The Sahel region is located in the western and north-central region of Africa. It extends from Senegal in the west to Sudan in the east. The Sahel is a transitional zone from one type of ecosystem to another. To the north of the Sahel is the arid Sahara desert, and to the south is the the humid African savannas. As a transitional zone, it blends characteristics of the desert and the savannas. For example, the Sahel does get rain, but the rainy season is limited to just 3-4 months, and rainfall total averages under 10 inches per year. Despite that relatively low rainfall amount, the Sahel has lots of natural pasture areas with low grasses. Additional water sources are a result of flooding from the Niger and Senegal rivers. The Sahel's overall length differs from source to source. Some sources say it is nearly 3,400 miles long, while other sources state it is only 2,400 miles long. Regardless, it's a lengthy region that covers around 1.2 million square miles.
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The Sahel, meaning “coast” or “shore” in Arabic, is a belt-like region on the southern edge of the vast Sahara desert. It is the transitional zone in Africa between the Sahara to the north and the Sudanian Savanna to the south. It extends 5,400 kilometers (3,360 miles) from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Red Sea in the east. Its width varies from several hundred up to a thousand kilometers (620 miles) in different places. It covers a total area of about 3 million square kilometers (1.18 million square miles). There are nine countries in this region from west to east, including Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria, Chad, Sudan, and Eritrea. Attached is a picture of the Sahel on the map of Africa.
https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-are-the-important-features-of-the-sahel-region-of-africa.html
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