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21 paź 2024 · The Sahel region, or Sahelian Acacia savanna, is a biogeographic region in Africa. It is a transition zone between the wetter savannahs of Sudan in the south and the drier Sahara in the north.
This chapter examines the geographical meaning of the Sahel and its spatial dynamics. Unlike other approaches that define the Sahel as a bioclimatic zone or as an ungoverned area, it shows that the Sahel is primarily a space of circulation in which uncertainty has historically been overcome by mobility.
Located far away from the seaports of the Gulf of Guinea and separated from North Africa by the worlds largest desert, the Sahel has often been envisioned as an arid strip of land in which sedentary and nomadic peoples clash periodically.
The Sahel region (/ s ə ˈ h ɛ l /; from Arabic ساحل (sāḥil) 'coast, shore'), or Sahelian acacia savanna, is a biogeographical region in Africa. It is the transition zone between the more humid Sudanian savannas to its south and the drier Sahara to the north.
30 wrz 2024 · Map created by Sevgart The map above shows The Sahel region (brown), proposed Great Green Wall (green), and participating countries (white). Here’s more about the project. The Great Green Wall of Africa is an ambitious environmental and development initiative aimed at combating desertification, land degradation, and climate change across the ...
Sahel. The Sahel region, or Sahelian acacia savanna, is a biogeographical region in Africa. It is the transition zone between the more humid Sudanian savannas to its south and the drier Sahara to the north. Map. Directions. Satellite. Photo Map.
29 paź 2024 · Sahel, semiarid region of western and north-central Africa extending from Senegal eastward to Sudan. It forms a transitional zone between the arid Sahara (desert) to the north and the belt of humid savannas to the south.
