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Gaberoun is an oasis located in the municipality Sabha in Lybian Sahara. Oasis in the Libyan part of the Sahara In geography, an oasis is an isolated area of vegetation in a desert, typically surrounding a spring or similar water source. ... Sabha is one of the municipalities of Libya. ... This article is about Libya, the country in North Africa. ...

Gaberoun Oasis Lake
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Gaberoun Oasis Lake

The old bedouin settlement by the western shore of the lake has been abandonned, and now lays in ruins. A rudimentary tourist camp is located on the northeastern shore. Bedouin resting at Mount Sinai Bedouin, derived from the Arabic , a generic name for a desert-dweller, is a term generally applied to Arab nomadic groups, who are found throughout most of the desert belt extending from the Atlantic coast of the Sahara via the Western Desert, Sinai, and Negev...


The lake is very salty, swimming can be pleasent despite of salt water crustaceans. Best time to visit is from October to May, when the temperature is bearable. Classes Class Branchiopoda Subclass Phyllopoda Subclass Sarsostraca Class Remipedia Order Enantiopoda Order Nectiopoda Class Cephalocarida Order Brachypoda Class Maxillopoda Subclass Mystacocarida Subclass Copepoda Subclass Branchiura Subclass Pentastomida Subclass Tantulocarida Subclass Thecostraca Infraclass Cirripedia Class Ostracoda Order Metacopina Subclass Myodocopa Subclass Podocopa Class Malacostraca Subclass Eumalacostraca Subclass Hoplocarida Subclass Phyllocarida The...


The oasis is accesible from the Sabha-Ubari road, by a 36km 4WD ride through the dunes of the Awbari sand sea. Sabha is one of the municipalities of Libya. ... Ubari is an oasis city in north-western Libya, in the Targa valley. ... Four wheel drive or 4x4, is a type of four wheeled vehicle drivetrain configuration that enables all four wheels to receive power from the engine simultaneously in order to provide maximum traction. ... Mesquite Flat Dunes in Death Valley National Park In physical geography, a dune is a hill of sand built by eolian (wind-related) processes. ... Categories: Stub | Municipalities of Libya ...


Other nearby attractions are the El Mandara oasis and the Un Almaa oasis.



Gaberoun, El Mandara and Un Almaa oasis seen in GoogleLocal



 
 

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