Are there any cities in the Sahara Desert?

While the Sahara desert is largely uninhabited, there are a number of cities in or near the Sahara desert. These include:

- Ouargla, Algeria (pop. 190,000)

- Tamanrasset, Algeria (pop. 145,000)

- Adrar, Algeria (pop. 115,000)

- Timbuktu, Mali (pop. 55,000)

- Gao, Mali (pop. 51,000)

- Bilma, Niger (pop. 43,000)

- Agadez, Niger (pop. 36,000)