Nestled in northern and northwestern China and southern Mongolia, the Gobi Desert is one such anomaly. This expansive and ...

The silver ant is the Sahara’s true desert survivor. Snow in the Atlas mountains Deep snow covers cedar trees in the Atlas mountains, a rare view of North Africa.

North Africa is home to the greatest desert on Earth, the Sahara. This vast wilderness, the size of the United States, is the toughest part of the African continent – the sun rules mercilessly here.

Early in the 1970s, while living and working in Spain, Chen Maoping read a story in “National Geographic” about the Sahara Desert, and it captured her imagination. She became determined to live there.

The Sahara is the largest hot desert on Earth, covering 3.5 million ... salt flats, and even mountains. Its highest point is Emi Koussi, a 3,415-metre (11,204ft) volcano in Chad’s Tibesti ...

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This mountain pass connects southeastern Marrakech ... who frequently accompanies tourists on their journeys to discover the Sahara Desert. «We used to visit the Kasbah of Telouet», the seat ...

In desert communities frequented by tourists ... in August and September have given a different face to the Moroccan Sahara, better known for its frequent droughts. Houssine Youabeb is the ...

Ain Sefra is often referred to as the "Gateway to the Sahara" because it sits at an elevation of about 3,600 feet, between the vast Saharan Desert and the Atlas Mountains. This unique terrain ...

Ain Sefra is often referred to as the "Gateway to the Sahara" because it sits at an elevation of about 3,600 feet, between the vast Saharan Desert and the Atlas Mountains. This unique terrain results ...