Erg Chech, Reggane, Algeria
The Erg Chech, is a large spectacular erg in southwestern Algeria and northern Mali.
It is an almost uninhabited part of the greater Sahara Desert, an inhospitable desert region with long, extremely hot summers and short, very warm winters. The Erg Chech is a vast sandy expanse including compound and complex linear and star dunes. The mean elevation of the Erg Chech is just above 300 m, slightly lower than the neighboring Erg Iguidi stretching to the north. The barren plain of the Tanezrouft is located to the southeast.
One of the localities of the commune of Akabli in Aoulef District, Adrar Province, Algeria, is named ‘Erg Chech’.
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