ety e ▁people ▁▁ ▁and ▁in ▁A ly aw arr . ▁ ▁Geography ▁▁ ▁The ▁climate ▁of ▁Ali ▁Cur ung ▁is ▁ar id , ▁and ▁the ▁country ▁around ▁Ali ▁Cur ung ▁is ▁dry ▁for ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁year , ▁with ▁no ▁surface ▁water ▁in ▁cre eks ▁or ▁water hol es . ▁Water ▁was ▁tradition ally ▁obtained ▁by ▁dig ging ▁at ▁so ak ages . ▁The ▁landscape ▁is ▁character ised ▁by ▁red ▁sand ▁pla ins ▁and ▁low ▁rid ges , ▁with ▁extensive ▁areas ▁of ▁open ▁spin if ex ▁grass land . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁areas ▁of ▁scattered ▁blood wood ▁( C ory mb ia ▁op aca ) ▁and ▁dog wood ▁( Ac acia ▁▁▁ ▁ser ic oph yl la ) ▁trees , ▁and ▁shr ub lands ▁and ▁low ▁wood lands ▁of ▁red - bud ▁m alle e ▁shr ub ▁( E u cal y pt us ▁p ach y ph yl la ), ▁mul ga ▁( Ac acia ▁an e ura ) ▁and ▁w itch et ty ▁bush ▁( Ac acia ▁k em pe ana ), ▁with ▁some ▁desert ▁white ▁g ums ▁( C ory mb ia ▁apar rer in ja ), ▁smooth - b ark ed ▁cool ib ah ▁( E u cal y pt us ▁vict rix ) ▁and ▁H ake a ▁ch ord oph yl la ▁north ▁of ▁Ali ▁Cur ung . ▁ ▁Population ▁and ▁languages ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁two ▁years ▁after ▁its ▁establishment , ▁the ▁maximum ▁number ▁of ▁Ab original ▁residents ▁was ▁ 3 6