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- Ibn Battuta (16481 bytes)
2: ...he known Islamic world, extending also to present-day [[India]], the [[Maldives]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[So...
4: ...natively be rendered '''ibn Batuta''', '''ibn Batuda''' or '''ibn Battutah'''. He is also sometimes kn...
6: ...Juzayy]], whom he had met while in [[Granada|Granada]]. This account, recorded by Ibn Juzayy and inter...
8: ... about Ibn Battuta's life comes from one source – Ibn Battuta himself (via Ibn Juzayy). In place...
11: ...tely) twenty Ibn Battuta went on a ''[[hajj]]'' – a pilgrimage to [[Mecca]]. Once done, however,... - Burundi (13403 bytes)
1: ...it enjoys access to the Tanzanian ocean port of [[Dar es Salaam]]. The country's name derives from its...
18: leader_names = [[Domitien Ndayizeye]] |
37: established_events = - Date |
38: established_dates = From [[Belgium]] <br> [[July 1]], [[1...
53: ...he Belgian [[League of Nations]] mandate of [[Ruanda-Urundi]] in [[1923]], later a [[United Nations]] ... - United Nations (29685 bytes)
1: ... [[Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic]] ([[Western Sahara]]), and [[State of Palestine|Palestine]], have ''...
3: ...eneral Assembly determines admission upon recommendation of the Security Council. The organization's h...
24: ..., [[United Kingdom]], and the [[United States]] — and by a majority of the other 46 signatories.
33: ...of atomic weapons and of all other major weapons adaptable to mass destruction".
35: ...d the UN Disarmament Commission. Items on the agenda include consideration of the possible merits of a... - Egypt (18830 bytes)
58: ...ares land borders with [[Libya]] to the west, [[Sudan]] to the south, and [[Israel]] to the northeast....
60: ... km²). Large areas of land are part of the [[Sahara]] [[Desert]] and are sparsely inhabited.
62: ...particularly large number of ancient artifacts. Today, Egypt is widely regarded as the main political ...
82: ...g the assassination of former President [[Anwar Sadat]] on [[October 6]] [[1981]]. President Mubarak i...
84: ...e Prime Minister. Egypt holds regular single-candidate presidential and multi-party parliamentary elec... - History of ancient Egypt (28563 bytes)
8: ...ng to the dynasty of the ruling [[pharaoh]]. The dating of
10: ... dates are not supported by any reliable absolute date for a span of about three millennia. There is a...
13: ...tic Period of Egypt|Early Dynastic Period]] (1st–2nd Dynasties)
14: * [[Old Kingdom of Egypt|Old Kingdom]] (3rd–6th Dynasties)
15: ...Period of Egypt|First Intermediate Period]] (7th–11th Dynasties) - Nile (13738 bytes)
2: ...[Africa]]|the [[Mediterranean]]||[[Uganda]] - [[Sudan]] - [[Egypt]]}}
8: ...from the word ''Neilos'' (Νειλος), a Greek name for the Nile. A...
12: ...m its halfway mark at the [[Atbara River]] in [[Sudan]] all the way to the [[Mediterranean Sea]].
14: If the remote headstream — the Ruvyironza — is taken as the beginning and followed to the ...
24: [[Lake Victoria]], which lies between [[Uganda]], [[Kenya]] and [[Tanzania]] is considered to be... - Africa (35389 bytes)
8: ...its capital [[Carthage]], corresponding to modern-day [[Tunisia]].
12: *the Afri, a tribe—possibly [[Berber]]—who dwelt in [[North Africa]] in the Carthage a...
16: ... change of sound from ''ph'' to ''f'' in Greek is datable to about the [[first century]], so this cann...
18: ...nal|isthmus of Suez]] and the [[Red Sea]] the boundary between [[Asia]] and Africa. As [[Europe]]ans c...
23: ...ture, with [[Antarctica]] to the south, and the [[Sahara]] and [[Arabian peninsula]] at the top of the glo... - Age of Exploration (14467 bytes)
1: ...the period were [[Christopher Columbus]], [[Vasco da Gama]], [[Pedro ?vares Cabral]], [[John Cabot]], ...
11: ...e route to the east became far more difficult and dangerous. The [[Black Death]] of the fourteenth cen...
18: ...[Indian Ocean]] was possible. In [[1498]] [[Vasco da Gama]] made good on this promise by reaching Indi...
26: ...found the wealth it had sought in the form of abundant gold. In the Americas the Spanish found a numbe...
31: ... on the [[Gold Coast (Africa)|Gold Coast]], [[Luanda]], [[Mozambique]], [[Zanzibar]], [[Mombassa]], [[... - North Africa (3562 bytes)
10: *[[Sudan]]
12: *[[Western Sahara]]
22: ... The Berber peoples range from very fair to quite dark. The majority of people in North Africa are ult...
26: ...[Mizrahi Jew|{{Unicode|Mizrāḥ}]]. Today, less than fifteen thousand remain in the region...
30: ... Africans, as was Upper Egypt, as demonstrated by Saharan [[Rock (geology)|rock]] [[art]] throughout the r... - Sub-Saharan Africa (3920 bytes)
1: ...ern term ''Sub-Saharan'' corresponds with the standard representation of North as above and South as b...
