The Ounianga Lakes are a series of 18 interconnected freshwater and saline lakes in the heart of the Sahara Desert, inscribed as Chad's first UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2012.
Record no. MRB-2026-006736
Ounianga Lakes, UNESCO World Heritage freshwater lakes in the Sahara
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