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Sahel (region (administrative division)) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 14 15 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 14.2500 decimal degrees |
| Long: 000 30 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -0.5000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Much of the region approximates the former state of Liptako; was inhabited & governed by Gourmantché peoples until the late 18th cen.; produces sorghum & millet; most inhabitants are Fulani. |
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| Sahel (preferred,C,V,English)
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| Région du Sahel (C,V,O)
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| Sahel region (C,O)
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| UV90 (C,U,FIPS)
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| Sahel Region (C,U,English)
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Sahel (region (administrative division)) (P) |
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| region (administrative division) (preferred, C) |
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| first level subdivision (C) |
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