Sahara Desert

GPTKB entity

Statements (60)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:grass
gptkbp:ancientTradeRoutes gptkb:Trans-Saharan_trade
gptkbp:annualRainfall less than 25 mm
gptkbp:area 9,200,000 square kilometers
gptkbp:borderedBy gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkb:Red_Sea
gptkb:Atlas_Mountains
gptkb:Sahel
gptkbp:climate arid
gptkbp:etymology Arabic word for 'desert'
gptkbp:fauna gptkb:Saharan_silver_ant
addax antelope
dromedary camel
fennec fox
gptkbp:flora gptkb:lake
gptkbp:geologicalAge 2-3 million years
gptkbp:highestTemperatureRecorded 58°C
gptkbp:historicalClimate was once a green savanna
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sahara Desert
gptkbp:inhabitedBy gptkb:Tuareg
gptkb:Bedouin
gptkb:Saharan_Berbers
gptkbp:largestDesertByArea true
gptkbp:largestHotDesert true
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Africa
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:Faya-Largeau
gptkb:Tamanrasset
gptkb:Timimoun
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Nile_River
gptkb:Ahaggar_Mountains
gptkb:Erg_Chebbi
gptkb:Libyan_Desert
gptkb:Ténéré
gptkb:Tassili_n'Ajjer
Oases
gptkbp:notableMission gptkb:Friedrich_Gerhard_Rohlfs
gptkb:Heinrich_Barth
gptkb:René_Caillié
gptkbp:population very low
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Aïr_and_Ténéré_Natural_Reserves
gptkb:Tassili_n'Ajjer
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Africa
gptkb:Algeria
gptkb:Niger
gptkb:North_Africa
gptkb:África
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4