Sahel

Summary

Sahel is a region^[1]. Sahel ranks in the top 2% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,805 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Sahel is in the country of Mauritania^[3].
• Sahel is in the country of Mali^[4].
• Sahel is in the country of Senegal^[5].
• Sahel is in the country of Burkina Faso^[6].
• Sahel is in the country of Niger^[7].
• Sahel is in the country of Chad^[8].
• Sahel's image is recorded as Sahel Scene - Dori - Sahel Region - Burkina Faso.jpg^[9].
• Sahel's instance of is recorded as region^[10].
• Sahel's shares border with is recorded as North Africa^[11].
• Sahel's shares border with is recorded as sub-Saharan Africa^[12].
• Sahel's shares border with is recorded as Atlantic Ocean^[13].
• Sahel's shares border with is recorded as Gulf of Suez^[14].
• Sahel's shares border with is recorded as Red Sea^[15].
• Sahel's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 234147245^[16].
• Sahel's GND ID is recorded as 4076953-7^[17].
• Sahel's locator map image is recorded as Map sahel 2.svg^[18].
• Sahel's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85116502^[19].
• Sahel's IdRef ID is recorded as 027302539^[20].
• Sahel's part of is recorded as Sudano-Sahelian Region^[21].
• Sahel's Commons category is recorded as Sahel^[22].
• Sahel's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[23].
• Sahel's said to be the same as is recorded as Sudan^[24].
• Sahel's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 14.474672, 'lon': 13.511696}^[25].
• Sahel's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0l5_l^[26].
• Sahel's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge838745^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Mauritania^[3], an Islamic Republic^[28], in Mauritania^[29], founded in 1960^[30]; Mali^[4], a sovereign state^[31], in Mali^[32], founded in 1960^[33]; Senegal^[5], a sovereign state^[34], in Senegal^[35], founded in 1960^[36]; Burkina Faso^[6], a sovereign state^[37], in Burkina Faso^[38], founded in 1960^[39]; Niger^[7], a republic^[40], in Niger^[41], founded in 1960^[42]; and Chad^[8], a sovereign state^[43], in Chad^[44], founded in 1960^[45]. Sahel's part of is recorded as Sudano-Sahelian Region^[21].

Designation and Status

Sahel's instance of is recorded as region^[10].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Sahel include Sahelanthropus^[46], a fossil taxon^[47].

Why It Matters

Sahel ranks in the top 2% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,805 views/month).^[2] Sahel has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[48] Sahel is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[49]

Entities named for Sahel include Sahelanthropus^[46], a fossil taxon^[47].