Sahara Desert is among the most sought-after deserts in the world. It's featured in a few of the most famous Hollywood movies because of its distinct features.

Sahara Desert is considered the largest dune buggy price dubai and hottest desert in the world. It is the largest portion of North Africa. It covers between 800 and 1,200 miles from south to north and 4,800 kilometers from east to west. Africa was naturally divided into two parts because of the immense desert space. On the western side the desert is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean while on the eastern side is it is the Red Sea. In the northern region of the desertit's bordered by the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlas Mountains.

The Sahara Desert is composed of abundant mountains, basins, plains, plateaus and sand seas. Mount Koussi is the highest portion of the Sahara which measures 3,415 meters. Its lowest point lies in the Qaterra Depression located in Egypt 436 feet below.

In essence, Sahara Desert is totally covered with a variety of dunes as well as sand sheet. These dunes are blown out dunes, transverse dunes as well as tied dunes. There are even formations of pyramidal dunes that are around 150 meters in height. Dunes' formations were studied by numerous archaeologists, however they were not capable of determining the process by which dunes were formed. It is still a mystery to today.

The climate that occurs in the Sahara Desert is mostly dry with occasional showers for several weeks. After that, it'll not rain for several years. The northern part has a subtropical type of weather, while it is tropical in the southern part. Winter season in the southern region is very mild. The north region is cool to cold. It is when snow starts to form on certain mountain peaks within the desert. During summer, the total region of the desert is extremely hot. It can even reach its maximum temperature of 59°C.

Niger River and the Nile River are the only rivers that are permanent throughout the desert. Other rivers are typically seasonal and only appear on occasional rainfalls and most of the time they are left as dry river beds.

Saharan countries depend so heavily on the abundant metallic minerals spread in the desert. A large amount of iron ore deposits are located in Mauritania and Algeria and smaller deposits can be found in nations like Niger, Western Sahara, Tunisia, Egypt and Morocco. Alongside iron ore deposits Algeria reaps the benefits of its abundant oilresources, which are the main product that contributes to its economy.

The Sahara Desert has a total population of around four million. The majority resides in countries like Egypt, Algeria, Libya, Mauritania and Western Sahara. Dominant groups are the Tuareg tribes, who are part of one of the Berber groups. Cities that are major in the Sahara includes the capital of Mauritania Nouakchott Chad, Tamanrasset, Ghardaia, Timbuktu, Faya-Largeau, Ouargla, Hassi Messaoud, El Oued, Agadez, Ghat and Bechar.

Many of the inhabitants of the desert are known as nomads. They travel by caravans in search for trade opportunities in other countries of the desert in order to live. Trade has been one the primary means of earning for the residents of the desert.

The soil in the Sahara is organically inactive and salty. This is why there is no vegetable plantation. Only dates, corn, and other fruits are grown in the desert's oases of fertile that cover a land area of about 200,000 square kilometers.

Animals such as of antelopes, jackals and foxes, deer, baboon, mongoose, cape hare, gazelles and hyena are common within the Sahara desert. These animals are well adjusted and are able to withstand the harsh weather in the Sahara. There are 300 species of birds that are found in the Sahara desert.