The Ubari Desert, Idehan Ubari, Idehan Awbari (Idehan means fine sand in Tamasheq[1]) or Ubari Erg is an erg in the hyper-arid Fezzan region of southwestern Libya with a surface of approximately 58,000 km2.[2] The area of the Ubari desert has been traditionally inhabited by Tuareg people.

Geography

The Idehan Ubari is named after the town of Ubari or Awbari, a Berber-speaking oasis town and the capital of the Wadi al Hayaa District in the area. Like the Idehan Marzuq further south, the Idehan Ubari is part of the greater Sahara Desert.[citation needed]

The Mandara Lakes are located in Gaberoun, an oasis in the eastern zone of the Ubari Desert.[3]

The Oasis
  • The Mandara Lakes in the Ubari desert
    The Mandara Lakes in the Ubari desert
  • An Idehan Ubari oasis lake, with native grasses and date palms
    An Idehan Ubari oasis lake, with native grasses and date palms

See also

References

  1. ^ Dictionnaire abrégé touareg-français de noms propres
  2. ^ Desert Geomorphology, p. 403
  3. ^ The Lakes of The Ubari (Awbari) Sand Sea of Fezzan

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