Geography of North Africa

sea between Europe, Africa and Asia

The Sahara (, ) is a desert spanning North Africa. With an area of , it is the largest hot desert in the world and the third-largest desert overall, smaller only than the deserts of Antarctica and the northern Arctic.

seawater inlet of the Indian Ocean

northernmost region of the African continent

strait that connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea

The Maghreb (; ), also known as the Arab Maghreb (), the Greater Maghreb ( al-Maghrib al-Kabīr), and Northwest Africa, is the western part of the Arab world. The region comprises western and central North Africa, including Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, and Tunisia. The Maghreb also includes the disputed territory of Western Sahara. As of 2018, the region had a population of over 100 million people.

loosely defined region of lands around the Mediterranean Sea

The Mashriq (; ), also known as the Arab Mashriq (), sometimes spelled Mashreq or Mashrek, is the eastern part of the Arab world, as opposed to the Maghreb (western region), located in West Asia and eastern North Africa. It is the Arabic equivalent for the term Middle East. Poetically the "Place of Sunrise", the name is derived from the verb sharaqa (, "to shine, illuminate, radiate" and "to rise"), from the sh-r-q root (), referring to the east, where the sun rises.

land bridge connecting mainland Asia with mainland Africa

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Tamasna (Berber: Tamesna, ⵜⴰⵎⵙⵏⴰ, ) is a historical region between Bou Regreg and Tensift in Morocco. It includes the modern regions of Chaouia, Doukkala, Abda, Rhamna, Sraghna and Chiadma. The indigenous population is that of Barghwata who were driven by the Almoravids who installed the Bedouin Arabs.

Ecoregion (WWF)