Hammada
LocationNorth Africa
ContinentAfrica
TypeRocky
About Hammada
Hammada is the rocky desert plateau covering about 70% of the Sahara. Not sand but bare rock and gravel. The dramatic landscapes of the Sahara in films are often hammada, not sand dunes.
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