Maghreb
part of North Africa
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Summary
Maghreb is a region[1]. Maghreb ranks in the top 1% of region entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23,722 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in or next to body of water: Mediterranean Sea[3], Atlantic Ocean[4]
- Continent: Africa[5]
- Instance of: cultural region[6]
- Part of: Africa[7]
- Commons category: Maghreb[8]
- Said to be the same as: Northwest Africa[9], Tamazgha[10]
- Has part(s): Barbary Coast[11]
- Located in/on physical feature: Africa[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Maghreb[13]
- Population: 101,095,436[14]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[15], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[16]
- Demonym: مَغَارِبِيٌّ[17], مَغْرِبِيٌّ[18]
- Native label: المغرب الكبير[19], المغرب العربي[20], بلاد المغرب[21], المغارب[22]
- Different from: Arab Maghreb Union[23]
- Area: 6,045,741 km²[24]
- Nominal GDP per capita: 4169 US dollars[25]
- History of topic: history of Maghreb[26]
- Studied by: Maghreb studies[27]
- Language used: Berber[28], Arabic[29]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Maghreb include Maghāribah[30], a human population[31] and Maghrebi script[32], a handwriting style[33].
Why It Matters
Maghreb has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] Maghreb is known by 88 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]
Entities named for Maghreb include Maghāribah[30], a human population[31] and Maghrebi script[32], a handwriting style[33].