Trans-Saharan Africa
E235626
Trans-Saharan Africa is the vast region spanning the Sahara Desert and its surrounding countries in North and West Africa, historically significant for trade routes and contemporary security and counterterrorism operations.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saharan Africa | 1 |
| Trans-Saharan Africa canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
macro-region ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
French colonial history
ⓘ
Sahel conflicts ⓘ Tuareg ⓘ
surface form:
Tuareg communities
nomadic pastoralism ⓘ |
| borders |
Mediterranean Sea
ⓘ
Sub-Saharan Africa ⓘ |
| climateChallenge |
desertification
ⓘ
drought ⓘ |
| governanceChallenge |
limited state presence in remote areas
ⓘ
weak border control ⓘ |
| hasEconomicRole |
contemporary smuggling corridor
ⓘ
historical trade corridor between Mediterranean and West Africa ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Sahel
ⓘ
surface form:
Sahel belt
arid climate ⓘ desert landscapes ⓘ oases ⓘ |
| hasSecurityRole |
focus of border security operations
ⓘ
focus of counterterrorism operations ⓘ |
| historicallyKnownFor |
caravan trade
ⓘ
cultural exchange between North and West Africa ⓘ gold trade ⓘ salt trade ⓘ slave trade ⓘ spread of Islam ⓘ trans-Saharan trade routes ⓘ |
| includes | Sahara Desert ⓘ |
| includesCountry |
Algeria
ⓘ
Burkina Faso ⓘ Chad ⓘ Libya ⓘ Mali ⓘ Mauritania ⓘ Morocco ⓘ Niger ⓘ Nigeria ⓘ Sudan ⓘ Tunisia ⓘ |
| includesPartOf |
North Africa
ⓘ
West Africa ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Africa ⓘ |
| strategicImportanceFor |
African Union
ⓘ
European Union ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
regional governments ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSignificance |
early modern period
ⓘ
medieval period ⓘ |
| usedFor |
migration routes toward North Africa and Europe
ⓘ
military transit routes ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Saharan Africa