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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Abyssinian ground hornbill nativeTo Sahel
this entity surface form: Sahel region
Katsina royal palace (Gidan Korau) culturalRegion Sahel
this entity surface form: Sahelian West Africa
Wagadou coreRegion Sahel
Takrur partOf Sahel
this entity surface form: Sahel region
Podor, Senegal partOf Sahel
this entity surface form: Sahel region
Black Volta region Sahel
this entity surface form: Sahel region
Dyula people region Sahel
White Volta region Sahel
Volta River basin region Sahel
Abdou Moumouni University regionServed Sahel
this entity surface form: Sahel region
Niamey Region locatedOn Sahel
Djenne partOf Sahel
subject surface form: Djenné
Shuwa Arabs region Sahel
Shuwa Arabs associatedRegion Sahel
this entity surface form: Sahel belt
G5 Sahel Joint Force regionServed Sahel
this entity surface form: Central Sahel
southwestern Mali locatedIn Sahel
subject surface form: Southwestern Mali
this entity surface form: Sahel region
Soninke people region Sahel
Geidam locatedOn Sahel
this entity surface form: Sahel region
Southern Niger locatedIn Sahel
this entity surface form: Sahel region
Southern Niger agroEcologicalZone Sahel
this entity surface form: Sudano-Sahelian zone
Gashua region Sahel
Saint-Louis Department locatedIn Sahel
this entity surface form: Sahel region of West Africa
Zaghawa people region Sahel
Gorane people environment Sahel
this entity surface form: Sahel zone
Defenders of the Faith areaOfOperations Sahel
this entity surface form: Sahara-Sahel region
MUJAO operationalRegion Sahel
Bourem regionType Sahel
Ménaka locatedIn Sahel
this entity surface form: Sahel region
Ngadda River region Sahel
Bakoye River region Sahel
Northern Sahara northOf Sahel
Palearctic–African migratory route hasKeyStopoverRegion Sahel
this entity surface form: Sahel zone
Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat activeIn Sahel
this entity surface form: Sahel region