Idehan Ubari

Idehan Ubari أدهان أوباري
Erg
Landscape of Idehan Ubari dunes.
Map of the topographic features of the Sahara
Idehan Ubari
Coordinates: 27°30′N 11°30′E / 27.500°N 11.500°E / 27.500; 11.500
Country	Libya
Area
• Total	62,000 km2 (24,000 sq mi)
Elevation	530 m (1,740 ft)

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]

See also

• Geography of Libya
• List of ergs

References

External links

• Al-Arabiya - Limited production resumes at South Libya oilfield

This page was last edited on 16 June 2023, at 11:58