Top 7 Fun Facts About The Sahara Desert

The desert has been inhabited by people for thousands of years

Apart from a wide variety of animals, parts of the deserts have been inhabited by human beings for thousands of years. A large number of cultures have lived in or on the edges of the desert, most famously the Ancient Egyptians which were preceded by the predynastic Egyptians around 6000 B.C.

The Romans occupied large parts north of the Sahara which they referred to as the “Desertum Africanum,” located south of the Roman province of Africa. The most important event in the history of the Sahara is the Muslim Conquest of North Africa halfway through the 7th century. After this, most of the desert was heavily influenced by Islamic culture.

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