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The Sahara, in northern Africa, is the world's second largest desert (second to Antarctica). Its name is an English pronunciation of the Arabic word for desert (صحراء ^{pronunciation}). 2.5 million people live in the Sahara, most of these in Mauritania, Morocco and Algeria. The largest city is Nouakchott, Mauritania's capital.

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