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| − | region1description=The second-largest country in Africa.| | + | region1description=The largest country in Africa.| |
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| | region2name=[[Egypt]] | | | region2name=[[Egypt]] | |
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| − | region2items= Cairo, Alexandria | | + | region2items=Cairo | |
| | region2description= Home of the ancient Egyptian civilization, with its temples, hieroglyphs, mummies.| | | region2description= Home of the ancient Egyptian civilization, with its temples, hieroglyphs, mummies.| |
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| | + | ===Other territories=== |
| | + | '''Atlantic Ocean Islands''': [[Canary Islands]] (Spain), [[Madeira Islands]] (Portugal) |
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| | + | '''Spanish Exclaves''': [[Ceuta]], [[Melilla]] |
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| | ==Cities== | | ==Cities== |
| − | * [[Algiers]] | + | * [[Alexandria]] — Egypt's major Mediterranean city is a pale shadow of its former glorious self but remains a major tourism site |
| − | * [[Cairo]] | + | * [[Algiers]] — the capital of [[Algeria]] with a notable medieval casbah |
| − | * [[Casablanca]] | + | * [[Cairo]] — the largest city in Africa with major monuments of Ancient [[Egypt]] nearby |
| − | * [[Marrakech]] | + | * [[Casablanca]] — the largest city in [[Morocco]] is of sparse interest to the traveller, but is a major transit point |
| − | * [[Rabat]] | + | * [[El Aaiún]] — the capital city of the disputed territory of [[Western Sahara]] |
| − | * [[Tunis]] | + | * [[Marrakech]] — this historic [[Morocco|Moroccan]] city close to the foothills of the [[Atlas Mountains]] is an extraordinary meeting of the ancient and modern |
| | + | * [[Tripoli]] — [[Libya|Libya's]] capital was long off-limits to most travellers but is experiencing a real resurgence of interest |
| | + | * [[Tunis]] — the capital of [[Tunisia]] is a relatively small and sleepy city but is the gateway to the remains of [[Carthage]] and other very notable historical sites. |
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| | ==Other destinations== | | ==Other destinations== |
| − | *[[Ceuta]] - [[Spain|Spanish]] enclave bordering Morocco | + | * [[Abu Simbel]] — a very remote area in far south [[Egypt]], with some beautiful ancient temples |
| − | *[[Melilla]] - Spanish enclave bordering Morocco | + | * [[Carthage]] — Phoenician colony in [[Tunisia]] and the biggest trade metropolis of the antique world; famously razed by the Romans and the remnants are now encased in a museum |
| | + | * [[El-Oued]] — in [[Algeria]] with its domed architecture & nearby Grand Erg Oriental — the Sahara's second largest dune field |
| | + | * [[Ghat (Libya)|Ghat]] - an ancient settlement in southwest [[Libya]] with prehistoric rock paintings and very challenging desert trekking |
| | + | * [[High Atlas]] — hiking, skiing and Berber culture amongst these peaks and valleys in [[Morocco]]. |
| | + | * [[Leptis Magna]] — extensive Roman ruins in [[Libya]] |
| | + | * [[Matmata]] — desert village in Tunisia of cave abodes, where Star Wars's Tatooine was filmed |
| | + | * [[Merzouga]] and [[M'Hamid]] — from either of these two settlements in [[Morocco]] at the edge of the Sahara, ride a camel or 4x4 into the desert for a night (or a week) among the dunes and under the stars |
| | + | *[[Valley of the Kings]] — ''the'' great site of Ancient [[Egypt]] |
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| | ==Understand== | | ==Understand== |
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| | ==Talk== | | ==Talk== |
| | + | [[Arabic phrasebook|Arabic]] is without a doubt the dominant language, and is the official language in every North African country. However Arabic dialects are mutually unintelligible, so there's no way a tourist speaking standard Arabic could understand a Moroccan speaking his dialect. However, '''standard Arabic is always the official language, and with the exception of Western Sahara, almost all urban people are able to speak it. |
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| | + | [[French phrasebook|French]] is the most widely known second language in Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco, due to much of the area's history as a French colony. In Libya and Egypt, English is the dominant second language (except among older Libyans, where [[Italian phrasebook|Italian]] is more prevalent) |
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| | ==Get in== | | ==Get in== |
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| | ==Stay safe== | | ==Stay safe== |
| − | Aviod drinking untreated ground water.
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| | ==Get out== | | ==Get out== |
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| | [[ja:北アフリカ]] | | [[ja:北アフリカ]] |
| − | [[nl:Noord Afrika]] | + | [[nl:Noord-Afrika]] |
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| | [[pt:Norte da África]] | | [[pt:Norte da África]] |
| | [[ru:Северная Африка]] | | [[ru:Северная Африка]] |
| | [[sv:Nordafrika]] | | [[sv:Nordafrika]] |
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