North Africa
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North Africa is the Northern part of Africa. It is usually made up of these countries:
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| Countries | Sovereign states (8)
Other territories (3)
Partially recognized states (1)
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| Time zones | UTC+00:00 UTC+01:00 UTC+02:00 |
Most of north Africa is desert, which means it is very dry and does not rain very much. The predominant ethnic groups are Arabs, Berbers and Moors (mixed Africans and Arabs). The biggest religion is Islam, meaning that most of the people are Muslims.
North Africa Media
The population density of Africa as of 2000
The kasbah of Aït Benhaddou in Morocco
Septimius Severus, the first Roman emperor native to North Africa, born in Leptis Magna in present-day Libya
The Great Mosque of Kairouan in Tunisia, founded by Arab general Uqba ibn Nafi in 670, one of the oldest and most notable mosques in North Africa.
1803 Cedid Atlas, showing the Ottoman held regions of North Africa
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References
- ↑ "Mauritania | People, Culture, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica.
- ↑ Mattar, Philip (June 1, 2004). Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa. Macmillan Reference USA. ISBN 9780028657691.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Political Map of Northern Africa and the Middle East - Nations Online Project".
- ↑ De facto government of parts of Western Sahara, claimant to the whole area.
- ↑ "Mauritania | History, Population, Capital, Flag, & Facts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
- ↑ Mattar, Philip (2004). Encyclopedia of the modern Middle East & North Africa. Macmillan Reference USA. ISBN 0-02-865769-1. OCLC 56090169.
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