Sahara

GPTKB entity

Statements (65)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:grass
gptkbp:ancientTradeRoutes gptkb:Trans-Saharan_trade
gptkbp:annualRainfall less than 25 mm per year
gptkbp:area 9,200,000 square kilometers
gptkbp:borders gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkb:Red_Sea
gptkb:Sahel
gptkbp:climate arid
gptkbp:ethnicGroup gptkb:Tuareg
gptkb:Bedouin
gptkb:Saharan_Berbers
Toubou
gptkbp:fauna gptkb:Dromedary_camel
gptkb:Fennec_fox
gptkb:Addax_antelope
gptkb:Desert_monitor
gptkbp:flora gptkb:Eucalyptus
gptkb:Date_palm
gptkb:Doum_palm
gptkb:Tamarisk
gptkbp:hasAncientCivilizations gptkb:Garamantes
gptkb:Egyptians
gptkbp:highestPoint Emi Koussi
3,415 meters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sahara
gptkbp:largestDesertByArea world
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Africa
gptkbp:lowestPoint gptkb:Qattara_Depression
-133 meters
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:Arab
gptkb:Arabic
gptkb:French
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Algeria
gptkb:Chad
gptkb:Egypt
gptkb:Libya
gptkb:Mali
gptkb:Mauritania
gptkb:Morocco
gptkb:Niger
gptkb:Sudan
gptkb:Tunisia
gptkbp:notableCity gptkb:valley
gptkb:Agadez
gptkb:Siwa
Timbuktu
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Green_Sahara_period
Desiccation (drying) began about 5,000 years ago
Fossil human remains found
Rock art sites
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Nile_River
gptkb:Ahaggar_Mountains
gptkb:Erg_Chebbi
gptkb:Libyan_Desert
gptkb:Ténéré
gptkb:Tassili_n'Ajjer
Oases
gptkbp:protectedArea gptkb:Ahaggar_National_Park
gptkb:Ennedi_Plateau
gptkb:Tassili_n'Ajjer_National_Park
gptkbp:temperature -6°C to 50°C
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Chad
gptkb:Afrique
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4