saahel

saahel kshetr-1000 ki॰mee॰ ki ek patti jo afreeka ke aar-paar laal saagar se atalaantik mahaasaagar tak faili hai

saahel kshetr uttari afreeka ka vah madhyavarti kshetr hai jahaaain uske uttar ka sahaara marusthal dakshin ke savaana ilaake mein parivrtit hona shuroo hota hai. yeh uttari afreeka mein laal saagar se atalaantik mahaasaagar tak faila hai; yaani uttari afreeka ki poori chaudaai. iska naam arabi bhaasha ke saahil shabd se udghrut hua hai jiska matlab hota hai samudratat aur iski vanaspati sahaara ki ret ko dakshin mein badhne se rokati hai; yaani yeh kshetr sahaara ki ret ka tat ban jaata hai. saahel poorab se pashchim tak in deshon ki seemaaon se gujrata hai: eritriya, dakshin soodaan ka uttari bhaag, soodaan ka dakshini bhaag, chaad ka madhya bhaag, Algeria aur naaijar ka dakshini bhaag, maali ka madhya bhaag, mauritaaniya ka dakshini bhaag aur senegal ka uttari bhaag.