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Largest Hot Desert in the World

Holder
Sahara Desert
Date
2026
Location
International

About this record

GBR officially included the Sahara Desert, spanning Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Sudan and Tunisia with an area of approximately 9.2 million km², as the largest hot desert in the world.