Sanders (Navajo: Łichííʼ Deezʼáhí) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Apache County, Arizona, United States.
Sanders, a railroad office engineer, or Art Saunders, who had a trading post nearby.
Sanders is surrounded by the Nahata Dziil and (north of the town) Houck chapters of the Navajo Nation.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Sanders CDP has a total area of 2.4 square miles (6.2 km2), all land.
[6] The vegetation of the surrounding region includes juniper, pinón pine and a variety of native plants such as prickly pear cactus and sagebrush.
Wildlife seen in the area include pronghorn, mule deer, elk, mountain lions, black bears, Mexican gray wolves, coyotes and turkeys.
Sanders is served by the Nahata Dziil Health Clinic which opened in 2015.
It is part of the Tséhootsooí Medical Center, located in Fort Defiance, Arizona.
Public transportation is provided by the Navajo Transit System which runs a local weekday bus route from the Nahata Dziil Chapter House to Window Rock.