- the
ground or rock). When
multiple gueltas occur in
close proximity, they are
collectively called a Nadheem.
Gueltas are
known for
their ability to retain...
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Gueltas (French pronunciation: [ɡɛltas]; Breton: Gweltaz) is a
commune in the
Morbihan department in
Brittany in north-western France.
Gueltas is twinned...
- The
Guelta d'Archei is one of the most
famous gueltas in the Sahara. It is
located in the
Ennedi Plateau, in north-eastern Chad, south-east of the town...
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northeast of the
capital Nouakchott. At the foot of the hill
there are the
gueltas of Amazmaz, a
chain of ponds,
hidden among rocks and
surrounded by rushes...
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Guelta Zemmur (or
Guelta Zemour,
Tamazight for "olive tree pool"[citation needed]) is a
small town or
village in the Moroccan-administered part of the...
- protection. It is
often composed of
relict mediterranean vegetation. In the
gueltas,
vegetation is very
diverse and
hosts many animals.
Trees may be found...
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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...
- name
desert crocodile. When it rains,
these desert crocodiles gather at
gueltas. In much of its range, the West
African crocodile may come into contact...
- who now
inhabit ****a Toro
along the
Senegal river.: 17, 50 The
Tartega Gueltas oasis is one of the few
wetlands in the
region where there were
still desert...
- Ennedi,
there are at
least twenty perennial or semi-perennial springs,
gueltas (desert ponds), and pools, but they
rarely reach greater than a few dozen...
