Nubian Desert
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Fragment of Nubian Desert seen from space

The Nubian Desert, is in the eastern region of the Sahara Desert, it spans 50,000 km² of northeastern Sudan between the Nile and the Red Sea, at 20°30′N 33°00′E / 20.5, 33.. The arid region, a largely sandstone plateau, has lots of wadis flowering toward the Nile. There is virtually no rainfall in the Nubian, and there are no oases. The traditional inhabitants of the area are the Nubia.

The world's earliest known archaeoastronomical megalith was erected in Nabta Playa in the Nubian Desert in southern Egypt.

The town of Abidiya is located nearby.

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