Sahel

GPTKB entity

Statements (68)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geographical region
gptkbp:borders gptkb:Sahara_Desert
gptkb:Sudanian_Savanna
gptkbp:climate semi-arid
gptkbp:ecosystem transition zone
gptkbp:extendsTo gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:Red_Sea
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Kanem-Bornu_Empire
Ghana Empire
Mali Empire
Songhai Empire
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sahel
gptkbp:internationalInitiatives gptkb:Great_Green_Wall
gptkb:UN_Sahel_Strategy
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:military
gptkb:dam
food insecurity
desertification
gptkbp:length about 5,400 km
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Africa
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:Arabic
gptkb:French
Bambara
Hausa
Fulani
Songhai
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Burkina_Faso
gptkb:Cameroon
gptkb:Chad
gptkb:Eritrea
gptkb:Guinea
gptkb:Mali
gptkb:Mauritania
gptkb:Niger
gptkb:Nigeria
gptkb:Senegal
gptkb:South_Sudan
gptkb:Sudan
gptkb:Guinea-Bissau
The Gambia
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Senegal_River
gptkb:Niger_River
Blue Nile
White Nile
gptkbp:notableCity gptkb:Bamako
gptkb:N'Djamena
gptkb:Niamey
gptkb:Ouagadougou
gptkbp:population over 100 million (approximate)
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkb:Islam
gptkb:Traditional_African_religions
gptkbp:seasonalRainfall June to September
gptkbp:threats gptkb:military
climate change
deforestation
overgrazing
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Biosphere Reserve (parts)
gptkbp:vegetation gptkb:grass
shrubland
scattered trees
gptkbp:width several hundred kilometers
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Africa
gptkb:Chad
gptkb:Niger
gptkb:África
gptkb:Afrique
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4