course (c.f. oxbow lake). In Western Sahara, gueltas correspond to oases. Some examples include Guelta d'Archei in Chad and Timia in Niger. Gene E. Likens...
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Gueltas (French pronunciation: [ɡɛltas]; Breton: Gweltaz) is a commune in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France. Gueltas is twinned...
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The Guelta d'Archei is one of the most famous gueltas in the Sahara. It is located in the Ennedi Plateau, in north-eastern Chad, south-east of the town...
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Guelta Zemmur (or Guelta Zemour, Tamazight for "olive tree pool"[citation needed]) is a small town or village in the Moroccan-administered part of the...
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who now inhabit Futa Toro along the Senegal river.: 17, 50 The Tartega Gueltas oasis is one of the few wetlands in the region where there were still desert...
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protection. It is often composed of relict mediterranean vegetation. In the gueltas, vegetation is very diverse and hosts many animals. Trees may be found...
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1981 when Polisario Front attacked the very small Moroccan garrison at Guelta Zemmur in Western Sahara. Using heavy military equipment including tanks...
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The battle of Guelta Zemmur (or Gueltat Zemmur or Guelta Zemmour) may refer to : Battle of Guelta Zemmur (1989) Battle of Guelta Zemmur (October 1981)...
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name desert crocodile. When it rains, these desert crocodiles gather at gueltas. In much of its range, the West African crocodile may come into contact...
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Amazmaz (section Rock paintings of the Amazmaz gueltas)
northeast of the capital Nouakchott. At the foot of the hill there are the gueltas of Amazmaz, a chain of ponds, hidden among rocks and surrounded by rushes...
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Christian (2017), "Fish communities in small aquatic ecosystems: caves, gueltas, crater and salt lakes", The inland water fishes of Africa, IRD Éditions...
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trees and limited grains grow. They harness the water that collects in gueltas, the supply of which is highly variable from year-to-year and decade-to-decade...
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known for the surrounding cave paintings and rock formations, while the Guelta d'Archei and a wood growing in a wadi are local attractions. During the...
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The Battle of Guelta Zemmur occurred on 7 October 1989, when POLISARIO guerrillas commanded by Lahbib Ayub attacked the village of Guelta Zemmur on the...
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valleys (known by the Hausa term "Kori") channel and hold rainwater in gueltas (stone pools, such as that near the town of Timia), creating oases which...
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Camels in the Guelta d'Archei, in northeastern Chad...
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Camels in the Guelta d'Archei, in north-eastern Chad...
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plain. West African crocodiles in the deserts of Mauritania mainly live in gueltas and tâmoûrts byt will retreat into rocky shelters or underground during...
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turning north beyond Tichla. It then runs generally northeastward, leaving Guelta Zemmur and Smara, again crossing Mauritanian territory and reaching Haouza...
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Gourhel Gourin Grand-Champ La Grée-Saint-Laurent Groix Guégon Guéhenno Gueltas Guémené-sur-Scorff Guénin Guer Guern Le Guerno Guidel Guillac Guilliers...
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829 165,140 Dallol Bosso 376,162 929,520 Dallol Maouri 318,966 788,180 Gueltas et Oasis de l'Aïr 2,413,237 5,963,240 La Mare de Dan Doutchi 25,366 62...
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including shooting down two Mirage F1 fighters in 1981 during a major battle in Guelta Zemmur. On 19 August 2003, a Polish Air Force Su-22M4K was accidentally...
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Jraifia, and Umdreiga. Wilaya of Laayoune: Amgala, Bucraa, Daora, Edchera, Guelta, and Hagunia. Wilaya of Smara: Bir Lehlu, Ejdairia, Farsia, Hauza, Mahbes...
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irrigation project; developed in Libya to connect cities with fossil water. Guelta – Pockets of water in the Sahara desert Mirage – Naturally occurring optical...
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070 metres (3,510 ft) above sea level. Its valley is an oasis containing gueltas and numerous date palms. The town is notable for the dramatic rocky mountain...
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Ennedi, there are at least twenty perennial or semi-perennial springs, gueltas (desert ponds), and pools, but they rarely reach greater than a few dozen...
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Boutaleb Dehamcha Djémila Draa Kebila El Eulma El Ouldja El Ouricia Guellal Guelta Zerka Guenzet Guidjel Hamma Hammam Guergour Harbil Ksar El Abtal Maaouia...
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shot down by two U.S. F-14A Tomcats Western Sahara War First Battle of Guelta Zemmur 13–29 October Sahrawi victory 1982 Falklands War Battle of San Carlos...
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Guelta Zerka is a town and commune in Sétif Province in north-eastern Algeria. Algeria portal "Communes of Algeria". Statoids. Retrieved December 12, 2010...
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sportswear for surf, skateboard, and snowboard. Australia portal Lakes portal Guelta Limnology Meander Watering hole "Billabongs". Indigenous Knowledge Institute...
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