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  1. Heraldry in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Original research date October 2009 Unreferenced date October 2009 Heraldry in Sub Saharan Africa includes the study and creation of coats of arms , Heraldic badge badges , and achievements for individuals, countries, and tribes in Sub Saharan Africa. Three main types of arms are seen throughout Africa. national coats of arms coat of arms or emblem of a specific tribe or ethnic group Citation needed date October 2009 individual, usually an Monarchies in Africa African king or Tribal chief chief s arms, or those of a royal or noble family Citation needed date October 2009 . See also South African heraldry DEFAULTSORT Heraldry In Sub Saharan Africa Category Heraldry Category Heraldry by country Africa ...   more details



  1. Sub-Saharan Africa

    Expert subject Geography date April 2010 Image Sub Saharan Africa definition UN.png thumb 300px Definition of Sub Saharan Africa as used in the statistics of the UN institutions. However Sudan is classified ... early iron age.png thumb 300px Simplified climatic map of Africa Sub Saharan Africa consists of the Sahel ... to the dates of all Iron Age artifacts associated with the Bantu expansion . Sub Saharan Africa as geographical ... definition of Sub Saharan Africa, instead, covers all African countries which are fully or partially ... of Sudan are geographically part of Sub Saharan Africa, but also part of the Arab world. ref name ... , Clio Press 1995 , p.xxxviii ref The Sub Saharan region is also known as Black Africa , ref so ... the Saharan and Sub Saharan regions of Africa have been separated by the extremely harsh climate of the sparsely ... and Botswana. Sub Saharan Africa has a wide variety of climate zone s or biome s. South Africa and the Democratic ... History of Africa Nubia in present day Sudan and other regions south of Egypt, in Sub Saharan Africa ..., James. M 2007 . A History of Sub saharan Africa. Cambridge Cambridge University Press, p ... at her greatest phase is considered Sub Saharan Africa s oldest urban civilization. Nubia was a major ... of HIV. Sub Saharan Africa is the poorest region in the world, suffering from the effects of economic ... of Sub Saharan Africa was 800 million in 2007. ref http ddp ext.worldbank.org ext ddpreports ViewSharedReport ... , Sudan , Swaziland , Tanzania , Togo , Uganda , and Zambia ref Sub Saharan Africa has a very ... to reach US 107 billion, the bulk of which went to Sub Saharan Africa. Real economic growth in 2 out ... Independent.co.ug ref Sub Saharan Africa s economy would probably expand 1.3 in 2009, down from 5.5 ... generation. Sub Saharan Africa is expected to build additional hydropower generation capacity ... resources to broaden their energy mix. Hydro Turbine Markets in Sub Saharan Africa generated revenues ... numbers, Sub Saharan Africa with access to the Sahara and being in the tropical zones ...   more details



  1. Foundation for Hospices in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Orphan date February 2009 The Foundation for Hospices in Sub Saharan Africa FHSSA was established in 1999 as a 501 c 3 charitable organization by a group of internationally recognized hospice and HIV AIDS care professionals. FHSSA generates support for Africa n organizations that provide hospice and palliative care to those who are dying of HIV AIDS and other serious diseases. About FHSSA was founded in 1999 to work with African partners to help address hospice and palliative care issues. Collaborative efforts with the African Palliative Care Association APCA and the Hospice and Palliative Care Association of South Africa HPCA help build capacity throughout Africa, and focus on the needs of the dying, including families and children. FHSSA emphasizes the importance of palliative care in the overall continuum of care for all those affected with life threatening illness. Pain and Symptom management, psychosocial care, spiritual support, and care for the entire family, including children, are all particularly important when someone is facing the end of life. External links http www.fhssa.org Foundation for Hospices in Sub Saharan Africa http www.apca.co.ug African Palliative Care Association http www.hospicepalliativecaresa.co.za Hospice and Palliative Care Association of South Africa Category HIV AIDS in Africa Category Non profit organizations based in the United States ...   more details



