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Kufra Oasis is a basin and group of oases in southeastern Libya, in the Sahara region of Cyrenaica. Its extreme isolation made it an important stopping place for trans-Saharan travel, and from the late nineteenth century it became a center and holy place of the Senussi religious order. Kufra also had strategic importance during the Western Desert Campaign of the Second World War. The oasis interests students of Saharan geography, caravan history, and Libyan political history.
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Where is Kufra Oasis?
Kufra Oasis is a basin and group of oases in southeastern Libya's Sahara region. Its remote position made it an important stopping place for trans-Saharan travel.
Why was Kufra Oasis important to the Senussi?
From the late nineteenth century, Kufra became a center and holy place of the Senussi religious order. Its isolation helped give the oasis strategic and religious importance.
What is the landscape around Kufra Oasis like?
Kufra lies in an extremely arid Sahara basin surrounded by desert. The oasis group provides cultivated areas and water sources within that dry setting.
Was Kufra Oasis used by trans-Saharan travelers?
Yes. Its water and location made it a stopping place for routes crossing the Sahara, despite its extreme isolation in southeastern Libya.
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