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The Sahara desert is actually growing due to a process called, sensibly, desertification. In this process, relatively dry areas, mostly those adjacent to deserts, become even more dry, or arid.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 11y agoThe sahara desert is so famous because it has many natural resources like water and also it is the biggest desert in the world.
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∙ 14y agoThere are two reasons I can think of:
It's the biggest and it's relatively close to Europe.
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∙ 10y agoSahara is the Arabic word for "great desert".
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What desert is Cairo in?
Cairo is in the Sahara Desert, known as the Libyan Desert.
What is known as the sea of sand?
sahara desert
Is the Arabian Desert known as the Eastern Desert?
No, the Eastern Desert is part of the Sahara Desert east of the Nile River.
Is Sahara desert also known as African desert?
No. It is an African desert, but no, that's not an alternate name for it.
What is the famous desert in Africa?
The largest and best known desert of Africa is the Sahara.
What desert has geological features known as ergs reg and hamadas?
The Sahara Desert.
How big is the Sahara Desert in km2?
The Sahara desert is 3.6 million square miles in kilometers. The Sahara desert is also known as The Great Desert.
What desert is Egypt part of?
there is the eastern desert, western desert,The three answers in Egypt are Libyan Desert, Nubian Desert, Arabian Desert, and Negev Desertthe northern desert, eastern desert, and the western desertThe general answer to this is the Sahara, which is a desert that stretches across much of North Africa and comprises all of Egypt except for those areas in the Nile River Valley and the Sinai Peninsula (which composes the Sinai Desert).However, the Sahara is broken up into smaller areas of desert. East of the Nile River in Egypt is considered the Eastern Desert and extends into Sudan. West of the Nile River in Egypt is known as the Libyan Desert and extends into neighboring Libya, Sudan, and Chad.
What is the desert region found in eastern Mauritania known as?
the Sahara
What is the most well known desert?
GobiVictorianKalihariSaharaTaklamakan
What is the desert between the Sinai Peninsula and the Dead Sea?
The Sahara Desert - Also the region of that desert known as the Nubian Desert. Some people also clam that the Arabian Desert forms part of the landform between the Nile and the Red Sea.
What region of dry grassland lies south of the world's largest desert?
None. The world's largest desert is the continent of Antarctica.However, the world's largest hot desert is the Sahara, and just south of the Sahara is the grassland known as the Sahel.