  1. Internet library sub-saharan Africa (ilissAfrica)

    ilissAfrica fr Internet library sub saharan Africa ...File Logo ilissAfrica CopyrightBurkardt.jpg thumb Logo of ilissAfrica The internet library sub saharan Africa ilissAfrica is a German Internet portal that offers an integrated access to relevant scientific information resources conventional and digital in the field of African Studies and the region Sub Saharan Africa Africa South of the Sahara ref Cohen, Nadia Siebold, Thomas, 2009 Virtuelle Fachbibliothek ilissAfrica das Einstiegsportal zur Suche nach Literatur und Informationen zur Region Subsahara ... catalogues are integrated the Africa part of the catalogue of the University Library Frankfurt which is in charge of the Special collections Special Collection Sub Saharan Africa Africa South of the Sahara of the German Research Foundation the Africa part of the catalogue of the GIGA German Institute of Global and Area Studies Hamburg which is in charge of the Special Collection Sub Saharan Africa Africa South of the Sahara grey literature of the German Research Foundation the catalogue ... for scientific Africa literature in the Netherlands the catalogue of the Nordic Africa Institute library ... before 1986 the OLC SSG section Africa South of the Sahara reference to articles of 170 African ... more than 4000 selected Africa related Internet links. Built up by the ilissAfrica staff this pool ... based in Africa with projects offering cheap or free access to databases and e journals. Institutions in Africa can also apply for the donation of scientific books and journals from German ... is a project of the Africa section of the Goethe University Frankfurt University Library Frankfurt ... in Hamburg. Both are in charge of the German Special Collection Africa south of the Sahara . It is financed ... en http www.ub.uni frankfurt.de afrika afrika en.html Frankfurt Special Collection 6.31 Africa ... Information centre Regional Libraries Special Collection 6.311 Grey Literature from Africa south of the Sahara ...   more details



  1. Water supply and sanitation in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Although the access to Water supply and sanitation in Sub Saharan Africa has been steadily improving ... on current trends Sub Saharan Africa is unlikely to meet the Millennium Development Goals for Improved .... Financing of water and sanitation remains a serious challenge, as in Sub Saharan Africa this sector still depends very much on foreign aid. Image Sub Saharan Africa definition UN.png 200px right ... 41 in 1990 to 52 in 2008. ref name JMP In Sub Saharan Africa, too, the access to water supply and sanitation ... Development Goal in sanitation. Sub Saharan Africa alone is unlikely to meet any of the two ... in health the under five child mortality is decreasing worldwide, but Sub Saharan Africa shows the slowest ... in South Africa South Africa . The urban rural disparities In the entire Sub Saharan region ... AICD 2008 . Ebbing Water, Surging Deficits Urban Water Supply in Sub Saharan Africa. AICD Background ... underpricing of formal water and sanitation services in Sub Saharan Africa. ref name AICD2010 ... efficiency of utilities. In Sub Saharan Africa the average is 6. ref name WB http data.worldbank.org ... in the rural space. Expenditures In Sub Saharan Africa, current spending on water supply and sanitation ... be required to achieve the Millennium Development Goals in Sub Saharan Africa that would need more ... billion of foreign aid flowed into the water supply and sanitation sector in Sub Saharan Africa , which is 4 of all development aid disbursed to Sub Saharan Africa. This foreign aid covered 21 of all expenditures in water supply and sanitation in Sub Saharan Africa, and was principally directed to investments ... Development United States , although they are the largest donor in Sub Saharan Africa in absolute ... Africa Infrastructure Knowledge Program Africa topic Water supply and sanitation in Sub Saharan Africa topic Water supply and sanitation in DEFAULTSORT Water Supply And Sanitation In Sub Saharan Africa Category Water Category Development Category Millennium Development Goals Category Sub Saharan ...   more details