3: ...he [[Mediterranean]] and the [[Middle East]]. Sub-Saharan Africa, on the other hand, had sporadic contacts...
5: ..., such as [[Mauritius]] and [[South Africa]], sub-Saharan Africa is one of the poorest regions in the worl...
7: ... this classification scheme, the countries of sub-Saharan Africa are:
23: * [[Rwanda]] - List of countries by continent (11037 bytes)
1: ...y]], [[list of countries by date of nationhood|by date of nationhood]] and by [[time zone]].
10: *[[Angola]] - [[Luanda]]
37: *[[Madagascar]] - [[Antananarivo]]
49: *[[Rwanda]] - [[Kigali]]
52: *[[Senegal]] - [[Dakar]] - List of national capitals (10847 bytes)
16: <tr><td>[[Amman]] <td>[[Jordan]]
17: <tr><td>[[Amsterdam]] <td>[[Netherlands]] (official)
20: <tr><td>[[Antananarivo]] <td>[[Madagascar]]
28: <tr><td>[[Baghdad]] <td>[[Iraq]]
31: ...r><td>[[Bandar Seri Begawan]] <td>[[Brunei|Brunei Darussalam]] - Nigeria (19231 bytes)
1: ... the former capital [[Lagos]], [[Abeokuta]], [[Ibadan]], [[Osogbo]], [[Ilesha|Ilesa]], [[Port Harcourt...
36: | '''[[Independence]]'''<br> - Date
57: ...forest people. In the early 19th century, [[Usman dan Fodio]] brought most areas in the north under th...
71: ...the corner. Many people fear the return of Babangida for he is known as the [[Idi Amin]] of Nigeria fo...
87: *[[Adamawa State|Adamawa]] - Ghana (10910 bytes)
1: ...e]] (although its territory never reached present-day Ghana).
19: ...e|Twi]], [[Ewe language|Ewe]], [[Dagbani language|Dagbani]], others
51: | [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]], no ([[Daylight Saving Time|DST]])
67: ... The name was adopted as a reference to the descendants of the ancient Empire of Ghana who migrated so...
72: ...hough it is part of "Black Africa." Therefore, Sudan was actually the first to achieve independence f... - Ethiopia (20233 bytes)
59: ...e [[6th century]], Axum controlled most of modern-day [[Yemen]] across the Red Sea.
79: ...an ever before in their history, although some fundamental freedoms, including [[freedom of the press]...
104: ...'astedader akabibi''): [[Addis Ababa]] and [[Dire Dawa]].
110: ...meters with both tropical and arid conditions and daytime temperatures ranging from 27?C to 50?C. The ...
112: ...arge number of endemic species, notably the [[Gelada Baboon]], the [[Walia Ibex]] and the [[Ethiopian ... - Algeria (16548 bytes)
1: ...ew kilometers of its annexed territory, [[Western Sahara]], in the west. The name Algeria is derived from...
40: | '''[[National Day]]''' || [[1 November]]
44: ...y]]''' || [[Algerian dinar|Algerian dinar <small>(DA)</small>]] = 100 [[centimes]]
60: ...dependent again in much of the area, while the Vandals took over parts until expelled by [[Justinian]]...
64: ...er [[Aruj]], who established Algeria's modern boundaries in the north and made its coast a base for th... - Madagascar (29377 bytes)
2: ...ar. Most famous among those are the [[lemur]]s. Madagascar and [[Mauritania]] are the only countries n...
6: ... = Republique de Madagascar <br> Repoblikan'i Madagasikara |
7: common_name = Madagascar |
8: image_flag = Madagascar flag large.png |
9: image_coat = Madagascar_COA.png | - Eritrea (12964 bytes)
53: ... Africa|northeast Africa]]. It is bordered by [[Sudan]] in the west, [[Ethiopia]] in the south, and [[...
66: ...ry commission known as the Ethiopian-Eritrean Boundary Commission (EEBC), after extensive study, issue...
89: ...ed Sea]]. Off the sandy and arid coastline, the [[Dahlak Archipelago]] are situated, an [[archipelago]...
98: ...hern Eritrea caused some $600 million in property damage and loss, including losses of $225 million in...
100: ...omic future depends upon its ability to master fundamental social problems like [[illiteracy]], [[unem... - Mali (7755 bytes)
3: ...negal river|Senegal]] rivers. Formerly [[French Sudan]], the country is named after the [[Empire of Ma...
39: | '''[[Independence]]'''<br> - Date
60: ...n Senegal withdrew after only a few months, the Sudanese Republic was renamed '''Mali'''. Rule by dict...
73: * [[Kidal Region|Kidal]]
84: ...the northeast. Most of the country lies in the [[Sahara Desert]], which produces a hot, dust-laden [[harm... - Central African Republic (6564 bytes)
1: ...l Africa]]. It borders [[Chad]] in the north, [[Sudan]] on the east, the [[Republic of the Congo]] and...
41: | '''[[Independence]]'''<br /> - Date
62: ...ort a [[coup]] against him in [[1979]], restoring Dacko to power. A second coup occurred in [[1981]], ...
84: *[[Public holidays in the Central African Republic]]
112: ...fr.html Stanford University - Africa South of the Sahara: ''Central African Republic''] directory category
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