Talak Desert

The Talak is a desert country west of the Aïr Mountains, where sandy ground stretches into the central Sahara. Along Aïr's western edge, the Talak plain forms a narrow clay depression beside the mountains. To the southwest lies the great Azawagh basin, whose ancient river once ran toward the Niger. The contrast between the mountain mass and the surrounding desert gives this part of the Sahara its distinctive geography.