Sahel Map
The Sahel is a plain in Eritrea. This map shows its extent on shaded relief, with the surrounding relief, rivers, borders and cities.
How to read this map
Its typical elevation is about 13 m (43 ft).
The dashed outline marks the Sahel as mapped by Natural Earth. Towns and cities on the map include Cairo, Lagos, Khartoum, Alexandria, Abidjan, Casablanca, Kano and Tel Aviv. Labeled countries: Algeria, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Libya, Chad, Niger, Mali, Ethiopia and Mauritania.
Greens show lower elevations; tan and brown show higher land, with pale tones toward the highest terrain. Shadows emphasize the slopes, and vertical relief is exaggerated so landforms are easier to read. Dashed lines show country borders.
The relief uses Terrain Tiles (SRTM, GMTED2010 and ETOPO1 elevation data). Rivers, lakes, borders and the outline of the Sahel come from Natural Earth, and the figures on this page from Wikidata. Natural Earth draws features at a small scale, so the outline is a guide to where the Sahel is, not a surveyed boundary.
Blank physical map
The blank version keeps the mapped features and removes the place labels. Download it for a geography worksheet or practice identifying the features.
Sahel facts
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Countries | Eritrea |
Data sources and license
- Natural Earth (public-domain geography): Public domain.
- Terrain Tiles / Mapzen (SRTM, GMTED2010, ETOPO1): Open elevation data; source attribution retained.
- Wikidata (lengths, areas, countries and other facts): CC0 1.0.
Map design and rendered images: Atlas of Maps, CC BY 4.0. Source databases retain their own licenses; the map license does not replace them.
Maps of the countries: Eritrea. Compare with the world mountain ranges map.
Frequently asked questions
Where is the Sahel?
The Sahel is in Eritrea.
Can I download a blank map of the Sahel?
Yes. The blank version keeps the relief, rivers and borders and the highlighted landform but removes the place names. Both versions are free to download as PNG and as an A4 PDF.
Use this map
You can download, print and share this map for free, in class, in school projects, in presentations and on websites, as long as you credit the source: Sahel Map · Atlas of Maps (atlasofmaps.com), license CC BY 4.0.
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