For 10 points, name this largest hot desert in the world, which is located in North Africa.
During the Neolithic period, heavy rainfall in this area attracted animals to this region in a theory named for its "pump." The Chech and Issaouane are examples of ergs located in this geographical feature. Emi Koussi is the highest peak in the (*) Tibesti Mountains in this geographical region. The adorable fennec fox is native to this desert, and cities in it include Agadez, Ghat, Nouakchott, and Timbuktu. Berbers like the Tuareg tribe often led caravans across this desert that is north of the Sahel. For 10 points, name this largest hot desert in the world, which is located in North Africa.
During the Neolithic period, heavy rainfall in this area attracted animals to this region in a theory named for its "pump."
Sahara (prompt on North Africa before the first mention of “geographical”)