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Which vegetation zone lies between the Sahara Desert and the western Sudan?
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Western Africa
The countries of western Africa.
The vegetation zone that lies between the Sahara Desert to the north and the Sudan region to the south is the Sahel.
The Sahel is a semiarid transitional zone characterized by steppe vegetation, including drought-resistant trees such as the baobab, doum palm, and acacia, as well as various grasses used for grazing.123