoralism
small-scale trade
tourism
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 700 metres
ethnicGroup Tuareg people
linked to: Tuareg
hasCulturalEvent Tuareg cultural festivals
hasHeritageSite Acacus Mountains rock art
hasTraditionalArchitecture fortified structures
mud-brick houses
historicalRole oasis town
trans-Saharan caravan stop
knownFor Sahara Desert landscapes
Tuareg culture
historic rock art sites
KöppenClimateClassification BWh
languageUsed Arabic
Tamasheq
locatedIn southwestern Libya
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Ghat District
locatedInContinent Africa
locatedInDesert Sahara Desert
locatedInRegion Fezzan
locatedInSubregion North Africa
locatedNear Algeria
Algerian border
locatedOn edge of the Sahara
nearbyAttraction Tadrart Acacus
nearbyGeographicFeature Acacus Mountains
partOf Ghat District
population several thousand inhabitants
regionType remote desert town
religion Islam
roadConnection road to Sabha
terrainFeature rocky plateaus
sand dunes
wadis
timezone UTC+2
transportConnection Ghat Airport

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Ghat Airport cityServed Ghat, Libya
Murzuq District locatedIn Southwestern Libya
linked to: Ghat, Libya