North Africa

E2576

geographical region region

North Africa is a region encompassing the northernmost countries of the African continent, characterized by its Sahara Desert landscapes, Mediterranean coastline, and a cultural blend of Arab, Berber, and African influences.

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All labels observed (27)

Label	Occurrences
North Africa canonical	1,627
Maghreb	182
Ifriqiya	36
Maghreb region	7
Northern Africa	6
Northwest Africa	2
western Maghreb	2
Islamic Maghreb	1
Maghreb (Northwest Africa)	1
Maghreb coasts	1
North Africa (Ottoman provinces)	1
North Africa (according to some traditions)	1
North Africa (selected countries)	1
North Africa (staging and training)	1
North Africa coastal regions	1
North Africa in the medieval and early modern periods	1
North Africa region	1
North African Maghreb	1
North African Muslim states	1
North African coast	1
North African frontier	1
North African theatre	1
NorthAfrica	1
Roman North Africa	1
al-Maghrib al-Islami	1
north coast of Africa	1
northern Africa	1

Statements (61)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical region ⓘ region ⓘ
bordersBodyOfWater	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ Mediterranean Sea ⓘ
containsDesert	Sahara Desert ⓘ
continent	Africa ⓘ
hasClimate	Mediterranean climate ⓘ arid ⓘ semi-arid ⓘ
hasCulturalInfluence	African culture ⓘ Arab culture ⓘ Berber culture ⓘ Islamic culture ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity	agriculture ⓘ natural gas production ⓘ oil production ⓘ phosphate mining ⓘ tourism ⓘ
hasGeopoliticalGrouping	North Africa self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Maghreb Sahel ⓘ
hasLandscape	coastal plains ⓘ desert ⓘ mountains ⓘ
hasMajorBranchOfIslam	Sunni Islam ⓘ
hasMajorCity	Alexandria ⓘ Algiers ⓘ Cairo ⓘ Casablanca ⓘ Khartoum ⓘ Rabat ⓘ Tripoli ⓘ Tunis ⓘ
hasMajorEthnicGroup	Arabs ⓘ Berbers ⓘ Tuareg ⓘ
hasMajorLanguage	Arabic ⓘ Berber languages ⓘ English ⓘ French ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
hasMajorReligion	Islam ⓘ
hasMountainRange	Atlas Mountains ⓘ
hasOrganizationMembership	African Union ⓘ Arab League ⓘ
hasPart	Algeria ⓘ Egypt ⓘ Libya ⓘ Mauritania ⓘ Morocco ⓘ Sudan ⓘ Tunisia ⓘ Spanish Sahara ⓘ surface form: Western Sahara
hasRiver	Nile ⓘ
historicalRegionOf	Islamic Caliphates ⓘ Roman Empire ⓘ
locatedIn	Eastern Hemisphere ⓘ Northern Hemisphere ⓘ
wasColonizedBy	France ⓘ Italy ⓘ Spain ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ

Referenced by (1,882)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

North African campaign → location → North Africa ⓘ

Department of Greek and Roman Art → collectionRegion → North Africa ⓘ

Eastern Mediterranean → borders → North Africa ⓘ

Eastern Mediterranean → adjacentTo → North Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: North African coast

African Academy of Sciences → regionServed → North Africa ⓘ

golden eagle → nativeRange → North Africa ⓘ

Roman Empire → territoryIncludes → North Africa ⓘ

Koine Greek → usedInRegion → North Africa ⓘ

Arabic → usedAsLinguaFrancaIn → North Africa ⓘ

Arab world → locatedIn → North Africa ⓘ

Africa → hasSubregion → North Africa ⓘ

Axis powers → geographicScope → North Africa ⓘ

Libya → subregion → North Africa ⓘ

Libya → partOf → North Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Maghreb

Roma → alsoLivesIn → North Africa ⓘ

Department of Islamic Art → coversRegion → North Africa ⓘ

Judeo-Arabic → region → North Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Maghreb

Jewish diaspora → hasCenter → North Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: North Africa in the medieval and early modern periods

Vulgar Latin → region → North Africa ⓘ

North Africa → hasGeopoliticalGrouping → North Africa self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Maghreb

Tunisia → subregion → North Africa ⓘ

Mediterranean Theater of Operations → location → North Africa ⓘ

Middle East → partiallyLocatedIn → North Africa ⓘ

Office of Strategic Services → operatedIn → North Africa ⓘ

Ottoman Empire → dominantIn → North Africa ⓘ

Ottoman Empire → historicalRegion → North Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Maghreb

Atlas Mountains → locatedIn → North Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northwest Africa

Atlas Mountains → partOf → North Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Maghreb

Arab Spring → mainRegion → North Africa ⓘ

Panzer Army Africa → theater → North Africa ⓘ

Cairo → locatedIn → North Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northern Africa

Faculty of Medicine → regionServed → North Africa ⓘ

subject surface form: Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University

African Research and Studies Institute → regionOfFocus → North Africa ⓘ

Institute of Environmental Studies and Research → regionServed → North Africa ⓘ

Egyptian pound → region → North Africa ⓘ

Arab League → regionServed → North Africa ⓘ

Sephardi Jews → dispersedTo → North Africa ⓘ

Central Semitic languages → geographicDistribution → North Africa ⓘ

Sufism → geographicDistribution → North Africa ⓘ

Egyptian Armed Forces → locatedIn → North Africa ⓘ

Department of Islamic Archaeology → regionOfActivity → North Africa ⓘ

Ryanair → regionServed → North Africa ⓘ

Berber languages → region → North Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Maghreb

Canary Islands → locatedOffCoastOf → North Africa ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northwest Africa

Greater Cairo metropolitan area → isMajorUrbanCenterOf → North Africa ⓘ

Napoleonic Wars → location → North Africa ⓘ

Algeria → subregion → North Africa ⓘ

Arabs → originRegion → North Africa ⓘ