The sahara desert

The sahara desert is the world’s largest hot desert which has more than 3.6 million square miles, which equals to almost the size of China or the United States. It covers most of North Africa and It has boasts sand dunes that reach up to 590 feet in height.

This desert receives very little rain, very rarely. It's separated into eight different eco-regions, each with its own climate and characteristics, and it is a habitat to some animal species such as dromedary camels, dorcas gazelle, the Saharan cheetah and deathstalker scorpion.