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

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.

Arabs → culturalRegion → North Africa ⓘ
Roman Republic → expandedAcross → North Africa ⓘ
Punic Wars → mainTheater → North Africa ⓘ
subject surface form: Second Punic War
Roman roads → locatedIn → North Africa ⓘ
Phoenician civilization → culturalInfluenceRegion → North Africa ⓘ
AAS → regionServed → North Africa ⓘ
Naskh script → usedIn → North Africa ⓘ
Lehrgeschwader 1 → operatedOnFront → North Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: North African theatre
Libyan dinar → region → North Africa ⓘ
LBY → appliesToRegion → North Africa ⓘ
Faculty of Law → regionServed → North Africa ⓘ
subject surface form: Faculty of Law, Cairo University
Crisis of the Third Century → location → North Africa ⓘ
Pelagius → associatedWith → North Africa ⓘ
Maghrebi Arabic → spokenIn → North Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Maghreb
Maghrebi Arabic → region → North Africa ⓘ
Berbers → locatedIn → North Africa ⓘ
Berbers → locatedIn → North Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Maghreb
Umayyad Caliphate → expandedTo → North Africa ⓘ
Umayyad Caliphate → expandedTo → North Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Maghreb
Mizrahi Jews → regionOfOrigin → North Africa ⓘ
Desert Fox → associatedWithRegion → North Africa ⓘ
Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs → appliesToJurisdiction → North Africa ⓘ
Thuluth script → regionOfProminence → North Africa ⓘ
Rabat → partOf → North Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Maghreb
Abbasid Caliphate → territoryIncludes → North Africa ⓘ
German Afrika Korps → garrison → North Africa ⓘ
Crown of Aragon → tradeRegion → North Africa ⓘ
Faculty of Arts → locatedInRegion → North Africa ⓘ
subject surface form: Faculty of Arts, Cairo University
Lupinus → nativeTo → North Africa ⓘ
Algiers → region → North Africa ⓘ
Sahara Desert → locatedIn → North Africa ⓘ
British XXX Corps → garrisonOrHeadquarters → North Africa ⓘ
Gunpowder Empires → hasRegion → North Africa ⓘ
West Africa → borders → North Africa ⓘ
Western Roman Empire → hasTerritory → North Africa ⓘ
Semitic languages → hasRegion → North Africa ⓘ
Hannibal (Carthaginian general) → campaignTheater → North Africa ⓘ
subject surface form: Hannibal
Black Death → hasLocation → North Africa ⓘ
Mediterranean Basin → hasMajorSubregion → North Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Maghreb coasts
Lactantius → placeOfBirth → North Africa ⓘ
Tripoli → locatedIn → North Africa ⓘ
Tripoli → locatedIn → North Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Maghreb
Romani → diasporaRegion → North Africa ⓘ
Islamic world → hasRegion → North Africa ⓘ
Islamic world → hasRegion → North Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Maghreb
Ovis → nativeToRegion → North Africa ⓘ
Ladino (Judeo-Spanish) → historicallySpokenIn → North Africa ⓘ
Modern Standard Arabic → usedIn → North Africa ⓘ
Tunis → locatedIn → North Africa ⓘ
Tunis → locatedIn → North Africa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Maghreb