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Sahara

Sahara

Desert of northern Africa that turned green in the African Humid Period and where cattle herding began.

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Wikidata Q6583

Appears in4 items

  • The Automobile: From Benz to BYD1 item
    • Citroën’s half-tracks cross the Sahara · desert crossed17 Dec 1922
  • The First Farmers2 items
    • Green Sahara (African Humid Period)c. 14.8 ka
    • Sahara and Sahel: cattle, sorghum and milletc. 10.5 ka
  • The Travels of Ibn Battuta1 item
    • Across the Sahara to MaliMuharram 753 AH

Mentioned in1 item

  • The First Farmers1 item
    • Donkeys in eastern Africac. 5,052 BCE

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