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2 days ago · This article discusses the history of North Africa from prehistoric times until the European colonial period. An overview of the region’s physical and human geography can be found in the article Africa.
- Ancient North Africa
North Africa (with the exception of Cyrenaica) entered the...
- North Africa After 1830
North Africa - Colonization, Decolonization, Conflict: The...
- From The Arab Conquest to 1830
North Africa - Arab Conquest, Colonization, Decolonization:...
- Carthaginian Supremacy
North Africa - Carthage, Phoenicians, Mediterranean: By the...
- The Growth of Urban Life
North Africa - Urbanization, Cities, Culture: The most...
- The Greeks in Cyrenaica
North Africa - Greeks, Cyrenaica, Colonization: The natural...
- The Vandal Conquest
North Africa - Vandals, Conquest, History: The effect of the...
- Christianity, Donatist, Controversy
North Africa - Christianity, Donatist, Controversy:...
- Rustamid, Tahart, Sahara
North Africa - Rustamid, Tahart, Sahara: The ʿAbbāsid...
- Almoravids, Almohads, Maghrib
North Africa - Almoravids, Almohads, Maghrib: The...
- Ancient North Africa
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2 days ago · North Africa - Arab Conquest, Colonization, Decolonization: After the Arabs completed the conquest of Egypt in 642, they started to raid the Berber (Amazigh) territory to its west, which they called Bilād al-Maghrib (“Lands of the West”) or simply the Maghrib.
4 days ago · North Africa (with the exception of Cyrenaica) entered the mainstream of Mediterranean history with the arrival in the 1st millennium bc of Phoenician traders, mainly from Tyre and Sidon in modern Lebanon.
1 day ago · The ancient history of North Africa is inextricably linked to that of the Ancient Near East and Europe. This is particularly true of the various cultures and dynasties of Ancient Egypt and of Nubia.
3 days ago · The Maghreb is usually defined as encompassing much of the northern part of Africa, including a large portion of the Sahara Desert, but excluding Egypt and the Sudan, which are considered to be located in the Mashriq — the eastern part of the Arab world.
2 days ago · Much of the history of Algeria has taken place on the fertile coastal plain of North Africa, which is often called the Maghreb. North Africa served as a transit region for people moving towards Europe or the Middle East, thus, the region's inhabitants have been influenced by populations from other areas, including the Carthaginians , Romans ...
2 days ago · Tunisia, country of North Africa situated between Algeria and Libya along the Mediterranean Sea. The country’s capital is Tunis, and it has long been a popular tourist attraction. Learn more about Tunisia’s geography, people, culture, economy, and history in this article.
