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Chalbi may refer to: * Chalbi Desert The Chalbi Desert is a small desert in northern Kenya near the border with Ethiopia. It is east of Lake Turkana and contains North Horr. Marsabit is the closest major urban center. Etymology In the language of the Gabbra people, Chalbi means ..., in Kenya * Chalbi, Iran (other), places in Iran {{geodis ...
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Chalbi Desert
The Chalbi Desert is a small desert in northern Kenya near the border with Ethiopia. It is east of Lake Turkana and contains North Horr. Marsabit is the closest major urban center. Etymology In the language of the Gabbra people, Chalbi means "bare, salty area". Location and description The Chalbi Desert is located in between Mount Marsabit and Lake Turkana Lake Turkana (), formerly known as Lake Rudolf, is a lake in the Kenyan Rift Valley, in northern Kenya, with its far northern end crossing into Ethiopia. It is the world's largest permanent desert lake and the world's largest alkaline lake. B .... The area is 110 km long and 10 to 20 km wide and it extends over 1,000 km2. The area is composed by both an ancient lakebed and rocky and lava regions. The ancient lakebed of Chalbi used to be a shallow lake around 10,000 to 11,000 years ago. The lava hills provide some altitudinal change in an otherwise plain region. The ground is a combinaiton of dried ...
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