Sunagakure

Sunagakure (砂隠れの里) is the hidden village of the Land of Wind. As the village of one of the remaining two “Great Shinobi Villages”, Sunagakure has a Kage as its leader known as the Kazekage, of which there have been seven officially in its history. Extra Houki is currently the 7th Kazekage. Being surrounded by desert offers the village a natural deterrent against invasion, as few foreign powers would be willing to endure the sandstorms and water scarcity common to Suna. Sunagakure itself lies in a fortified valley behind cliffs of rock, with passage in and out of the village restricted to a single cleft between two cliff faces, making the area very hard to attack from the ground. The buildings inside seem to be made of clay or stucco, which would help to keep the buildings cool.