hammada
111Hamâda — (Hammada), felsige, wasserlose, steinübersäte Hochebenen in der Sahara, besonders im W. des Tuareglandes bis zum Ozean, Senegal und Niger, sind nur vereinzelt, wie die H. el Homra (»die rote H.«), die Tripolis von den Tuareg und Fezzan scheidet,… …
112Sahara — Sahăra, größte Wüste der Erde, in Nordafrika [Karte: Afrika I], 5200 km lg., 1500 km breit, 6.180.000 qkm, etwa 21/2 Mill. E., zerfällt der Bodenform nach in 1) die Sanddünenregion, El Erg oder Areg, im W. und O., unbewohnbares Flachland; 2) die… …
113ГАММАДА — [араб. hammada] назв. каменистой, щебнистой пустыни в С. Африке. Является денудационной пустыней (по Сидоренко, 1950), характеризуется тенденцией преимущественно к тект. поднятию. Примером Г. в СССР является Бетпак Дала, где щебнистый покров,… …
114hamada — [hə mä′də] n. alt. sp. of HAMMADA * * * …
115ḥmd — Central Semitic, to desire, delight in, praise. Muhammad, from Arabic muḥammad, praised, commendable, passive participle of ḥammada, to praise highly, derived stem of ḥamida, to praise, extol. * * * …
116Australia — /aw strayl yeuh/, n. 1. a continent SE of Asia, between the Indian and the Pacific oceans. 18,438,824; 2,948,366 sq. mi. (7,636,270 sq. km). 2. Commonwealth of, a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, consisting of the federated states and… …
117Béchar — /bay shahr /; Fr. /bay shannrdd /, n. a city in W Algeria. 56,563. Formerly, Colomb Béchar. * * * ▪ Algeria formerly Colomb Béchar town, western Algeria. It lies in the northern reaches of the Sahara, 36 miles (58 km) south of the Moroccan… …
118Mongolia — /mong goh lee euh, mon /, n. 1. a region in Asia including Inner Mongolia of China and the Mongolian People s Republic. 2. Also, Nei Monggol. See Inner Mongolia. 3. Outer, former name of Mongolian People s Republic. * * * Mongolia Introduction… …
119Birāk — ▪ oasis, Libya also spelled Brach, or Brak, oasis, western Libya, on the southeastern edge of Al Ḥamrāʾ Hammada, a stony plateau. One of the string of oases along the Wādī (seasonal river) ash Shāṭiʾ, it is isolated from Sabhā, 40 mi (64 …
120desert pavement — ▪ geological formation surface of angular, interlocking fragments of pebbles, gravel, or boulders in arid areas. Desert pavement forms on level or gently sloping desert flats, fans, or bajadas and lake and river terraces of Pleistocene age… …
