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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)
7,862,221 2
UN Geoscheme Northern Africa; the narrower Maghreb-only figure is smaller, about 6,045,741 sq km.
Population
270,500,000 2
2026 estimate, UN Geoscheme definition.
Classification
Region Type
Cultural Region 1
Region Type
Cultural Region 1
FAQs

Which countries does the United Nations place in Northern Africa?

The UN lists Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia and Western Sahara.

The United Nations geographic classification known as M49 groups seven countries and territories in its Northern Africa subregion: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia and Western Sahara. This is a statistical grouping, so it is not identical to the cultural idea of North Africa as the Mediterranean coast from Morocco to Egypt, and it includes Sudan.
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Associated With

Africa, Continents
Source Africa (Wikipedia)
Algeria, Countries
Egypt, Countries

Egypt occupies the northeastern corner of Africa the atlas own North Africa region entity already describes.

Source Encyclopaedia Britannica
Libya, Countries
Luxor, Cities
Morocco, Countries
The Mediterranean, Regions

This source names North Africa directly: "and the Maghreb and Egyptian coast of North Africa."

Source National Geographic Atlas of the World
The Sahara, Landforms

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
Tunisia, Countries
Western Sahara, Countries

Western Sahara is in North Africa.

Source Western Sahara / Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (Wikipedia)
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Origin Of

Fatimid Architecture

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Algerian Cuisine

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Source Algerian Cuisine (Wikipedia)tier 2
Brik

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Source Brik (Wikipedia)tier 3
Bsisa

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Source Bsisa (Wikipedia)
Caraway

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Couscous

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Source Knowledge, Know How and Practices Pertaining to the Production and Consumption of Couscous (UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, RL 01602)tier 1
Dill

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Source Wikipedia: Dill
Harira

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Source Harira (Wikipedia)tier 3
Licorice Root

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Merguez

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Source Merguez (Wikidata)
North African Cuisine

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Thyme

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Wild Boar

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Libyco-Berber Alphabet

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Bedouin

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Source Wikipedia: BedouinLead sectiontier 3
Quote, Lead section
The Bedouin, Beduin, or Bedu ( BED-oo-in; Arabic: بَدْو, romanized: badw, singular بَدَوِي badawī) are pastorally semi-nomadic Arab tribes who have historically inhabited the desert regions in the Arabian Peninsula, North Africa, the Levant, and Mesopotamia (Iraq/Kuwait).
Berber (Amazigh)

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Source Berber (Amazigh) (Wikipedia)Introduction
Quote, Introduction
Berbers, also known as Amazighs or Imazighen, are an ethnic group indigenous to North Africa.

Location Of

The Black Death

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The Punic Wars

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Site Of

Apollonius of Tyana

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Donatus Magnus

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Found There

Western Honey Bee

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Source Western Honey Bee (Wikipedia)
Sustainable Sanitation Alliance

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Carthage

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Classical Antiquity

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Phoenicia

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The Pax Romana

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Afro-Asiatic

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Arab Sign Language family

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Berber languages

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Source Wikipedia: Berber LanguagesLead sentence 2tier 2
Quote, Lead sentence 2
They comprise a group of closely related languages spoken by Berber communities, who are indigenous to North Africa.
Berber Languages

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Source Wikipedia: Berber LanguagesLead sentence 2tier 2
Quote, Lead sentence 2
They comprise a group of closely related languages spoken by Berber communities, who are indigenous to North Africa.
Canaanite

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East Germanic

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Semitic

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Source Wikipedia: Semitic LanguagesLead sentence 3tier 2
Quote, Lead sentence 3
They are spoken by more than 460 million people across much of West Asia, North Africa, the Horn of Africa, Malta, and in large immigrant and expatriate communities in North America, Europe, and Australasia.
Cricket

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European Spiny Lobster

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Katydid

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Lycaon

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Macaca

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Mustela

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Salamandridae

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Salmo

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Scyllarus arctus

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Vipera

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Kharbaga

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Source Kharbaga (Ludii Portal)Description [origin-region]
Quote, Description [origin-region]
Kharbaga is a game played in North Africa
Tâb

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Source Tâb (Wikipedia)Lead sentence [origin-region]
Quote, Lead sentence [origin-region]
a family of similar board games played in North Africa
Battle of Zama

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Sources
1. North Africa (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction
Quote, Introduction
North Africa, also known as Northern Africa, is a region encompassing the northern portion of the African continent.
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2. Encyclopaedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
  • North Africa
  • Associated With: Egypt
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Wikidata: North Africa
Wikidata Q27381, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Africa (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Africa, History, Prehistory section
Quote, 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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