Sunagakure (砂隠れの里, Sunagakure no Sato; Literally meaning "Village Hidden in the Sand") is the hidden village of the Land of Wind. As one of the five great ninja villages, Sunagakure has a Kage as its leader known as the Kazekage and he lives in a spherical structure in the center of the village. The ninja from this village seem to specialize in Wind Release techniques and the Puppet Technique. Shinobi from Sunagakure believe that the accomplishment of a mission predominates the lives of the ninja trying to accomplish it.
The ruins of once a great and prominent city of the Wind Country - the ruins are very large and mostly intact, but the sand of the desert has mostly taken hold of the ruins. Serving as a great place for a base of organizations, this is a favorite base of Akatsuki in times of distress.
The huge expanse of desert surrounding Sunagakure is rather alien and barren - at night the heat of it is bearable, but once the sun rises if one is not prepared it could kill.