Region
North Africa
Also Known As Northern Africa
Africa
The band of Africa north of the Sahara, along the Mediterranean coast from Morocco to Egypt, historically and culturally tied to the Arab and Berber worlds and, through the Mediterranean, to Southern Europe and the Middle East. Its western portion, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Mauritania, is often distinguished as the Maghreb, a narrower cultural and linguistic grouping than North Africa as a whole.
Facts
Area (sq km)UN Geoscheme Northern Africa; the narrower Maghreb-only figure is smaller, about 6,045,741 sq km. Population2026 estimate, UN Geoscheme definition. Connections
Associated With
Source Africa (Wikipedia)
Egypt, Countries Egypt occupies the northeastern corner of Africa the atlas own North Africa region entity already describes.
Source Encyclopaedia Britannica
This source names North Africa directly: "and the Maghreb and Egyptian coast of North Africa."
Source National Geographic Atlas of the World
This source names North Africa directly: "desert in the world, spanning most of North Africa from the Atlantic coast to the Red Sea."
Source Encyclopaedia Britannica
Western Sahara is in North Africa.
Source Western Sahara / Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
Sources
1. North Africa (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroductionQuote, Introduction
North Africa, also known as Northern Africa, is a region encompassing the northern portion of the African continent.
2. Encyclopaedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.- North Africa
- Associated With: Egypt
View the Source Africa (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Africa, History, Prehistory sectionQuote, Associated With: Africa, History, Prehistory section
evidence of early human settlement found in southern Africa, Southeast Africa, North Africa, and the Sahara.
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