Hamada

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For the city in Japan, see Hamada, Shimane

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 sand and loose material.

The largest hamada is Hamada du Draa in north west Sahara desert.^{[citation needed]} Hamada areas forms 70% of Sahara.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] References

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)

[edit] See also

• Desert
• Erg
• Reg