We sailed north along the coast of Baja, Mexico from the city of La Paz. The Sea of Cortez has marvelously clear water and is dotted with dozens of hauntingly beautiful islands.
â Sahel. What does Sahel mean? Sahel [sa-hel] as a boys' name is a Hindi name, and Sahel means leader. Sahel is a variant form of Sahil (Hindi).
The Sahel: a report on desertification. The Sahel is a semi-arid to arid area of scrubland and desert stretching primarily across the countries of Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, and Somalia, covering about 3,053,200 square kilometers. It is the transition between the Sahara desert and the wetter slightly tropical areas of Africa.