Knowra North Africa North Africa North Africa is the northern region of Africa, generally including the Mediterranean coastal countries and often extending south into the Sahara. Its boundaries vary by geographic, historical, and political context.
Sahara : The world's largest hot desert, spanning much of North Africa between the Mediterranean region and the Sahel. It occupies much of the region's interior and shapes its climate, settlement, and routes.
Ancient Egypt : A civilization centered on the Nile Valley and delta from the fourth millennium BCE through the Roman conquest. Its long history anchors North Africa's eastern Mediterranean past.
Hannibal : A Carthaginian general who led an army across the Alps during the Second Punic War against Rome. His campaigns illustrate Carthage's power in the ancient western Mediterranean.
Morocco : A North African country on the Atlantic and Mediterranean coasts, bordering Algeria and Western Sahara. It combines Atlantic and Mediterranean coastlines with the Atlas Mountains and Sahara.
Sub-Saharan Africa : The African region south of the Sahara, encompassing diverse countries and societies. Its distinction from North Africa is geographic shorthand, not a sharp cultural boundary.
Atlas Mountains : A mountain system in northwestern Africa extending through Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia. The range separates Mediterranean-facing lands from the Sahara across the Maghreb.
Carthage : An ancient Phoenician-founded city-state in present-day Tunisia that became a major western Mediterranean power. Its maritime empire made the central Maghreb a major ancient political center.
Augustine of Hippo : A Christian theologian and bishop of Hippo Regius in Roman North Africa, born in 354 and died in 430. His life and writings reveal the region's role in early Christian intellectual history.
Algeria : A North African country whose territory extends from the Mediterranean coast deep into the Sahara. Its large area demonstrates how far the region can extend beyond the coast.
Middle East : A region spanning parts of western Asia and, in some definitions, northeastern Africa. Egypt and Libya can be grouped with the Middle East as well as North Africa.
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