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- The Sahel or Sahel Belt (from Arabic ساحل, sāḥil, shore, border or coast of the Sahara) is a semi-arid tropical savanna ecoregion in Africa, which forms the transitional zone between the Sahara Desert to the north and the more humid savanna belt to the south known as the Sudan (not to be confused with the country of the same name).
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The Sahel has a hot semi-arid climate and stretches across the southernmost latitudes of North Africa between the Atlantic Ocean and the Red Sea. Although geographically located in the tropics, the Sahel does not have a tropical climate.
The Sahel or Sahel Belt (from Arabic ساحل, sāḥil, shore, border or coast of the Sahara) is a semi-arid tropical savanna ecoregion in Africa, which forms the transitional zone between the Sahara Desert to the north and the more humid savanna belt to the south known as the Sudan (not to be confused with the country of the same name).
Stretching across the widest part of Africa on the southern edge of the Sahara Desert is the African Transition Zone. Known as the Sahel, meaning "border or margin," this zone is where the dry arid conditions of the desert north meet up with the moister region of the tropics.
The Sahel transitions to desert in the extreme north of the savanna belt. Deserts are the sunniest and driest parts of the continent. Africa’s largest desert—in fact, the world’s—is the Sahara.
May 31, 2023 · The Sahel has a hot semi-arid climate and stretches across the southernmost latitudes of North Africa between the Atlantic Ocean and the Red Sea. Although geographically located in the tropics, the Sahel does not have a tropical climate.
The Sahel is one of the most investigated areas in Africa because of its highly complex and sensitive human and environmental dynamics. The Sahel is a transition zone between the pure desert of Sahara and the woody savanna of the Sudanean zone further south.
Dec 7, 2019 · Sahel region is the semiarid transitional African region that stretches westward from the south of Sahara Desert to the tropical savannas, expanse over grassland, shrubs and part of Sahara Desert. The latitude range covers between 10°N and 20°N, south of Senegal on the Atlantic coast and east reaching Eritrea on the Red Sea coast.
