East Saharan montane xeric woodlands

East Saharan montane xeric woodlands
Canyon in the Ennedi Plateau
Location of the ecoregion
Ecology
RealmAfrotropical
Biomedeserts and xeric shrublands
BordersSahelian Acacia savanna
Geography
Area27,776 km2 (10,724 sq mi)
Countries
Conservation
Conservation statusCritical/endangered
Protected0 km2 (0%)

The East Saharan montane xeric woodlands is an ecoregion of central Africa, a number of high mountains in the middle of the huge area of savanna on the edge of the Sahara Desert.