sahara

English - Turkish

Definition of sahara in English Turkish dictionary: [n] Büyük Sahra
sahara desert: sahra çölü
western sahara: batı sahra
Saharan: {s} Sahra, Sahra'ya özgü
sub sahara: alt büyük sahra
the Sahara: Sahra

Turkish - Turkish

Definition of sahara in Turkish Turkish dictionary: Artvin ilinde, ulusal park kapsamına alınan ünlü yayla

English - English

Definition of sahara in English English dictionary: A desert in North Africa, the largest hot desert in the world; A desert in North Africa; {i} desert in northern Africa (largest desert in the world); the Sahara the Sahara Desert the world's largest desert, which covers a very large area of North Africa. Largest desert in the world, encompassing almost all of northern Africa. Covering an area of about 3,500,000 sq mi (9,065,000 sq km), it is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the Atlas Mountains, the Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea, and the Sahel region. It includes portions of several countries, including Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Chad, and The Sudan. Principal topographic features include large oasis depressions, extensive stony plains, rock-strewn plateaus, abrupt mountains, sand sheets and dunes, and sand seas. Huge areas of it are empty, but scattered clusters of inhabitants survive in fragile ecological balance wherever water sources occur. Sedentary living is restricted to oasis areas. See also Libyan Desert; the world's largest desert (3,500,000 square miles) in northern Africa
Sahara desert: {i} desert in northern Africa (the largest in the world)
Spanish Sahara: The territory of Western Sahara
Western Sahara: A territory in northern Africa and a former Spanish colony, now mostly occupied by Morocco, which claims ownership over the territory
Saharan: Of or pertaining to the Sahara desert
Saharan: {s} pertaining to the Sahara desert in northern Africa
Sub-Sahara Africa: region of Africa that is located south of the Sahara desert
Western Sahara: strip of desert land under the control of Morocco
Western Sahara: A region of northwest Africa on the Atlantic coast. Sparsely settled primarily by Berbers, the region was first visited by Portuguese navigators in 1434. Spain claimed it as a protectorate in 1884, establishing the province of Spanish Sahara in 1958, but transferred the territory to Morocco and Mauritania in 1976. Mauritania renounced all claims in 1979, with Morocco occupying its portion, but guerrilla resistance from the nationalist Polisario Front forced the Moroccans in 1991 to agree to a UN-monitored referendum on the region's status. a country on the coast of west Africa, south of Morocco and east of Mauritania. Population: 250,559 (2001). Capital: El Aaiún. formerly Spanish Sahara Territory, North Africa. Area: 97,344 sq mi (252,120 sq km). Population (2002 est.): 256,000. Capital: Laayoune. Little is known of the area's prehistory, though rock engravings in southern locations suggest a succession of nomadic groups. In the 4th century BC there was trade across the Mediterranean Sea between the region and Europe; this did not last, and there was little European contact until the 19th century. In 1884 Spain claimed a protectorate over the Río de Oro region. Boundary agreements with France were concluded in 1900 and 1912. Spain formally united the area's northern and southern parts into the overseas province of the Spanish Sahara in 1958. In 1976 Spain relinquished its claim. The region then was divided between Mauritania, which relinquished its claim in 1979, and Morocco, which later occupied the whole territory. Separatists of the Polisario movement, based in Algeria, declared a government-in-exile called the Saharan Arab Democratic Republic in 1976; the issue of Western Sahara's status remained unresolved. remained unresolved.Western Sahara has vast phosphate deposits and some potash and iron ore
saharan: of or relating to or located in the Sahara Desert
saharan: a Nilo-Saharan language spoken in parts of Chad of or relating to or located in the Sahara Desert
saharan: a Nilo-Saharan language spoken in parts of Chad
western sahara: an area in northwestern Africa with rich phosphate deposits; under Moroccan control since 1992