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Jebel Uweinat

Hill and Mountain Ranges

Jebel Uweinat is a mountain range at the point where Egypt, Libya and Sudan meet, rising to 1,895 meters and covering an area roughly 30 kilometers long by 25 kilometers wide. Its western section is built of intrusive granite arranged in a ring shape, while its eastern part consists of sandstone, giving the massif distinct compositional zones across its extent. Thousands of prehistoric rock art sites across the range record the development of early pastoralism in Africa and exchanges among different peoples who crossed the Sahara.

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Orogeny, Processes

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to formative process Orogeny via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

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Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Geomorphology via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

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Source Wikidata: Jebel Uweinat

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Source Wikidata: Jebel Uweinat

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Source Wikidata: Jebel Uweinat
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Wikidata: Jebel Uweinat
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