  1. History of glass in sub-Saharan Africa

    of glass in Sub Saharan Africa mostly consists of the importation of glass beads shipped primarily from ... Symbolisim As subsistence level herding was common throughout much of Sub Saharan Africa, bead adornment ... beads found in Sub Saharan Africa have been made with varying success. It is generally agreed that glass beads were present in the Sub Saharan world by at least 300AD, having been imported from the Middle ... managed to secure an impressive monopoly on the glass bead exchange with Sub Saharan Africa. A Dutch ... had dramatically varying results across Sub Saharan Africa. While most regions suffered economic ... of beadworking in Sub Saharan Africa provides examples of both types.5 9 ref name david Wound Glass ... Glass Beads Little evidence of beads produced from moulds are found in Sub Saharan Africa, ref ... Powder Glass Beads main Powder glass beads The glass beads of Sub Saharan Africa that were ... found in Sub Saharan Africa generally contained the following pigment sources Red was achieved ... production of glass in Sub Saharan Africa comes from Ile Ife, Nigeria, though finds in Gao ... through processes of trial and error.4 6 The invention of glass distinctive to Sub Saharan Africa ...Due to various differences in cultural histories and environmental resources , Sub Saharan nations developed ... and patterning . While most Sub Saharan glass was imported as pre formed beads, there is evidence ... beads in Sub Saharan regions were used as an economic tool, denoting wealth and political power ... in Sub Saharan regions. ref name david Slave Beads main Trade beads European nations became increasingly ... in Sub Saharan history. Imported glass was either formed by melting such imported glass, potentially ... technology did not exist in early Sub Saharan African regions, locally produced drawn beads ... glass certainly took place in local Sub Saharan beadworking sites, this does not imply that the minerals ... to Sub Saharan beadworking sites.3 Beadworking Sites Archaeological evidence, coupled with historical ...   more details



  1. List of Jews from Sub-Saharan Africa

    diaspora South Africa Maccabiah rugby union team References Reflist DEFAULTSORT List Of Jews From Sub Saharan Africa Category Lists of Jews African Jews Category Lists of African people Jews ...Refimprove date January 2007 There are a number of Black African groups Jews and Judaism in Africa that practice Judaism , the most prominent of which are the Beta Israel of Ethiopia . However, the vast majority of Jew s in Sub Saharan Africa live in South Africa, and are of Ashkenazi largely Lithuania n origin. Small post colonial communities exist elsewhere. Here is a list of some prominent Sub Saharan African Jews, arranged by country of origin. Cameroon Yaphet Kotto , actor Cameroonian father DR Congo Olivier Strelli , fashion designer Ethiopia Ephraim Isaac , Phd Princeton Scholar Adisu Massala , politician Esti Mamo , Ethiopian Israeli model Meskie Shibru Sivan , actress and singer Mozambique Albie Sachs , ANC activist lived in Mozambique during exile from South Africa Ruth First , ANC activist lived in Mozambique during exile from South Africa South Africa Politicians and activists Hilda Bernstein , anti apartheid activist Lionel Bernstein , anti apartheid activist Harry Bloom , anti apartheid activist Jules Browde , barrister, jusrist and anti apartheid activist. Law school classmate of Nelson Mandela. Selma Browde , physician, anti apartheid activist, former Councilwoman Johanessburg City Council, AIDS activist. Arthur Chaskalson , chief justice Abba Eban , Israeli diplomat South African born Bernard Friedman , anti apartheid MP Richard Goldstone , judge and international war crimes prosecutor Joel Joffe , human rights activist Ronnie Kasrils , current South African Intelligence Minister Tony Leon , previous opposition leader Joe Slovo , African National Congress ANC activist and leader of the South African Communist Party Harry Schwarz , anti apartheid politician ... Harry converted to Christianity Percy Yutar , South Africa s first Jewish attorney general ...   more details



  1. Roman expeditions to Sub-Saharan Africa

    Image As Hadrian Africa RIC 0841,As.jpg thumb 450px right Roman coin celebrating the Province of Africa , struck in A.D. 136 under the Emperor Hadrian . The personification of Africa is shown wearing an elephant headdress, a symbol taken from sub saharan Africa Roman expeditions to Sub Saharan Africa ... the Sahara. ref Jonathan Roth. The Roman Army in Tripolitana and Gold Trade with Sub Saharan Africa ... Saharan Africa Category Roman Empire Category Exploration of Africa Category Sub Saharan Africa ... desert, into the interior of Africa and its coast. Characteristics The Romans organized expeditions ... the Nile river, toward modern Uganda . though the western coast of Africa, toward the Canary islands ... Ocean . History File Roman Africa.JPG thumb right Northern Africa under Roman rule. The first ... 2520Trade 2520Talk.doc roman exploration for gold in africa&cd 17&hl en&ct clnk&gl us Romans in sub ... was done because he wanted to get information about Equatorial Africa and the possible richness ... from Europe to the interior of equatorial Africa. It probably lasted several months and bypassed the Sudanese .... The western coast of Africa was explored by the Romans after the conquest of northern Maroc then called ... in eastern Africa south of Egypt and lasted a few decades. Maritime commerce Quote Emperor Augustus decided that the circumnavigation of Africa should also be attempted in 1 BC . ref http books.google.com ... Africa coast ref Romans had two naval ouposts in the Atlantic coast of Africa Chellah Sala ... and Sala around Africa. ref http books.google.com books?id tVHqEadNUFYC&pg PA51&lpg PA51&dq gaius caesar ... Africa ref File Romtrireme.jpg thumb left 220px Mosaic of a Roman Trireme from eastern Numidia actual Tunisia . The eastern coast of Africa south of Egypt was at the center of a huge sea commerce, probably related to initial exploratory expeditions like the one promoted by Augustus around Africa ... Romans in Nubia Nero expedition to Ethiopia Africa Roman province Roman Africa Roman roads in Morocco ...   more details



