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Grand Erg Occidental

Coordinates: 30°40′N 0°00′E / 30.667°N 0.000°E / 30.667; 0.000
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Grand Erg Occidental
العرق الغربي الكبير
Natural region
The desolate landscape of the Grand Erg Occidental near Timimoun
The desolate landscape of the Grand Erg Occidental near Timimoun
Map of the Maghreb showing the Grand Erg Occidental.
Map of the Maghreb showing the Grand Erg Occidental.
CountryAlgeria
Elevation
500 m (1,600 ft)

The Grand Erg Occidental (Template:Lang-ar, al-ʿIrq al-Gharbī al-Kabīr), (also known as the Western Sand Sea) is the second largest erg in northern Algeria after the Grand Erg Oriental.

This desert natural region receives less than 25 cm (10 in) of rainfall per year.[1] The Grand Erg Occidental is a practically uninhabited area; there are no villages and there are no roads crossing it.[2]

Features

  • Grand Erg Occidental (centre), as seen from space
    Grand Erg Occidental (centre), as seen from space
  • Ksar of Aghlad; a Ksar -which means castle- was a structure where a tribe used to live
    Ksar of Aghlad; a Ksar -which means castle- was a structure where a tribe used to live

See also

References

  1. ^ "STS059-238-088 Grand Erg Occidental, North Central Algeria April 1994". Earth from Space. NASA. Retrieved 2007-01-18.
  2. ^ "GRAND ERG OCCIDENTAL: The endless dunes". Adventures in Algeria. LexicOrient. Retrieved 2007-01-18.
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