Introduction
1. It is the hottest desert of the world.
2. It is the third biggest desert around the world.
3. It is the biggest desert of Africa. Majority of Africa is covered by this desert.
4. It is the biggest subtropical desert of the world.
5. The size of Sahara desert is just about the size of USA.
6. It is one of those places on earth that has the most unkind climate.
7. The driest part of Sahara desert is called Tanezrouft.
8. It is one of the most arid deserts around the world because the precipitation of Sahara is at a very low level.
Temperature
1. The average temperature of Sahara during summer is very high and varies from 38oC to 46oC.
2. The average low temperature of Sahara varies from 21oC to 29oC.
3. In the hottest regions of Sahara, the temperature can reach to more than 50oC for a very long time.
Sunshine
1. The area of the Sahara desert that receives maximum sunshine during the year is called Eastern desert. There are some regions in this desert that have more than 4,000 hours of sunshine per year. Thus, some places of Sahara are the sunniest regions around the world.
2. In Sahara desert, there are normally 10 hours of sunshine in a 24-hour day.
3. Sahara desert has the maximum insolation all over the world. Insolation is the amount of solar energy received by a specific part of the earth.
People
1. The Berber people are the most widespread ethnic groups that live in Sahara.
2. The Greeks came here in around 500 BCE.
3. From 1200 BCE to 800 BCE, the Phoenicians lived in this desert.
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