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The 62 pages that link to Sahara, each with the reason it gives.

• DesertificationRelated: Its changing southern margins are often discussed in debates about desert expansion and desertification.

• West AfricaRelated: The desert’s southern margin helps distinguish the Sahelian north from the rest of the region.

• MaghrebRelated: Its northern edge runs through the Maghreb, linking the region to trans-Saharan routes.

• Atlas MountainsRelated: The Atlas Mountains mark a major northern boundary of the Sahara.

• West African monsoonRelated: Its intense summer heating helps establish the pressure pattern that draws moist air north.

• Sub-Saharan AfricaRelated: The desert supplies the geographic boundary named by this regional label.

• Tropic of CancerRelated: The Tropic of Cancer crosses the Sahara, where intense subtropical sunlight meets arid conditions.

• Dakar RallyRelated: Its remote dunes and harsh conditions shaped the rally’s early identity.

• Nubian Sandstone Aquifer SystemRelated: The aquifer lies beneath the Sahara, whose present aridity contrasts with wetter recharge periods in the past.

• DromedaryRelated: Dromedaries became essential transport animals across the Sahara.

• NouakchottRelated: Nouakchott stands at the desert’s western edge, where settlement meets the Atlantic coast.

• AddaxRelated: Its range lies in the Sahara’s arid interior and surrounding drylands.

• Holocene climatic optimumRelated: Fossils, sediments, and rock art document its greener landscapes during this interval.

• Todgha GorgeRelated: Todgha Gorge lies at the transition between Atlas mountains and Saharan landscapes.

• Trans-African Highway networkRelated: Desert terrain and long distances challenge routes crossing the continent’s north.

• African spurred tortoiseRelated: The species inhabits the desert's southern margins rather than its driest interior.

• History of AfricaRelated: Changing environments shaped migration and connections between African regions.

• North African elephantRelated: Its expanding aridity is one proposed factor in the population’s retreat and extinction.

• Prehistoric AfricaRelated: Its alternation between arid and wet phases shaped routes and settlement.

• Prehistoric EgyptRelated: Rock art and archaeological sites preserve evidence of communities before the desert became hyperarid.