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Tibesti

British  
/ tɪˈbɛstɪ /

noun

  1. a mountain range of volcanic origin in NW Chad, in the central Sahara extending for about 480 km (300 miles). Highest peak: Emi Koussi, 3415 m (11 204 ft)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Raised in the Sahara, Rava is a desert expert specializing in Chad, where climbers and scientists come to the Ennedi and Tibesti regions for the nomads, camel herds and rock arches.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2015

On their way north, the migrants will have crossed the Tibesti, and some may have settled there, so we expect to find abundant traces of early prehistoric human culture and mobility.

From Nature • Feb. 15, 2015

I will explore the possibility of having Tibesti added to the list.

From Nature • Feb. 15, 2015

The Tibesti mountain range in northern Chad just inside the border with Libya would make a potential hideout for Gaddafi -- an African Tora-Bora.

From Reuters • Oct. 5, 2011

Beyond Tejerri the Saharan plateau rises continuously to the Tibesti highlands.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" by Various

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