  1. Social programs in sub-Saharan Africa

    Social protection in sub Saharan Africa tends not to be very developed and yet the growth of some of the region s economies and concerted attempts to tackle poverty mean that this situation may change considerably in the future. Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea has enjoyed some of the highest growth rates in the world 37 a year on average in the past 10 years , based largely on its oil sector. With an economy 20 times bigger than it was in the mid 90s, the government can now afford to start expanding it social programs, especially as tremendous inequality means that despite a 14,941 average GDP per capita 30,000 according to UN population estimates , over 75 of the population live below the poverty line and over 40 in extreme poverty . ref name ODI Rebecca Holmes 2009 http www.odi.org.uk resources details.asp?id 3794&title social protection child poverty equatorial guinea Social protection to tackle child poverty in Equatorial Guinea London Overseas Development Institute ref One particularly vulnerable group in Equatorial Guinea are the under 18s, who make up 50 of the population and whose poor levels of nutrition and education risk the country s future stability and economic growth ref name ODI . The country s under five Child mortality child mortality rate is the fourth highest in the world, and maternal mortality is also very high. Costs remain a key barrier to access to key public services and, despite few waivers for the particularly vulnerable, confusion prevents many from taking advantage. Low demand, as well as poor supply, of public services is also important in understanding the limits to social protection and poverty relief in Equatorial Guinea ref name ODI . Despite the free provision of primary education and enrollment being relatively high, net primary school attendance rates are low, at 61 for boys and 60 for girls in 2000 2007, according to UNICEF data ... at 59.2 in 2006 and as in many sub Saharan African countries, children make up a high proportion ...   more details



  1. Y-DNA haplogroups by populations of Sub-Saharan Africa

    Listed here are notable Ethnic groups in Africa ethnic groups and populations from Sub Saharan Africa by human Y chromosome DNA haplogroups based on relevant studies. The samples are taken from individuals identified with linguistic designations Aa Afroasiatic languages Afroasiatic , Kh Khoisan languages Khoisan , NS Nilo Saharan languages Nilo Saharan and NC Niger Congo languages Niger Congo . The third ... PMC447595 ?tool pubmed A Back Migration from Asia to Sub Saharan Africa Is Supported by High Resolution ... group nb References references Category Human Y DNA haplogroups Sub Saharan Africa ... pdf WoodEJHG2005.pdf Contrasting patterns of Y chromosome and mtDNA variation in Africa ... AJHG abstract S0002 9297 07 61870 9 The Levant versus the Horn of Africa Evidence for Bidirectional ... content 24 10 2180.full History of Click Speaking Populations of Africa Inferred from ... and East Africa Evidence from Maternal and Paternal Lineages ref Khoisan ref group nb Khoisan Kung ... from Gambia, Senegal, Mali, Ghana, Cameroon, CAR, DRC, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Namibia, South Africa ... 2005 ref name Wood 2005 Nilo Saharan ref group nb Nilo Saharan Alur, Mbuti R.D.Congo , Massai, Luo Kenya . ref Nilo Saharan languages Nilo Saharan 91 12.1 35.2 0 29.7 14.3 8.8 0 0 0 Wood 2005 ref name ..., DYS19 11, DYS392 12 in Somali males ref South Africa Bantu peoples Bantu ref group nb South Africa ... 4.4 21.2 0 0 0 Wood 2005 ref name Wood 2005 South Africa Khoisan ref group nb Khoisan from South Africa ... Sudan West Sudan Darfur ref group nb Western Sudan Fur, Masalit, Borgu. ref Nilo Saharan languages Nilo Saharan NS 90 27.8 2.2 0 0 62.2 0 4.4 0 Hassan 2008 ref name Hassan 2008 Tanzania Bantu peoples ... Southern Bantu NC 80 5 5 0 54 5 28 0 0 0 Wood 2005 ref name Wood 2005 See also Africa Ethnic groups in Africa African people Languages of Africa Y DNA haplogroups by groups Y DNA haplogroups by populations of Near East and North Africa Y DNA haplogroups in European populations Y DNA haplogroups ...   more details



