A desert region of northeast Sudan extending east of the Nile River to the Red Sea.
Nubian Desert
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A desert region of northeast Sudan extending east of the Nile River to the Red Sea.
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Nubian Desert, eastern region of the Sahara Desert, c.157,000 sq mi (407,000 sq km), NE Republic of Sudan, NE Africa, between the Nile and the Red Sea. The arid region, largely a sandstone plateau, has numerous wadis flowing toward (but never reaching) the Nile, whose great bends are entrenched in the western part of the region.
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an arid sandstone plateau between the Nile and the Red Sea
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The Nubian Desert is in the eastern region of the Sahara Desert, spanning 50,000 km² of northeastern Sudan between the Nile and the Red Sea at 20°30′N 33°00′E / 20.5°N 33°E.. The arid region, a largely sandstone plateau, has lots of wadis flowing towards the Nile. There is virtually no rainfall in the Nubian, and there are no oases. The traditional inhabitants of the area are the Nubians.
The world's earliest known archaeoastronomical megalith was erected in Nabta Playa in the Nubian Desert in southern Egypt.The Nubian Desert is known for turtles crossing it's path.
The town of Abidiya is located nearby.
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