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Chimu
(Encyclopedia) ChimuChimuchēm&oomacr;ˈ [key], ancient civilization on the desert coast of N Peru. It is believed to have begun c.1200. The Moche, an earlier civilization, was previously known as…hermit
(Encyclopedia) hermit [Gr.,=desert], one who lives in solitude, especially from ascetic motives. Hermits are known in many cultures. Permanent solitude was common in ancient Christian asceticism; St…Tularosa Basin
(Encyclopedia) Tularosa Basin, desert basin, c.6,500 sq mi (16,800 sq km), S N.Mex. and W Tex. From Texas east of El Paso the basin, an area of interior drainage, extends c.170 mi (275 km) to the…truffle
(Encyclopedia) truffletruffletrŭfˈəl [key] [Fr.], subterranean edible fungus that forms a mutually beneficial (symbiotic) relationship with the roots of certain trees and plants. The part of the…Karkheh
(Encyclopedia) KarkhehKarkhehkärˈkĕ [key], ancient Choaspes, river, c.350 mi (560 km) long, rising in the Zagros Mts., W Iran, and flowing S into the Khuzestan lowland, where it forms a swamp…Arabah
(Encyclopedia) Arabah or ArabaArababoth: äˈräbä, ărˈəbə [key], depression, on the Israel-Jordan border, extending c.100 mi (160 km) from the Dead Sea S to the Gulf of Aqaba; part of the Great Rift…Bikaner
(Encyclopedia) Bikaner Bikaner bĭkənērˈ [key], former native state, NW India. The state is now part of Rajasthan…Kyzyl Kum
(Encyclopedia) Kyzyl Kum or Kizil KumKizil Kumboth: kəzŭlˈ k&oomacr;m [key] [Turk.,=red sand], desert, c.115,000 sq mi (297,900 sq km), in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. This vast region SE of the…Laghouat
(Encyclopedia) LaghouatLaghouatlägwätˈ [key], town (1998 pop. 96,342), N Algeria, an oasis on the north edge of the Sahara Desert. It is an important administrative and military center and…antelope brush
(Encyclopedia) antelope brush, low, deciduous shrub (Purshia tridentata) of the family Rosaceae (rose family), widely distributed in the W United States where it is a characteristic constituent of…Trending
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