Talk:Sahara

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Semi-protected edit request on 19 January 2022

2409:4055:2E1E:3FB0:B904:25CF:B634:4406 (talk) 09:20, 19 January 2022 (UTC)

It is 2nd largest desert as the first is Antarctica it is twice the size of shara so yes it is the 2nd largest desert

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Cannolis (talk) 09:46, 19 January 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 10 May 2022

Change "BCE" to "BC" 108.30.247.221 (talk) 11:05, 10 May 2022 (UTC)

 Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the {{edit semi-protected}} template. Date formats are a thing. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 11:12, 10 May 2022 (UTC)

Languages spoken in Sahara desert

Arabic dialects are the most widely spoken languages in the Sahara. Arabic, Berber and its variants now regrouped under the term Amazigh (which includes the Guanche language spoken by the original Berber inhabitants of the Canary Islands) and Beja languages are part of the Afro-Asiatic or Hamito-Semitic family.[citation needed] Unlike neighboring West Africa and the central governments of the states that comprise the Sahara, the French language bears little relevance to inter-personal discourse and commerce within the region, its people retaining staunch ethnic and political affiliations with Tuareg and Berber leaders and culture. 102.89.34.22 (talk) 07:00, 24 May 2022 (UTC)

That's right; Arabic is not a Berber dialects to be regrouped within it (that's so fuuny to mend), as Arabic has a well-known trace and history!

Also, Banu Hassan are true Arabs not Arabized (please, wikipedia is not a site of Berberism). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 37.220.114.154 (talk) 21:44, 24 May 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 21 January 2023

The third overview paragraph begins "The desert comprises much of North Africa, excluding the fertile region on the Mediterranean Sea coast, the Atlas Mountains of the Maghreb, and the Nile Valley in Egypt and the Sudan."

At the very end of the sentence, the article before Sudan should be removed as it is not necessary and is incorrect. Givonmclean (talk) 23:04, 21 January 2023 (UTC)

 Done M.Bitton (talk) 01:06, 22 January 2023 (UTC)

Please see my comment below. 58.152.51.162 (talk) 10:15, 27 September 2024 (UTC)

It is actually correct. According to the UNGEGN World Geographical Names published by the United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names, the definite article "the" should be added before "Sudan" as the country's official name is the "Republic of the Sudan", not the "Republic of Sudan".

"Sudan" without the definite article is reserved for an unrelated geographical region to the south of the Sahara.

Another African country, the Niger (official name: Republic of the Niger) should also have the definite article "the" included as a part of its name.

Source: https://unstats.un.org/unsd/geoinfo/geonames/ 58.152.51.162 (talk) 08:28, 27 September 2024 (UTC)

The Sahara Desert is much bigger

Quote:

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The Sahara Desert spans across:

1. Algeria
2. Burkina Faso (northern)
3. Chad
4. Djibouti
5. Egypt
6. Eritrea
7. Ethiopia (northeastern)
8. Kenya (northern)
9. Libya
10. Mali
11. Mauritania
12. Morocco
13. Niger
14. Nigeria (northern)
15. Senegal (northern)
16. Somalia
17. Sudan
18. Tunisia
19. Western Sahara

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According to Meta AI, the Sahara Desert is much bigger. It covers 18 countries and one disputed territory. 58.152.51.162 (talk) 07:44, 27 September 2024 (UTC)