sub-Saharan
Africa's southern regions
Sub-Saharan refers to the part of Africa south of the Sahara Desert, distinguishing it from North Africa: sub-Saharan Africa faces distinct economic challenges.
The term is standard in geography, development, and public health contexts.
The hyphen and capitalization of Saharan are conventional, though variations appear. (See Sub-Saharan for the standard capitalized form.)
adjective
Of hot, humid regions
- equatorialOf Earth's central line
- aridDevoid of water
- semi-aridModerately low rainfall climate
- humidContaining much moisture
savanna · Sahel · West Africa · East Africa · Central Africa · Southern Africa · Horn of Africa
tropical
Of hot, humid regions
- equatorialOf Earth's central line
- aridDevoid of water
- semi-aridModerately low rainfall climate
humid · savanna · Sahel · West Africa · East Africa · Central Africa · Southern Africa · Horn of Africa
- African studiesAfrican history, African culture, African languages, African literature, African art
- African mapsNorth Africa, East Africa, West Africa, Central Africa, Horn of Africa
- African GeographySouth Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Morocco, Ghana
- ancient metalworkingsmelting, forging, smithing, casting molds, crucibles
- Moorish SpainAl-Andalus, Reconquista, Alhambra, Granada, Seville
geographic position relative to sahara
sub-SaharanNorth African
From the continent's top
Maghreb · trans-Saharan · Saharan · Sahel