Largest African Desert Starting with 'B'? Clarifying the Sahara

There is no major African desert whose name begins with 'B'. The Sahara Desert is by far the largest desert in Africa (and the world's largest hot desert), covering ~9.2 million km² across North Africa—but it starts with 'S'.

African Deserts by Initial Letter

• S: Sahara (largest), Skeleton Coast (Namibia), Simpson (Australia—not Africa).
• K: Kalahari (southern Africa, ~900k km², semi-arid savanna).
• N: Namib (coastal Namibia/Angola, oldest desert).
• C: Chalbi (Kenya), Chott (salt flats, Tunisia/Algeria).
• D: Danakil (Ethiopia/Eritrea/Djibouti, hottest place on Earth).
• B: Bayuda (Sudan, volcanic desert, ~small), Bodélé (Chad, depression, dust source).

Possible Confusion

• "Sahara" → "S" not "B". Perhaps a typo for 'S'?
• "Biggest" starts with B—the Sahara is the Biggest.
• Arabic "Al-Sahra" (الصحراء) means "The Desert"—no B.

Answer: The largest African desert is the Sahara Desert. If the question strictly requires a 'B' name, the Bayuda Desert (Sudan) is the most notable, but it is tiny (~30k km²) compared to the Sahara.