WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Maghrib was the Arab word for ____
A
western north Africa
B
Egypt
C
Africa
D
the Sahara
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Maghreb, (Arabic: “West”) also spelled Maghrib, region of North Africa bordering the Mediterranean Sea. The Africa Minor of the ancients, it at one time included Moorish Spain and now comprises essentially the Atlas Mountains and the coastal plain of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya.

Detailed explanation-2: -Its members are the five North African countries Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia, which are referred to as the Maghreb countries.

Detailed explanation-3: -Origin of Maghrib From Arabic (maḡrib, “west, sunset”), in (ṣalāat al-maḡrib, “sunset prayer”).

Detailed explanation-4: -The area of northern Africa that came under Muslim rule is called the Maghreb. The Maghreb stretches from the border of Egypt and Libya all the way to the Atlantic Ocean and the country of Mauritania. It includes the modern day countries of Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Western Sahara, and Mauritania.

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