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The '''Great Kavir''' (Kaveer meaning "wasteland" in Arabic) is a desert spanning across [[Battganuur]], [[Bulkh]], [[Pursat]], and [[Umardwal]] in [[Daria]], [[Audonia]]. Some 5,000 years ago, the area was not so arid and the vegetation might have been closer to a {{wp|savanna}}. However, desertification set in around 3000 BCE, and the desert became much like it is today. | The '''Great Kavir''' (Kaveer meaning "wasteland" in Arabic) is a desert spanning across [[Battganuur]], [[Bulkh]], [[Pursat]], and [[Umardwal]] in [[Daria]], [[Audonia]]. Some 5,000 years ago, the area was not so arid and the vegetation might have been closer to a {{wp|savanna}}. However, desertification set in around 3000 BCE, and the desert became much like it is today. The Great Kavir is mainly rocky stone plateaus ({{wp|hamada}}); sand seas – large areas covered with {{wp|sand dunes}} ({{wp|ergs}}); gravel plains ({{wp|reg}}); dry valleys ({{wp|wadi}}); dry lakes ({{wp|Dry lake|oued}}); and salt flats ({{wp|Salt pan (geology)|shatt or chott}}). | ||
There is an international reclamation project called the [[Great Green Wall]] occurring in [[Battganuur]], [[Bulkh]], and [[Pursat]], with investment from [[Burgundie]] to green, rewild, and de-desertify the edge of the desert to reclaim arable land. | There is an international reclamation project called the [[Great Green Wall]] occurring in [[Battganuur]], [[Bulkh]], and [[Pursat]], with investment from [[Burgundie]] to green, rewild, and de-desertify the edge of the desert to reclaim arable land. | ||
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The Great Kavir (Kaveer meaning "wasteland" in Arabic) is a desert spanning across Battganuur, Bulkh, Pursat, and Umardwal in Daria, Audonia. Some 5,000 years ago, the area was not so arid and the vegetation might have been closer to a savanna. However, desertification set in around 3000 BCE, and the desert became much like it is today. The Great Kavir is mainly rocky stone plateaus (hamada); sand seas – large areas covered with sand dunes (ergs); gravel plains (reg); dry valleys (wadi); dry lakes (oued); and salt flats (shatt or chott).
There is an international reclamation project called the Great Green Wall occurring in Battganuur, Bulkh, and Pursat, with investment from Burgundie to green, rewild, and de-desertify the edge of the desert to reclaim arable land.
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