Saharan

Variant of Sahara

vast desert region in N Africa, extending from the Atlantic to the Nile (or to the Red Sea): c. 3,500,000 sq mi (9,064,965 sq km)

Origin: Ar ṣaḥrā' (pl. ṣaḥārā), desert

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