Sahara

Example Sentences

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In the heart of the Sahara, where the routes to Sudan and Libya cross, the Chadian city of Amdjarass has been transformed this week into an open-air celebration of desert culture.

From Barron's

She moved west over the Sahara Desert, picking up sand and heat, then swept out into the Atlantic, where she became a tropical storm and got her name.

From Literature

The findings reinforce the idea that Northwest Africa was a major center of early human evolution during periods when shifting climates opened migration routes across what is now the Sahara.

From Science Daily

The US, like Europe, remains seriously concerned about the long-term security threat posed by the jihadist groups now operating across the Sahel - the semi-arid stretch of land south of the Sahara Desert.

From BBC

From the burned-over battlescapes of Ukraine to the rainforests of Africa, from the sands of the Sahara to the mountains of Iran, ethnic and religious conflicts are on the rise.

From The Wall Street Journal