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Desert landscape in Southern Libya The Libyan Desert (Arabic: الصحراء الليبية) is an African desert that is located in the northern and eastern part of the Sahara Desert and occupies southwestern Egypt, eastern Libya and northwestern Sudan. Covering an area of approximately 1,100,000 square kilometers it extends approximately 1,100 km from east to west, and 1,000 km from north to south, in about the shape of a rectangle. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x960, 164 KB) Summary Libya is a predominantly desert country. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1280x960, 164 KB) Summary Libya is a predominantly desert country. ... The Arabic language ( ), or simply Arabic ( ), is the largest member of the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa. ... The Sahara is the worlds second largest desert (second to Antarctica), over 9,000,000 km² (3,500,000 mi²), located in northern Africa and is 2. ... This desert is primarily sand and boulder plain and is inhabited by the Senussi. The dominant wildlife are sand vipers and scorpions. It has been suggested that Sanusiyya be merged into this article or section. ... Species 3 species, see article. ... Superfamilies Pseudochactoidea Buthoidea Chaeriloidea Chactoidea Iuroidea Scorpionoidea See classification for families. ... Ridges and deep depressions (basins) exist in several parts of the desert, and no rivers or streams drain into or out of the area. The desert's Jilf al Kabir Plateau has an altitude of about 2,000 meters, an exception to the uninterrupted territory of basement rocks covered by layers of horizontally bedded sediments, forming a massive plain or low plateau. Basement rock usually refers to the thick foundation of ancient, and oldest metamorphic and igneous rock that forms the crust of continents, often granite. ... There are eight important depressions in the Libyan Desert, and all are considered oases except the smallest, Qattara, because its waters are salty. Limited agricultural production, the presence of some natural resources, and permanent settlements are found in the other seven depressions, all of which have fresh water provided by the Nile or by local groundwater. The Qattara Depression (Arabic: ‎ Munkhafad al-Qattarah) is a desert basin within the Libyan Desert of north-western Egypt. ... The Nile (Arabic: ‎, translit: , Ancient Egyptian iteru) is a river in Africa, often regarded as the longest river on Earth, although some sources claim the Amazon in South America is longer. ... The Siwa Oasis, close to the Libyan border and west of Qattara, is isolated from the rest of Egypt but has sustained life since ancient times. The Siwa Oasis is an oasis in Egypt, located between the Qattara Depression and the Egyptian Sand Sea in the Libyan Desert. ... The other major oases include Dakhla and Kharga in Egypt, and Jaghbub in Libya, which, along with Siwah, form a topographic chain of basins extending from the Al Fayyum Oasis (sometimes called the Fayyum Depression) which lies sixty kilometers southwest of Cairo, south to the Bahriyah, Farafirah and Dakhilah oases before reaching the country's largest oasis, Kharijah. A brackish lake, Birkat Qarun, at the northern reaches of Al Fayyum Oasis, drained into the Nile in ancient times. For centuries sweetwater artesian wells in the Fayyum Oasis have permitted extensive cultivation in an irrigated area that extends over 2,100 square kilometers. ... Kharga Oasis (Arabic الخارجة, Standard Arabic pronunciation al-Khārija, Egyptian spoken Arabic al-Khārga) is the southernmost of Egypts five Western oases. ... Cairos location in Egypt Coordinates: Governor Dr. Abdul Azim Wazir Area    - City 210 km²  - Metro 1,492 km² Population    - City (2005) 7,438,376  - Density 35,420/km²  - Urban 10,834,495  - Metro 15,200,000 Time zone EET (UTC+2) EEST (UTC+3) Cairo (Arabic: ‎ translit: , translated the... Geological strata giving rise to an Artesian well An artesian aquifer is an aquifer whose water is overpressurized. ... Contents 1 Key geographic feaures of the Libyan Desert 1.1 The Qattara Depression 1.2 The Gilf Kebir 1.3 The Sand Seas 2 References 3 External links [edit] Key geographic feaures of the Libyan Desert [edit] The Qattara Depression The Qattara Depression, which contains the second lowest point in Africa, is approximately 15,000 square km (about the size of Connecticut and Rhode Island), and is largely below sea level (its lowest point is 133 meters below sea level). The sparsely inhabited Qattara Depression is covered by badlands, salt marshes and salt lakes. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Official language(s) None Capital Providence Largest city Providence Area  Ranked 50th  - Total 1,214* sq mi (3,144* km²)  - Width 37 miles (60 km)  - Length 48 miles (77 km)  - % water 32. ... Categories: Stub | Geology | Landforms | Alberta geography ... This article is about marsh, a type of wetland. ... A salt lake or saline lake is a landlocked body of water which has a concentration of salts (mostly sodium chloride) and other minerals significantly higher than most lakes (often defined as at least 3,000 milligrams of salt per liter). ... [edit] The Gilf Kebir The Gilf Kebir plateau rises about 300 metres (1,000 ft) above the general plain, and lies entirely in Egypt. It roughly equals Switzerland in size, and is similar in structure to the other sandstone plateaus of the central Sahara. Its south-eastern part is well defined on all sides, with sheer cliffs and deep, narrows wadis. The northeast part, separated from the other half by a broad valley called the "Gap" is more broken, and supports three large wadis with vegetation.[1] A foot (plural: feet) is any of several old units of distance or length, measuring around a quarter to a third of a meter. ... A wadi is a dry riverbed that only contains water during times of heavy rain. ... Vegetation is a general term for the plant life of a region; it refers to the ground cover provided by plants, and is, by far, the most abundant biotic element of the biosphere. ... [edit] The Sand Seas The three sand seas, which contain dunes up to 110 meters in height and which cover approximately one quarter of the region include: Egyptian Sand Sea Kalansho Sand Sea Ribiana Sand Sea The Egyptian Sand Sea is located in Africas Libyan Desert. ... The Kalansho Sand Sea is located in Africas Libyan Desert. ... The Ribiana Sand Sea is located in Africas Libyan Desert. ... [edit] References ^ Watson, Allan, (Aug 19, 2005), "The Gilf Kebir, Part I", Tour Egypt, Accessed July 17 2006 August 19 is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... [edit] External links Travel-To-Egypt Page concerning the Libyan Desert Site seening in Libyan desert World War II Categories: Deserts of Egypt | Deserts of Libya | Deserts of Sudan Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead...

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	Libyan Desert: Definition and Much More from Answers.com (707 words) A desert of northeast Africa in Egypt, Libya, and Sudan. The Libyan Desert is an African desert that is located in the northern and eastern part of the Sahara Desert and occupies southwestern Egypt, eastern Libya and northwestern Sudan. This desert is primarily sand and boulder plain and is inhabited by the Senussi.
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