Tibesti topographic map
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Tibesti
Tibesti, which means "place where the mountain people live", is the domain of the Toubou people. The Toubou live mainly along the wadis, on rare oases where palm trees and limited grains grow. They harness the water that collects in gueltas, the supply of which is highly variable from year-to-year and decade-to-decade. The plateaus are used to graze livestock in the winter and harvest grain in the summer. Temperatures are high, although the altitude ensures that the range is cooler than the surrounding desert. The Toubou, who were settled in the range by the 5th century BC, adapted to these conditions and turned the range into a large natural fortress. They arrived in several waves, taking refuge in times of conflict and dispersing in times of prosperity, although not without intense internal hostility at times.
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Name: Tibesti topographic map, elevation, terrain.
Location: Tibesti, Chad (18.71887 15.78600 24.01419 20.17188)
Average elevation: 801 m
Minimum elevation: 308 m
Maximum elevation: 3,353 m
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