Tag: Desert in Africa

Find out Facts about the Sahel Desert in the below post. It spans on south-central area of Northern Africa. Sahel has a semi-arid climate. It sits at the transition zone between Sudanian Savanna and Sahara Desert.  The term Sahel is taken from the Arabic word. The literal meaning is coast or shore. Sahel spans in a number of countries in […]

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The Greatest Desert is explained on Fun Facts about the Sahara Desert.  It takes the record as the third largest desert, which covers the areas of 3,600,000 square miles or 9,200,000 sq km. You can compare its size with United States.  It consists of several regions. They are Libyan Desert, Ténéré desert, Aïr Mountains, Tibesti Mountains, central Ahaggar Mountains and […]

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