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					 			      	History Of North Africa
					 			      	 
 History of North Africa including Arab conquests, Muslim North Africa, The Fatimids, The Almoravids, The Almohads and The Barbary coast. http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?ParagraphID=edl
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					 			      	North Africa Travel Guide - Wikitravel
					 			      	 
 Open source travel guide to North Africa, featuring up-to-date information on attractions, hotels, restaurants, nightlife, travel tips and more. Free and reliable advice written by Wikitravellers from around the globe. http://wikitravel.org/en/North_Africa
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					 			      	North Africa
					 			      	 
 Extent and Defining Characteristics: North Africa is very diverse from the Western Sahara to Egypt. This area is made up of costal agriculture grasslands, desert, mountains, highlands, valleys, basins, rivers, lakes and seas. One major defining characteristic is the lack of precipitation, which is why it is called, "The Dry World". http://maps.unomaha.edu/Peterson/geog1000/Notes/Notes_Exam2/NA.html
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					 			      	In Middle East and North Africa, Health Challenges are Becoming Similar to Those in Western Countries
					 			      	 
 In the Middle East and North Africa region, non-communicable diseases such as heart disease (up by 44%), stroke (up 35%), and diabetes (up 87%) are causing more premature death and disability than they did in the past. http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2013/09/04/middle-east-north-Africa-health-challenges-similar-western-countries
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					 			      	List of Modern Conflicts in North Africa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
					 			      	 
 "Modern" is defined as post-WWI period, from 1918 until today. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_modern_conflicts_in_North_Africa
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					 			      	Military Operations in North Africa
					 			      	 
 The North African military campaigns of World War II were waged between September 13, 1940, and May 13, 1943. They were strategically important for both the Western Allies and the Axis powers. http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007301
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					 			      	Middle East and North Africa (developing only) - Data
					 			      	 
 The Data Catalog is a listing of available World Bank datasets, including databases, pre-formatted tables, reports and other resources. http://data.worldbank.org/region/MNA
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					 			      	African Languages by Countries - Official and national Languages of Africa - Nations Online Project
					 			      	 
 List of Official and Spoken Languages of African Countries. http://www.nationsonline.org/oneworld/african_languages.htm
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					 			      	Culture of North Africa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
					 			      	 
 The people of the Maghreb and the Sahara speak various dialects of Berber and Arabic, and almost exclusively follow Islam. The Arabic and Berber groups of languages are distantly related, both being members of the Afro-Asiatic family. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_North_Africa
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					 			      	Northern Africa
					 			      	 
 Northern Africa is generally accepted to refer to the northernmost region of the African continent, stretching from the Atlantic shores of Morocco in the west to the Suez Canal and the Red Sea in the east. http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Northern_Africa