Sahel
Query URLs
https://term.museum-digital.de/md-de/place/20144
- Note
- "The Sahel (/səˈhɛl/) is the ecoclimatic and biogeographic zone of transition in Africa between the Sahara to the north and the Sudanian Savanna to the south. Having a semi-arid climate, it stretches across the south-central latitudes of Northern Africa between the Atlantic Ocean and the Red Sea. The name is derived from the Arabic word sāḥil (ساحل, Arabic pronunciation: [ˈsaːħil]) meaning "coast" or "shore" in a figurative sense (in reference to the southern edge of the vast Sahara), while the name in Swahili means "coastal [dweller]" in a literal sense. However, this figurative use is unattested in Classical Arabic. The word might have been derived from the Arabic word sahl (سهل, "plain")." - (en.wikipedia.org 17.10.2019)
- Latitude
- 14.474672317505
- Longitude
- 13.511695861816
- Inhabitants
- 389,380,000
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