Sahara

Summary

Sahara is a desert^[1]. Sahara ranks in the top 0.72% of desert entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,858 views/month, #1 of 139).^[2]

Key Facts

• Sahara is located in Algeria^[3].
• Sahara is located in Chad^[4].
• Sahara is located in Egypt^[5].
• Sahara is located in Morocco^[6].
• Sahara is located in Libya^[7].
• Sahara is located in Mali^[8].
• Sahara is in the country of Algeria^[9].
• Sahara is in the country of Chad^[10].
• Sahara is in the country of Egypt^[11].
• Sahara is in the country of Morocco^[12].
• Sahara is in the country of Tunisia^[13].
• Sahara is in the country of Mauritania^[14].
• Sahara is on the continent of Africa^[15].
• Sahara's instance of is recorded as desert^[16].
• Sahara's Commons category is recorded as Sahara^[17].
• Sahara's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[18].
• Sahara's highest point is recorded as Emi Koussi^[19].
• Sahara's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 23.079722222222223, 'lon': 12.612222222222222}^[20].
• Sahara's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sahara^[21].
• Sahara's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[22].
• Sahara's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[23].
• Sahara's described by source is recorded as Zedler, Großes vollständiges Universallexicon aller Wissenschaften und Künste^[24].
• Sahara's described by source is recorded as Norsk Haandlexikon^[25].
• Sahara's topic has template is recorded as Q18604125^[26].
• Sahara's ecoregion is recorded as Atlantic coastal desert^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Algeria^[9], a sovereign state^[28], in Algeria^[29], founded in 1962^[30]; Chad^[10], a sovereign state^[31], in Chad^[32], founded in 1960^[33]; Egypt^[11], a sovereign state^[34], in Egypt^[35], founded in 1922^[36]; Morocco^[12], a constitutional monarchy^[37], in Morocco^[38], founded in 1956^[39]; Tunisia^[13], a country^[40], in Tunisia^[41], founded in 1956^[42]; and Mauritania^[14], an Islamic Republic^[43], in Mauritania^[44], founded in 1960^[45]. Located in include Algeria^[3], a sovereign state^[46], in Algeria^[47], founded in 1962^[48]; Chad^[4], a sovereign state^[49], in Chad^[50], founded in 1960^[51]; Egypt^[5], a sovereign state^[52], in Egypt^[53], founded in 1922^[54]; Morocco^[6], a constitutional monarchy^[55], in Morocco^[56], founded in 1956^[57]; Libya^[7], a sovereign state^[58], in Libya^[59], founded in 1551^[60]; and Mali^[8], a sovereign state^[61], in Mali^[62], founded in 1960^[63]. Sahara is on the continent of Africa^[15].

Physical Characteristics

Sahara covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+9200000'}^[64]. Sahara's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+4800'}^[65].

Climate and Environment

Sahara's Köppen climate classification is recorded as hot desert climate^[66].

Designation and Status

Sahara's instance of is recorded as desert^[16].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Sahara include Sahara^[67], a film^[68], directed by Andrew V. McLaglen^[69]; Saharan air layer^[70]; Sahara Beach^[71], a beach^[72], in Croatia^[73]; Saharan Metacraton^[74], a geographical feature^[75]; and Serianus sahariensis^[76], a taxon^[77].

Why It Matters

Sahara ranks in the top 0.72% of desert entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,858 views/month, #1 of 139).^[2] Sahara has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[78] Sahara is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[79]

Entities named for Sahara include Sahara^[67], a film^[68], directed by Andrew V. McLaglen^[69]; Saharan air layer^[70]; Sahara Beach^[71], a beach^[72], in Croatia^[73]; Saharan Metacraton^[74], a geographical feature^[75]; and Serianus sahariensis^[76], a taxon^[77].