Northern Sahara

E400269

The Northern Sahara is the vast arid expanse forming the northern portion of the Sahara Desert, encompassing regions such as the M’zab in Algeria and characterized by rocky plateaus, sand seas, and oases.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
northern Sahara 5
Northern Sahara canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf desert region
region
biome desert biome
borderedBy Mediterranean Basin
Sahel
climate arid
hyper-arid
contains ergs
hamada
oases
reg
rocky plateaus
sand seas
country Algeria
Egypt
Libya
Mali
Mauritania
Morocco
Niger
Tunisia
Western Sahara
linked to: Spanish Sahara
ecoregionType desert
geologicalFeature ancient rock plateaus
sedimentary basins
hasConservationIssue desertification
water scarcity
hasFeature high temperature extremes
low annual rainfall
rock outcrops
sand dunes
sparse vegetation
wind erosion
hasHumanActivity oasis agriculture
pastoralism
trans-Saharan trade routes
hasNaturalResource fossil water
groundwater aquifers
hydrocarbons
phosphate deposits
hasPart Mzab Valley
linked to: M’Zab Valley

M’zab
inhabitedBy Berber peoples
linked to: Berbers

Mozabites
linked to: Berbers

Tuareg
locatedIn Africa
North Africa
northOf Sahel
partOf Sahara Desert
southOf Mediterranean Sea

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

M’zab region partOf Northern Sahara
subject linked to: M’zab region of Algeria
Melika region northern Sahara
linked to: Northern Sahara
El Atteuf region northern Sahara
linked to: Northern Sahara
Berriane locatedIn northern Sahara
linked to: Northern Sahara
M’Zab Valley region northern Sahara
linked to: Northern Sahara
Guerrara nearbyRegion northern Sahara
linked to: Northern Sahara