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Sahara Skyscraper: A Mega-City Covering the Entire Desert

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: If we consider the entire 9.2 million square kilometers (920 million hectares) of the Sahara Desert and maintain the same population density of 200 people per hectare, the desert could theoretically accommodate 184 billion people — far exceeding Earth's current population (~8 billion).

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14832456

Author: Ndoni, Albi

Institution: Alvin Community College

Language: English

Topic: Smart Cities and Technologies

Subfield: Media Technology

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W6968531502

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