Africa

Roman province on the northern African coast covering parts of present-day Tunisia, Algeria, and Libya
AdministrativeArea roman_province Q181238
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Africa

Summary

Africa is a Roman province[1]. Africa has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Africa is located in praetorian prefecture of Italy[3].
  • Africa is in the country of Ancient Rome[4].
  • Africa's instance of is recorded as Roman province[5].
  • Africa's capital is recorded as Zama Regia[6].
  • Africa's Commons category is recorded as Roman Africa[7].
  • 146 BC marks the founding of Africa[8].
  • Africa was dissolved in 439[9].
  • Africa's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 31.8, 'lon': 12.74}[10].
  • Africa's topic's main category is recorded as Q8875838[11].
  • Africa's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[12].
  • Africa's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[13].
  • Africa's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14].
  • Africa's described by source is recorded as Orthodox Theological Encyclopedia[15].
  • Africa's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16].
  • Africa's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[17].
  • Africa's replaces is recorded as Ancient Carthage[18].
  • Africa's replaced by is recorded as Vandal Kingdom[19].
  • Africa's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'Africa'}[20].
  • Africa's different from is recorded as Africa[21].
  • Africa's different from is recorded as Roman Africa[22].
  • Africa's different from is recorded as Ifriqiya[23].
  • Africa dates from the Roman Empire[24].
  • Africa's position held by head of the organization is recorded as proconsul of Africa[25].

Body

Geography

Africa is in the country of Ancient Rome[4]. Africa is located in praetorian prefecture of Italy[3].

Designation and Status

Africa's instance of is recorded as Roman province[5].

History and Context

146 BC marks the founding of Africa[8].

Why It Matters

Africa has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Africa is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Andre Engels · 2026-08-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country
    Different from Africa, Roman Africa, Ifriqiya
    Capital Zama Regia
    Time period Roman Empire
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P5019]]: africa, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/83424804|Africa (#83424804)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/3006|Brockhaus Enzyklopädie onlin"
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