Saharan
Bone-dry and sandy
Saharan describes anything relating to or characteristic of the Sahara, the vast desert spanning much of North Africa.
It most often modifies climate, conditions, or geography: Saharan dust storms can travel thousands of miles across the Atlantic.
The adjective also appears in phrases like sub-Saharan Africa, referring to the regions south of the desert.
Saharan heat has become a common way to describe extremely hot, dry conditions anywhere.
To leave behind completely
- dunesWind-formed sand ridges
- sandFine rock particles
- aridDevoid of water
- SahelSemi-arid African transition zone
Maghreb · oasis · Timbuktu · Tuareg · caravan · Nile · Libya · Algeria
Saharan Berber ethnic group
- BerberNorth African ethnic group
- BedouinMiddle Eastern nomadic herder
- nomadHomeless wanderer by choice
- caravanTraveling group with goods
trade · salt · indigo · tent · tribal · heritage · ancient · routes
Free from moisture
- hotHaving much warmth
- scorchingExtremely hot, burning
- parchedExtremely dry or thirsty
- droughtProlonged water scarcity
dusty · sunbaked · harsh · extreme · temperature · heatwave · sandstorm · harmattan
desert
To leave behind completely
Sahel · Maghreb · oasis · Timbuktu · Tuareg · caravan · Nile · Libya · Algeria · Mali
Tuareg
Saharan Berber ethnic group
- BerberNorth African ethnic group
- BedouinMiddle Eastern nomadic herder
- nomadHomeless wanderer by choice
caravan · trade · salt · indigo · tent · tribal · heritage · ancient · routes · oasis
dry
Free from moisture
drought · dusty · sunbaked · harsh · extreme · temperature · heatwave · sandstorm · harmattan · sirocco
camel
Humped desert mammal
gazelle · scorpion · viper · acacia · date palm · succulent · adapted · nomadic · sparse · vegetation
sandstone
Cemented grain sediment
- erosionGradual wearing away
- fossilPreserved ancient organism
- prehistoricBefore documented civilization
rock art · plateau · basin · volcanic · formation · ancient · seabed · aquifer · mineral · iron
- sub-Saharan AfricaContinent south of Sahara
- Sahara DesertMassive North African arid region
- sub saharan africa
- Western SaharaContested northwest African territory
- trans-Saharan tradeCommerce crossing African desert
- Saharan dustAfrican desert sediment aloft