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
CountryLibya
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) or Ubari Erg is an erg in the hyper-arid Fezzan region of southwestern Libya with a surface area of approximately 58,000 km2. The area of the Ubari desert has been traditionally inhabited by Tuareg people, a Berber ethnic and traditionally nomadic pastoralist group.

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