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The Arabic word Sahel means

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The Sahel is a semiarid band of land stretching across northern Africa at roughly the 13th parallel, dividing the Sahara desert from Africa's tropical forests. The word"Sahel," which means "shore" in Arabic, connotes more than simple topology.
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