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Qattara Depression or Munkhafad al-Qattarah , desert basin, c.7,000 sq mi (18,130 sq km), NW Egypt, NE Africa, in the Libyan Desert. It was long believed to be the lowest point (436 ft/133 m below sea level) in Africa, a record now claimed by Lake Assal, in Djibouti.

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Qattara Depression Desert basin in the Libyan Desert, nw Egypt. Impassable by armies and vehicles, it marked the s end of the British defensive line at El Alamein (1942) and stopped the German Afrika Korps' advance under Erwin Rommel. It contains the lowest point in Africa, at 133m (436ft) below sea level. Area: c.18,130sq km (7000sq mi).

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	Buried in the sand: the succession of wars in the Middle East has left a dangerous legacy of unexploded landmines.(MINES & DEMINING) Magazine article from: MEED Middle East Economic Digest; 8/11/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...higher, and the cost of any project increases--the Qattara Depression power scheme [mooted in the 1980s but abandoned...pumped water from the Mediterranean into the natural depression--the world's fifth deepest--to generate much...
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