Map of the region with elevations indicated by color changes.

Legend locates international boundaries; border crossings; settlements from large cities to villages; roads (with approximate road distances in kilometers) from expressways to minor roads and tracks; railways; airports; ports; rivers, dry lakes, and other hydrography; dunes, lava, wetlands, and other natural zones; gasoline; post offices; medical facilities; embassies; ruins; mines; oil wells; information centers; museums; hotels, campsites, huts, and other accommodation; oases; castles; pottery; other points of interest; parks and reserves; caves; fishing; beaches; golf; hot springs; water holes/wells.

Index of place names. Brief facts and figures on the nations of the Sahara. Glossary of pertinent Arabic geographic terms. Biographies of four trans-Saharan explorers.

Scale 1:2,200,000. With several inset maps pertaining to climate and population on the African continent. Printed on both sides.