Marrah Mountains

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The Marrah Mountains are a volcanic mountain range in western Sudan known for their high peaks, cooler climate, and fertile upland region rising from the surrounding Darfur plains.

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Marrah Mountains canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain range ⓘ
volcanic field ⓘ
arabicName Jebel Marra ⓘ
biodiversity habitat for various bird species ⓘ
refuge for plant species in Sahel zone ⓘ
climateCharacteristic cooler than surrounding plains ⓘ
higher rainfall than surrounding Darfur region ⓘ
climateZone Sahel ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Sudan ⓘ
drainage source of seasonal streams ⓘ
elevation approximately 3,042 metres ⓘ
approximately 9,980 feet ⓘ
environmentCharacteristic fertile upland region ⓘ
geologicalAge Cenozoic ⓘ
geologicalOrigin volcanic ⓘ
hasFeature crater lakes in Deriba Caldera ⓘ
extinct volcanic cones ⓘ
lava flows ⓘ
hasPeak Jebel Marra peak ⓘ
linked to: Jebel Marra
highestPoint Deriba Caldera ⓘ
importance important agricultural zone in Darfur ⓘ
key water catchment for Darfur ⓘ
locatedIn Darfur ⓘ
linked to: Darfur region

western Sudan ⓘ
mountainSystem East African Rift-related volcanic systems ⓘ
nearbySettlement Nyala ⓘ
Zalingei ⓘ
notableFor highest mountains in Sudan ⓘ
relatively cool climate in arid region ⓘ
water sources for surrounding areas ⓘ
partOf Greater Darfur region ⓘ
politicalRegion Central Darfur State ⓘ
linked to: Central Darfur

North Darfur State ⓘ
linked to: North Darfur

South Darfur State ⓘ
linked to: South Darfur
region Jebel Marra ⓘ
relativeLocation east of the Chad border ⓘ
northwest of Nyala ⓘ
west of El Fasher ⓘ
surroundedBy Darfur plains ⓘ
terrainFeature steep slopes ⓘ
upland plateau ⓘ
usedFor pastoralism ⓘ
rain-fed agriculture ⓘ
vegetation montane woodland ⓘ
savanna vegetation ⓘ
volcanicActivityStatus dormant ⓘ

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Jebel Marra → partOf → Marrah Mountains ⓘ