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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › SaharaSahara - Wikipedia

    The Sahara can be divided into several regions, including the western Sahara, the central Ahaggar Mountains, the Tibesti Mountains, the Aïr Mountains, the Ténéré desert, and the Libyan Desert.

  2. 6 days ago · Sahara, largest desert in the world. Filling nearly all of northern Africa, it measures approximately 3,000 miles (4,800 km) from east to west and between 800 to 1,200 miles from north to south and has a total area of some 3,320,000 square miles (8,600,000 square km).

  3. Sahara is the World’s largest and most extensive hot desert located in North Africa. The Arabic word ṣaḥrāʾmeans “desert.” It ranks as the third largest desert after the cold deserts Antarctica and the Arctic.

  4. www.worldatlas.com › deserts › sahara-desertSahara Desert - WorldAtlas

    Oct 29, 2021 · Covering a massive area of 9,200,000 sq. km, the Sahara Desert is considered the world’s largest hot desert and the third most extensive desert after the polar deserts of Antarctica and the northern Arctic. The Sahara Desert encompasses a major portion of North Africa, occupying about 31% of the entire African continent.

  5. Aug 28, 2019 · The Sahara desert is one the world’s hottest desert and it covers an area of 3,600,000 square miles which is comparable the size of the United States or China. The desert covers a large area of North Africa, which account for approximately 31% of the total area of the continent.

  6. Feb 5, 2024 · However, at 3.6 million square miles, the Sahara absolutely is the biggest hot desert in the world, by a wide margin: It’s more than three times the size of the next biggest desert (the Great Australian Desert) and almost quadruple the size of the Arabian Desert.

  7. Sep 23, 2024 · The Sahara Desert is located in the northern portion of Africa and covers over 3,500,000 square miles (9,000,000 sq km) or roughly 10% of the continent. It is bounded in the east by the Red Sea and it stretches west to the Atlantic Ocean.

  8. The Sahara, located in Northern Africa, is the world's largest hot desert and second largest desert after Antarctica at over 3.5 million square miles (9 million square kilometers). Almost as large as the United States, it crosses the borders of 11 nations.

  9. Jun 26, 2023 · Stretching more than 3,000 miles from east to west, the Sahara is the world’s largest hot desert – approximately the same size as the United States. It is located in North Africa and covers nearly a third of the continent and part of eleven different countries.

  10. www.britannica.com › summary › Sahara-desert-AfricaSahara summary | Britannica

    Sahara, Largest desert in the world, encompassing almost all of northern Africa. Covering an area of about 3.3 million sq mi (8.6 million sq km), it is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the Atlas Mountains, the Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea, and the Sahel region.