Sahel

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The Sahel is a semi-arid transition zone in Africa between the Sahara Desert to the north and the more humid savannas to the south, spanning several countries from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ecoregion
geographical region
approximateWidth several hundred kilometers
associatedInitiative Great Green Wall
averageAnnualRainfallRange about 150–600 millimeters
borders Sahara Desert
Sudanian savanna
climateType semi-arid
continent Africa
description transition zone between the Sahara Desert and the Sudanian savannas
dominantLandUse pastoralism
rain-fed agriculture
dominantVegetation grassland
shrubland
economicActivity livestock herding
subsistence farming
environmentalIssue land degradation
loss of vegetation cover
soil erosion
extendsFrom Atlantic Ocean
extendsTo Red Sea
governanceChallenge armed conflict
weak state presence
historicalEmpire Bornu Empire
surface form: Kanem-Bornu Empire

Mali Empire
Songhai Empire
historicalRole trans-Saharan trade corridor
knownFor desertification risk
food insecurity crises
recurrent droughts
languageDiversity Arabic
Fulfulde
Hausa
Songhay languages
surface form: Songhai languages
locatedIn Burkina Faso
Chad
Eritrea
Mali
Mauritania
Niger
Nigeria
Senegal
Sudan
majorRiver Niger River
Senegal River
White Nile
partOf African drylands
populationTrend rapid population growth
typicalRainfallPattern long dry season
short rainy season

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ISIS operatesIn Sahel
this entity surface form: Sahel region
Maroua near Sahel
Far North Region hasGeographicalFeature Sahel
this entity surface form: Sahel zone
Koyra Chiini language region Sahel
this entity surface form: Western Sahel
Tondi Songway Kiini language linguisticArea Sahel
subject surface form: Tondi Songway Kiini
Logone River locatedIn Sahel
this entity surface form: Sahel region
Bamanankan region Sahel
Mopti regionType Sahel
COMESSA regionServed Sahel
Afrotropical contains Sahel
subject surface form: Afrotropical realm
this entity surface form: Sahel region
Chari River region Sahel
Kel Tagelmust locatedIn Sahel
this entity surface form: Sahel region
Tamajeq spokenInRegion Sahel
2015 Algiers Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in Mali geopoliticalScope Sahel
this entity surface form: Sahel region
Kayes region Sahel
Tomb of Askia region Sahel
Council conclusions on Mali and the Sahel concerns Sahel
this entity surface form: Sahel region
Nigerien security forces areaOfOperation Sahel
this entity surface form: Sahel region
Mékrou River region Sahel
this entity surface form: Sahel region
Tamasheq region Sahel
Tuareg tent architecture associatedWith Sahel
this entity surface form: Sahel region
Tebu languages region Sahel
4e régiment d’hélicoptères des forces spéciales notableTheater Sahel
this entity surface form: Sahel region
Batha partOf Sahel
this entity surface form: Sahel region
Wadi Fira partOf Sahel
Wadi Fira vegetationZone Sahel
Diffa locatedIn Sahel
Ouaddaï partOf Sahel
this entity surface form: Sahel region
Kukawa locatedIn Sahel
this entity surface form: Sahel region
Niger Armed Forces operatesIn Sahel
this entity surface form: Sahel region
Ifoghas culturalRegion Sahel
Tessalit borderRegion Sahel
Ségou partOf Sahel
this entity surface form: Sahel region
Ajami script region Sahel
Trans-Saharan trade routes connects Sahel
this entity surface form: Sahel region