Welche Staaten liegen im Sahel?
Die Sahelzone (der Sahel) erstreckt sich über 7000 km von der Atlantikküste im Westen bis zum Roten Meer im Osten und ist ca. 800 km breit. In der Sahelzone liegen sieben Staaten: Senegal, Mauretanien, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, der Tschad und der Sudan.
Wo ist die Sahel?
Die Sahelzone liegt am südlichen Rand der Sahara und erstreckt sich vom Atlantik bis zum Roten Meer über eine Länge von ca. 7.000 km und eine Breite von ca. 800 km. Insgesamt besteht sie aus sieben Anrainerstaaten, zu denen der Senegal, Mauretanien, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, der Tschad und der Sudan zählen.
Which countries are in the Sahel region?
The Sahel covers parts of (from west to east) the Gambia, Senegal, southern Mauritania, central Mali, Burkina Faso, southern Algeria and Niger, northern Nigeria and Cameroon, central Chad, southern Sudan, northern South Sudan and northern Eritrea.
Is the Sahel region facing desertification?
The Sahel is the Arabic word for ‚edge‘ or ’shore‘. The Sahel is facing a big problem, desertification . The distribution of rainfall in the Sahel region is uneven. The rainfall in the region has been below average since 1970.
Where do people live in the Sahel?
Traditionally, most of the people in the Sahel have been semi-nomads, farming and raising livestock. Most people that live in the Sahel walk, bike, or sometimes drive an animal driven cart to get where they want to go. People who live in major cities in the Sahel ride buses, cars, and trains.
What is the major religion in Sahel countries?
Religion Close to half of all West Africans are Muslim and it’s very much a north-south divide: the countries of the Sahel and Sahara are predominantly Muslim, while Christianity is more widespread in the southern coastal countries. That said, in almost every country of the region, traditional or animist beliefs are strong.