The Sahara Desert covers more than 9 million square kilometres – it’s the world’s largest hot desert. Along with the River Nile, it defines the region known as North Africa…Some areas in ...

Ninety-five percent of Libya is desert, 20 percent is dunes, and not a single perennial river runs through it. The Libyan Sahara holds the world's heat record (136°F) and can chill the bones on a ...

Two major rivers also cross parts of the desert - the Niger and the Nile, the latter being the longest river in the world. Geologists believe the Sahara has been a desert for millions of years ...

Libya, the fourth-largest country in Africa, is almost entirely engulfed by the unforgiving Libyan Desert ... Not a single permanent river flows through the country, and the prospect of life ...