In which continent is the Sahara desert located?

The Sahara Desert is located in the African continent.

It covers a large area of Northern Africa. The Sahara Desert is the largest desert in the world. It has an area of around 8.54 million sq. km. The Sahara desert touches eleven countries. These are Algeria, Chad, Egypt, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Sudan, Tunisia and Western Sahara.