Hyper-arid

WHS where the OUV is related to the site's location in a hyper-arid landscape. A hyper-arid landscape is an extremely dry region that receives very little rainfall. These areas are classified by having an aridity index of under 0.05, which translates to less than 100 millimeters of rain per year, and sometimes no rain at all for several years.

Ecology

Connected Sites

Site Rationale Link
'Uruq Bani Ma'arid "Criterion (vii): 'Uruq Bani Ma'arid is an iconic hyper-arid sand desert" (OUV)
Air and Téneré Ténéré (desert environment OUV): "The climate is hyper-arid, extremely hot, sunny and dry year-round and there is virtually no plant life." (wiki)
Al-Faw "The Cultural Landscape of Al-Faw Archaeological Area is an organically evolved relict landscape encapsulated by the extremely arid desert environment since its abrupt abandonment around the 5th century CE." (AB Ev)
Badain Jaran Desert Crit vii: "desert landscapes and landforms subject to a temperate, hyper-arid climate." (OUV)
Chinchorro Culture "They successfully adapted to the extreme environmental conditions of a hyper-arid coastal desert" (OUV)
Humberstone and Santa Laura Saltpeter Works "In the remote desert Pampa, one of the driest deserts on earth..." (OUV) - "The Pampa is one of the driest deserts in the world with virtually no annual rainfall." (AB ev)
Lut Desert "The property is situated in an interior basin surrounded by mountains, so it is in a rain shadow and, coupled with high temperatures, the climate is hyper-arid." (OUV)
Namib Sand Sea "Criterion (ix): ... where plant and animal communities are continuously adapting to life in a hyper arid environment" (OUV)

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