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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Toubou people environment Sahel
Trans-Saharan Africa hasFeature Sahel
this entity surface form: Sahel belt
Chad (region proximity via Fezzan) hasRegion Sahel
subject surface form: Chad
Maghreb-Sahel interface connectsRegion Sahel
this entity surface form: sub-Saharan Sahel
Bornu partOf Sahel
Mai historicalRegion Sahel
this entity surface form: Central Sahel
Ouahigouya partOf Sahel
this entity surface form: Sahel region
Ouahigouya locatedInClimateZone Sahel
this entity surface form: Sudano-Sahelian zone
Eritrean People's Liberation Front headquarters Sahel
this entity surface form: Sahel region
Gorouol River region Sahel
Gyps rueppelli nativeRange Sahel
this entity surface form: Sahel region
Maba language region Sahel
Runga people ethnicGroupIn Sahel
this entity surface form: Sahel region
Chad–Sudan border passesThrough Sahel
this entity surface form: Sahel region
Jebel Marra isEcologicalRefugeWithin Sahel
this entity surface form: Sahel region
Fur-Amdang geographicDistribution Sahel
this entity surface form: Sahel region
Amdang language region Sahel
Daju languages haveRegion Sahel
Teda people culturalArea Sahel
Sungor language region Sahel
Tama people climateZone Sahel
Wadai locatedInRegion Sahel
Daju Mongo region Sahel
Kotoko environment Sahel
this entity surface form: Sahelian zone
Buduma region Sahel
Laka language region Sahel
Mararit people region Sahel
Mararit people geographicZone Sahel
this entity surface form: Sudano-Sahelian zone
Sungor people environment Sahel
Kel Air locatedIn Sahel
Bani River region Sahel
Sirba River flowsThrough Sahel
this entity surface form: Sahel region
Emirs isTitleUsedIn Sahel
this entity surface form: Sahel region
Aliyu Babba sphereOfInfluence Sahel
this entity surface form: Sahel region
Peul primaryRegion Sahel
Peul associatedRegion Sahel
this entity surface form: Sahelian belt
Desert rose nativeTo Sahel
this entity surface form: Sahel regions
Fulani Empire partOf Sahel
this entity surface form: Sahel region
Mai Idris Alooma region Sahel
this entity surface form: Central Sahel
Central Sudan linkedTo Sahel