Sahara Desert

Summary

Sahara Desert is an ecoregion^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of ecoregion entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (80 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Sahara Desert is in the country of Morocco^[3].
• Sahara Desert is in the country of Algeria^[4].
• Sahara Desert is in the country of Tunisia^[5].
• Sahara Desert is in the country of Libya^[6].
• Sahara Desert is in the country of Egypt^[7].
• Sahara Desert is in the country of Sudan^[8].
• Sahara Desert's image is recorded as Libya 4985 Tadrart Acacus Luca Galuzzi 2007.jpg^[9].
• Sahara Desert's instance of is recorded as ecoregion^[10].
• Sahara Desert's instance of is recorded as WWF ecoregion^[11].
• Sahara Desert's locator map image is recorded as Sahara ecoregion.svg^[12].
• Sahara Desert's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06qv3^[13].
• Sahara Desert's WWF ecoregion code is recorded as PA1327^[14].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Morocco^[3], a constitutional monarchy^[15], in Morocco^[16], founded in 1956^[17]; Algeria^[4], a sovereign state^[18], in Algeria^[19], founded in 1962^[20]; Tunisia^[5], a country^[21], in Tunisia^[22], founded in 1956^[23]; Libya^[6], a sovereign state^[24], in Libya^[25], founded in 1551^[26]; Egypt^[7], a sovereign state^[27], in Egypt^[28], founded in 1922^[29]; and Sudan^[8], a republic^[30], in Sudan^[31], founded in 1956^[32].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include ecoregion^[10] and WWF ecoregion^[11].

Why It Matters

Sahara Desert ranks in the top 5% of ecoregion entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (80 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33]