Birthmark Shape and Location Meanings. Birthmarks, which are simply colored spots on skin, have long been suspected of having a meaning. Different cultures have different beliefs based on folklore and superstition. Folklore suggests that what a woman was experiencing during pregnancy is imprinted on the child in the form of a birthmark.
The Sahel (/sÉËhÉl/) is the ecoclimatic and biogeographic zone of transition in Africa between the Sahara Desert to the north and the Sudanian Savanna to the south. Having a semi-arid climate, it stretches across the south-central latitudes of Northern Africa between the Atlantic Ocean and the Red Sea.
The Sahel Zone. The Sahel Zone lies between the Sahara desert in the north and the grasslands of Central Africa in the south. It stretches over 5,000 km across the African continent from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea. The Sahel Zone is between 600 and 1,000 km wide and covers an area of 3 million square kilometers.