Northwest Africa

Northwest Africa is the northwestern part of Africa. The term Northwest Africa is commonly used in various disciplines : geo-politics, archaeology, anthropology and genetics. It is preferred over the utilisation of Maghreb possibly because of the perceived Arabocentrism of the term.

Related Topics:
Africa - Maghreb - Arabocentrism

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The countries and territories in Northwest Africa include:

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• Algeria
• Libya
• Morocco
• Mauritania
• Tunisia
• Western Sahara

"Barbary", "Maghreb" and "Tamazgha" are synonyms of Northwest Africa.

Related Topics:
Barbary - Maghreb - Tamazgha - Northwest Africa

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