🏜️ Sahara

Egypt · Africa · 23.08°N, 12.61°E

Quick facts

Country	Egypt
Continent / region	Africa
Coordinates (approx.)	23.08°N, 12.61°E · view on map
Distance to the equator	2,569 km north of it
Solar time	UTC+0:45 — read from longitude, so it is the sky's clock rather than the government's
Sun today (UTC)	Rises 05:18, sets 16:29 — 11 h 11 min of daylight

Sahara is located in Egypt, in Africa.

Closest deserts

Murzuq Desert — 217 km away, in Libya
Erg Admer — 366 km away, in Algeria
Ténéré — 400 km away, in Niger
Erg Tiffernine — 725 km away, in Algeria
Talak, Niger — 867 km away, in Niger

Straight-line distances on a sphere, computed from the coordinates. A road would be longer.

More deserts in Egypt

Black Desert (Egypt) · Nitrian Desert · Sinai Desert · Sinai Peninsula · Western Desert.

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