Sahel

Summary

Sahel is a region^[1]. Sahel ranks in the top 2% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,308 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 instance of is recorded as region^[9].
• Sahel's shares border with is recorded as North Africa^[10].
• Sahel's shares border with is recorded as sub-Saharan Africa^[11].
• Sahel's shares border with is recorded as Atlantic Ocean^[12].
• Sahel's shares border with is recorded as Gulf of Suez^[13].
• Sahel's shares border with is recorded as Red Sea^[14].
• Sahel is part of Sudano-Sahelian Region^[15].
• Sahel's Commons category is recorded as Sahel^[16].
• Sahel's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[17].
• Sahel's said to be the same as is recorded as Sudan^[18].
• Sahel's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 14.474672, 'lon': 13.511696}^[19].
• Sahel's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Africa^[20].
• Sahel's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sahel^[21].
• Sahel's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Sahel^[22].
• Sahel's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[23].
• Sahel's demonym is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'saheliano'}^[24].
• Sahel's demonym is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'saheliana'}^[25].
• Sahel's demonym is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sahelian'}^[26].
• Sahel's demonym is recorded as {'lang': 'eo', 'text': 'Sahelano'}^[27].

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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 is part of Sudano-Sahelian Region^[15].

Designation and Status

Sahel's instance of is recorded as region^[9].

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 (8,308 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].