The Sahara Desert is one of the largest deserts in the world, covering an area of approximately 3.6 million square miles in North Africa. It is the third-largest desert after Antarctica and the Arctic, and it spans across 11 countries, including Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Western Sahara, Sudan, and Tunisia. The Sahara is a harsh and unforgiving environment that is characterized by extreme heat, dryness, and a lack of vegetation. Geographically, the Sahara is primarily composed of sand dunes, rocky plateaus, and gravel plains. The desert…