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Several deeply dissected mountains, many volcanic, rise from the desert, including the Aïr Mountains, Ahaggar Mountains, Saharan Atlas, Tibesti Mountains, Adrar des Iforas, and the Red Sea Hills. The highest peak in the Sahara is Emi Koussi, a shield volcano in the Tibesti range of northern Chad. Yücekutlu, Nihal; Terzioğlu, Serpil; Saydam, Cemal; Bildacı, Işık (2011). "Organic Farming By Using Saharan Soil: Could It Be An Alternative To Fertilizers?" (PDF). Hacettepe Journal of Biology and Chemistry. 39 (1): 29–38 . Retrieved 23 March 2015. [ permanent dead link]

Boissoneault, Lorraine (24 March 2017). "What Really Turned the Sahara Desert From a Green Oasis into a Wasteland?". Smithsonian. Archived from the original on 28 December 2021 . Retrieved 15 August 2017. The central Sahara is hyperarid, with sparse vegetation. The northern and southern reaches of the desert, along with the highlands, have areas of sparse grassland and desert shrub, with trees and taller shrubs in wadis, where moisture collects. In the central, hyperarid region, there are many subdivisions of the great desert: Tanezrouft, the Ténéré, the Libyan Desert, the Eastern Desert, the Nubian Desert and others. These extremely arid areas often receive no rain for years. Kyle Knight, Deirde O'Leary - Crossing the Saudi Empty Quarter (Saudi Arabia) - 2018-01-14". Fastest Known Time. In the post–World War II era, several mines and communities have developed to use the desert's natural resources. These include large deposits of oil and natural gas in Algeria and Libya, and large deposits of phosphates in Morocco and Western Sahara. [108] Libya's Great Man-Made River is the world's largest irrigation project. [109] The project uses a pipeline system that pumps fossil water from the Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System to cities in the populous Libyan northern Mediterranean coast including Tripoli and Benghazi. [110]After each flash, deep thunder rumbles through the desert. It echoes through canyons and valleys, surrounding you and emphasizing the desert’s vastness. Burroughs, William J. (2007) "Climate Change in Prehistory: the end of the reign of chaos" (Cambridge University Press) Snow falls in Sahara for first time in 37 years". CNN. 21 December 2016. Archived from the original on 23 December 2016 . Retrieved 22 December 2016. The Saharan halophytics is an area of seasonally flooded saline depressions which is home to halophytic (salt-adapted) plant communities. The Saharan halophytics cover 54,000 square kilometres (21,000sqmi) including: the Qattara and Siwa depressions in northern Egypt, the Tunisian salt lakes of central Tunisia, Chott Melghir in Algeria, and smaller areas of Algeria, Mauritania, and the southern part of Morocco. [49]

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Additionally, the moon brings peace and aloneness to the night. Its gentle glow encourages self-reflection and thoughtfulness, making desert nights ideal for a deep connection with nature. a b Ruddiman, William F. (2001). Earth's Climate: Past and Future. New York: W.H. Freeman and Company. ISBN 978-0-7167-3741-4. a b c Nicholson, Sharon E. (27 October 2011). Dryland Climatology. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-139-50024-1. Archived from the original on 30 July 2023 . Retrieved 20 November 2020.

Meanwhile, the desert wind gives a soft hug and carries a calming scent, all together reminding us of nature’s beauty.Spain captured present-day Western Sahara after 1874, although Rio del Oro remained largely under Sahrawi influence. In 1912, Italy captured parts of what was to be named Libya from the Ottomans. To promote the Roman Catholic religion in the desert, Pope Pius IX appointed a delegate Apostolic of the Sahara and the Sudan in 1868; later in the 19th century his jurisdiction was reorganized into the Vicariate Apostolic of Sahara. Brown, G.W. (17 September 2013). Desert Biology: Special Topics on the Physical and Biological Aspects of Arid Regions. Elsevier. ISBN 978-1-4832-1663-8. Archived from the original on 30 July 2023 . Retrieved 20 November 2020. The Sahara is the world's largest hot desert. [17] [18] It is located in the horse latitudes under the subtropical ridge, a significant belt of semi-permanent subtropical warm-core high pressure where the air from the upper troposphere usually descends, warming and drying the lower troposphere and preventing cloud formation. Holl, Augustin F.C. (2009). "Coping with uncertainty: Neolithic life in the Dhar Tichitt-Walata, Mauritania, (ca. 4000–2300 BP)". Comptes Rendus Geoscience. 341 (8–9): 703–712. Bibcode: 2009CRGeo.341..703H. doi: 10.1016/j.crte.2009.04.005. Archived from the original on 18 November 2018 . Retrieved 24 May 2021. Borrell, Brendan (19 August 2009). "Endangered in South Africa: Those Doggone Conservationists". Slate. Archived from the original on 30 April 2011.