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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
6: *[[Diogo de Azambuja]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explo...
7: *[[Pêro de Alenquer]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explo...
8: *[[Francisco de Almeida]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] naval ...
9: *[[Afonso de Albuquerque]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] na...
10: *[[Antonio de Abreu]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer... - Ibn Battuta (16481 bytes)
2: ...orer]], whose account documents his travels and side-excursions over a period of almost thirty years, ...
4: His name may alternatively be rendered '''ibn Batuta''', '''ibn Batuda''' or '''ibn B...
6: ...lated as ''A Gift to Those Who Contemplate the Wonders of Cities and the Marvels of Travelling'', but ...
10: ==The Hajj (with detours)==
11: ...eadth of the Muslim world, and beyond (about 44 modern countries). - Carpet (15753 bytes)
1: ...s or used on tables. Only with the opening of trade routes in the 17th century were significant numbe...
3: ...floor covering that is loose-laid, most often for decorative purposes.
8: ...of carpet 1.jpg|thumb|250px|Swatches of machine-made carpet]]
10: ...eave]]. Types of European flatwoven carpets include Venetian, Dutch, [[damask]], list, [[haircloth]],...
12: ...ch as burlap. This type of rug is now generally made as a [[handicraft]]. - Africa (35389 bytes)
8: ...with its capital [[Carthage]], corresponding to modern-day [[Tunisia]].
12: *the Afri, a tribe—possibly [[Berber]]—who dwelt in [[North Africa]] in the Cart...
18: ...ent of the continent, the idea of ''Africa'' expanded with their knowledge.
24: ...rom the main mass of the Earth's surface. It includes within its remarkably regular outline an area, o...
26: ...6,000 km (16,100 miles) and the absence of deep indentations of the shore is shown by the fact that Eu... - North Africa (3562 bytes)
3: ...frica''' is a region generally considered to include:
14: ...]], [[Azores]] and [[Madeira]] are sometimes considered to be a part of North Africa, though they do n...
18: ...n, the [[Sinai Peninsula]] of Egypt is often considered part of Asia, and hence of the Middle East.
22: ...de of most of Morocco and parts of Algeria, most identify as Arab.
26: ...e era) as well as indigenous [[Mizrahi Jew|{{Unicode|Mizrāḥ}]]. Today, less than fifteen... - Sub-Saharan Africa (3920 bytes)
1: ...m would exclude [[South Africa]], which lies outside the [[Tropics]].
3: ...ior of the continent remained unknown to the outside world until the colonial era.
5: ...in the world, and it contains many of the [[least developed countries]]. (See ''[[Economy of Africa]]'...
7: ...n (Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe) are considered part of Africa. According to this classificati...
12: * [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] - Nigeria (19231 bytes)
1: ...[Gulf of Guinea]] in the south. Major cities include the capital [[Abuja]], the former capital [[Lagos...
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3: |+<big><big>'''Federal Republic of Nigeria'''</big></big>
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10: ...gn="center" width="140px" | ([[Flag of Nigeria|In Detail]]) - Algeria (16548 bytes)
1: ...stern Sahara]], in the west. The name Algeria is derived from the name of the city of Algiers; from t...
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11: ...gn="center" width="140px" | ([[Flag of Algeria|In Detail]])
21: | '''[[Second language]]''' || [[Berber language|Berber]], [[French language|French unofficial but common... - Portugal (61755 bytes)
1: ... [[Azores Islands|Azores]]and [[Madeira Islands|Madeira and Porto Santo]] (including the [[Savage Isla...
5: ...After the rise of other colonial powers, Portugal declined.
7: ...ocial and economic progress in the subsequent decades, with a clear slow-down in the last few years.
15: ...ver among some other tribes. {{Inote | ''Hist de Portugal - A Forma磯 do Territ'', page 9, "A...
17: ...atin Right]] in [[73|73 AD]].{{Inote | ''Hist de Portugal - A Forma磯 do Territ'', page 135, ... - Spain (36498 bytes)
1: ..., the Spanish language remains widely spoken outside of the country, and is the official language of n...
7: native_name = Reino de Espa
10: image_coat = Escudo de Espang |
19: leader_titles = [[Kings of Spain|King]]<br>[[President of the Government of Spain|Pres. of the Gov.]] ...
20: leader_names = [[Juan Carlos I of Spain|Juan Carlos I]]... - Writing system (16928 bytes)
4: ...end upon prior knowledge of a given language in order to extract associated meaning.
6: ...d in some language, which can be retrieved independently of the initial act of formulation.
9: :* a set of defined base elements or [[symbol]]s (termed charact...
10: ...assign [[meaning]]s to the base elements, their ordering, and relations to one another;
12: ...ally visually, but tactile systems have also been devised). - Culture of Italy (11004 bytes)
11: ... at [[Monza]]. The beginnings of [[chess theory]] developed in Italy in 16th and 17th centuries.
17: ...onsider dialects of modern Italian. Examples include [[Milanese]], spoken near the city of [[Milan]], ...
23: ...aly. The [[Pope]] of the Roman Catholic Faith resides withing Rome in what is now known as the [[Vatic...
27: ...] began arriving. These North Africans, mostly of Berber or Arab origin, came mainly from heavily Islamic ...
31: ...alian art stretches from the Roman times to the Modern era. Several famous artists are from Italy. It... - Libya (12985 bytes)
1: Libya is a country in [[North Africa]], bordering the [[Mediterranean Sea]], located between [[...
3: ...ibya". In [[ancient Greece]], the term had a broader meaning, encompassing all of [[North Africa]] we...
5: ...ackground: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
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13: ...h=140px | <font size=-1>([[Libyan coat of arms|In Detail]])</font> - Atlas Mountains (1375 bytes)
1: ...he population of the Atlas mountains are mainly [[Berber]] in Morocco and mainly [[Arab]] in [[Algeria]].
3: ...ountains were formed when Africa and America collided, and were once a chain far higher than today's [...
5: The mountains are divided into the [[Grand Atlas]] of Morroco, the lower [...
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