Definitions for Sahel
səˈheɪl, -ˈhilsa·hel

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1. Sahelnoun

   a region in Africa, between the Sahara to the north and a more humid zone (Sudan) to the south.

2. Etymology: From Arabic sahil "border of the desert".

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1. Sahel

   The Sahel (; Arabic: ساحل sāḥil [ˈsaːħil], "coast, shore") is a region in North Africa. It is defined as the ecoclimatic and biogeographic realm of transition between the Sahara to the north and the Sudanian savanna to the south. Having a hot semi-arid climate, it stretches across the south-central latitudes of Northern Africa between the Atlantic Ocean and the Red Sea. The Sahel part of Africa includes – from west to east – parts of northern Senegal, southern Mauritania, central Mali, northern Burkina Faso, the extreme south of Algeria, Niger, the extreme north of Nigeria, Cameroon and Central African Republic, central Chad, central and southern Sudan, the extreme north of South Sudan, Eritrea and Ethiopia.Historically, the western part of the Sahel was sometimes known as the Sudan region (bilād as-sūdān بلاد السودان "lands of the Sudan"). This belt was located between the Sahara and the coastal areas of West Africa. There are frequent shortages of food and water due to the dry harsh climate. This is exacerbated by the population increasing rapidly due to very high birthrates across the region; Niger has the world's highest fertility rate. Jihadist insurgent groups including Boko Haram, Islamic State and al-Qaeda frequently carry out major attacks.

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1. Sahel

   The Sahel[p] is the ecoclimatic and biogeographic zone of transition, in Africa, between the Sahara desert to the north and the Sudanian Savannas to the south, having a semi-arid climate. It stretches across the north of the African continent between the Atlantic Ocean and the Red Sea. The Arabic word sāḥil literally means "shore, coast" as describing the appearance of the vegetation of the Sahel as a coastline which delimits the sand of the Sahara. The Sahel covers parts of Senegal, southern Mauritania, central Mali, southern Algeria and Niger, central Chad, southern Sudan, northern South Sudan and Eritrea.

Anagrams for Sahel »

1. hales

2. halse

3. heals

4. leash

5. Selah

6. shale

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Sahel in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Sahel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Sahel in a Sentence

1. The French army:

   This operation, which destablises the chain of command of one of AQIM's katibas (brigades), once again delivers a heavy blow to terrorist armed groups in the Sahel.

2. Nathan Sales:

   Terrorist fighters are always looking for the next battleground, and I think we're concerned about the possibility that jihadis who've been defeated in Syria might relocate elsewhere, whether you're talking about ISIS Khorasan in Afghanistan or moving into the Sahel.

3. Abdoulaye Diop:

   Unless we help the Libyans to have a state structure, to have a security apparatus which is able to control these terrorist organizations, it will be just an illusion to think that we can have security and stability in the Sahel.

4. William Linder:

   Violent extremists have extended their areas of control and have enhanced their ability to generate income through gold – while state actors remain poorly positioned to do anything about it, failure to fix this problem now will only deepen and help spread the Sahel crisis.

5. Bowen Pan:

   The southern edge of the Saharan dust outbreak is associated with the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), where 70% of the hurricanes are generated from that region. So if there's a Saharan dust outbreak, there's more likely going to be a greater temperature contrast between the Saharan desert and the Sahel region that will increase the convection activity in the ITCZ.

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References

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   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sahel
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3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Sahel