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- Tibesti_Mountains abstract "For the current region of Chad, see Tibesti Region.The Tibesti Mountains are a mountain range in the central Sahara, primarily located in the extreme north of Chad, with a small extension into southern Libya. The highest peak in the range, Emi Koussi, lies to the south at a height of 3,445 metres (11,302 ft) and is the highest point in both Chad and the Sahara. Bikku Bitti, the highest peak in Libya, is located in the north of the range. The central third of the Tibesti is of volcanic origin and consists of five shield volcanoes topped by large craters: Emi Koussi, Tarso Toon, Tarso Voon, Tarso Yega, and Toussidé. Major lava flows have formed vast plateaus that overlie Paleozoic sandstone. The volcanic activity was the result of a continental hotspot that arose during the Oligocene and continued in some places until the Holocene, creating fumaroles, hot springs, mud pools, and deposits of natron and sulfur. Erosion has shaped volcanic spires and carved an extensive network of canyons through which run rivers subject to highly irregular flows that are rapidly lost to the desert sands.Tibesti, which means \"place where the mountain people live,\" is the domain of the Toubou people. The Toubou live mainly along the wadis, on rare oases where palm trees and limited grains grow. They harness the water that collects in gueltas, the supply of which is highly variable from year-to-year and decade-to-decade. The plateaus are used to graze livestock in the winter and harvest grain in the summer. Temperatures are high, although the altitude ensures that the range is cooler than the surrounding desert. The Toubou, who first appeared in the range in the 5th century BC, adapted to these conditions and turned the range into a large natural fortress. They arrived in several waves, taking refuge in times of conflict and dispersing in times of prosperity, although not without intense internal hostility at times.The Toubou came into contact with the Carthaginians, Berbers, Tuaregs, Ottomans and the Arabs, as well as the French colonists who first entered the range in 1914 and took control of the area in 1929. The independent spirit of the Toubou and the geopolitical situation in the region has complicated the exploration of the range as well as the ascent of its peaks. Tensions continued after Chad and Libya gained independence in the mid-20th century, with hostage-taking and armed struggles occurring amid border disputes over the allocation of natural resources. The geopolitical situation and the lack of infrastructure has hampered the development of tourism.The Saharomontane flora and fauna, which include the rhim gazelle and Barbary sheep, have adapted to the mountains, yet the climate has not always been as harsh. Greater biodiversity existed in the past, as evidenced by scenes portrayed in rock and parietal art found throughout the range, which date back several millennia, even before the arrival of Toubou. The isolation of the Tibesti has sparked the cultural imagination in both art and literature.".
- Tibesti_Mountains country Chad.
- Tibesti_Mountains country Libya.
- Tibesti_Mountains elevation "3445.0".
- Tibesti_Mountains thumbnail Emi_Koussi-Tibesti_Mountains-Chad.jpg?width=300.
- Tibesti_Mountains wikiPageExternalLink le_tibesti.pdf.
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- Tibesti_Mountains wikiPageExternalLink tourisme_durable_au_Tchad.pdf.
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- Tibesti_Mountains wikiPageWikiLink Category:Hotspot_volcanoes.
- Tibesti_Mountains wikiPageWikiLink Category:Inactive_volcanoes.
- Tibesti_Mountains wikiPageWikiLink Category:Mountain_ranges_of_Libya.
- Tibesti_Mountains wikiPageWikiLink Category:Mountains_of_Chad.
- Tibesti_Mountains wikiPageWikiLink Category:Potentially_active_volcanoes.
- Tibesti_Mountains wikiPageWikiLink Category:Sahara.
- Tibesti_Mountains wikiPageWikiLink Category:Saharan_rock_art.
- Tibesti_Mountains wikiPageWikiLink Category:Stratovolcanoes.
- Tibesti_Mountains wikiPageWikiLink Category:Tibesti_Mountains.