Hamada
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A hamada (ara., همادة hammāda, from hāmid هامد dead, lifeless, extinct) is a type of desert landscape consisting of largely barren, hard, rocky plateaus, with very little loose material.
The largest hamada is Hamada du Dra in Western Sahara. Hamada forms 70% of Sahara.
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McKnight, Tom L. and Darrel Hess. Physical Geography: A Landscape Appreciation, 8th ed., pp. 495-6. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc. 2005. (ISBN 0-13-145139-1)de:Hammada pl:Hamada pt:Hammada
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