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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 43. Chapters: Sahara Desert, Tuareg languages, Trans-Saharan trade, Grand Erg Oriental, Air Mountains, In-Gall, Libyan Desert, Murzuk, Bilma, Ahaggar Mountains, Tajarhi, Gilf Kebir, 4 Deserts, Tassili n'Ajjer, Acacus Mountains, Zaara, Tabelbala, Saharan Metacraton, Saharan explorers, Fachi, Azalai, Seguedine, Sirocco, Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System, Tibesti Mountains, Territorio Sahara Libico, Saharan Air Layer, Tuareg Shield, Diffa Arabs, Jebel Uweinat, Libyan desert glass, Murzuq Desert, Ksar, Tanezrouft, Kaouar, International Festival of the Sahara, Tibesti-Jebel Uweinat montane xeric woodlands, Erg of Bilma, Waw an Namus, Nubian Desert, Algerian Desert, Mount Tahat, Saharo-Arabian Region, Kel Ahaggar, Tamahaq language, Djado Plateau, Teffedest Mountains, Arkenu craters, Calanshio Sand Sea, Popular and Social League of the Great Sahara Tribes, Kel Ajjer, Bas Saharan Basin, Tayart Tamajeq language, Rebiana Sand Sea, Azjar, Oued Righ. Excerpt: Tadrart Acacus desert in western Libya, part of the Sahara The top image shows the Safsaf Oasis on the surface of the Sahara. The bottom (using radar) is the rock layer underneath, revealing black channels cut by the meandering of an ancient river that once fed the oasis.The Sahara (Arabic:, English: ) is the world's second largest desert, after Antarctica. At over 9,400,000 square kilometres (3,630,000 sq mi), it covers most of Northern Africa, making it almost as large as Europe or the United States. The Sahara stretches from the Red Sea, including parts of the Mediterranean coasts, to the outskirts of the Atlantic Ocean. To the south, it is delimited by the Sahel, a belt of semi-arid tropical savanna that composes the northern region of central and western Sub-Saharan Africa. Some of the sand dunes can reach 180 metres (590 ft) in height. The name comes from the Arabic word for des...