  1. The Sub-Saharan Informer

    Unreferenced date March 2009 The Sub Saharan Informer is a Pan Africanism Pan African and a continental newspaper produced weekly across several African countries. Established in 1999 2000, the newspaper aims to present newsworthy events, and to disseminate information that promotes social, political and business issues in Africa. External links http www.ssinformer.com about about.html The Sub Saharan Informer Website DEFAULTSORT Sub Saharan Informer Category English language newspapers Africa stub ...   more details



  1. List of Sub-Saharan African music traditions

    Image TamTam.jpg thumb 200px A traditional Bamileke Gong tam tam This list of Sub Saharan Africa n folk ... pattern The most commonly used key pattern in sub Saharan Africa is the seven stroke figure ... 1980 observed that the shared principles of Sub Saharan African music traditions constitute one main ... homogeneity of sub Saharan African rhythmic principles. ref Ladzekpo, C.K. 1996 . Cultural Understanding ..., prepares one for maintaining a life purpose while dealing with life s challenges. Many sub Saharan ... group in Africa south of the Sahara Desert. Cross rhythm was first explained as the basis of sub ... 3 2 , hemiola , is the most significant rhythmic ratio found in sub Saharan rhythm. The measure below .... UnlockingClave.com. ref blockquote 3 2 is the generative or theoretic form of sub Saharan rhythmic ... Sub Saharan African Music Traditions Category Lists of music genres Sub Saharan African folk ... MO.jpg thumb right 220px Geo political map of Africa divided for ethnomusicological purposes, after Alan P. Merriam , 1959. Music of the northern region of Africa, including that of the Horn of Africa ... includes the music of South Africa , Music of Lesotho Lesotho , Music of Swaziland Swaziland , Music ... and Principe . East Africa Acholi ref name ReferenceA Turino, pgs. 179, 182 Sandahl, Sten, Exiles and Traditions .... 698 701 Koetting, James T., Africa Ghana in Worlds of Music , pgs. 67 105 http www.worldmusiccentral.org ... ngoma Dance msondo ngoma drums ngoma Instrumentation msondo Southern Africa Lists of folk music ... Continua in the Rough Guide to World Music , pgs. 579 584 Karolyi, pg. 32 Koetting, James T., Africa ... ref Manuel, Popular Musics , pg. 107 ref Instrumentation uhadi Yao people East Africa Yao music ... izihlabo maskanda Instrumentation guitar Other ukubonga Central Africa Bamileke ref Nkolo, Jean Victor ..., Conceu o and Caroline Shaw, Island Music of Central Africa in the Rough Guide to World Music , pgs ... Cowbell instrument cowbell flute Rattle percussion rattle Other Tchiloli West Africa Image TalkingDrum.jpg ...   more details



  1. List of Sub-Saharan African submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

    The following is a list of the films submitted by the countries of Sub Saharan Africa in the Best Foreign Language Film category at the Academy Awards. The list excludes submissions by South Africa, which can be seen List of South African submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film here . As of 2009, only seven sub Saharan African countries have competed in this category. With the exception of South Africa , each country has only submitted one time. In 1976, the Ivory Coast became the first country in the region to submit a film. Although the film was a majority French production, it was allowed to represent the Ivory Coast , and went on to win the 1977 Oscar. Burkina Faso and Cameroon each submitted one film in the 1980s, Congo Kinshasa sent one in the 1990s and Chad and Tanzania submitted in the 2000s. border 2 cellpadding 4 cellspacing 0 style margin 1em 1em 1em 0 background f9f9f9 border 1px aaa solid border collapse collapse font size 95 bgcolor CCCCCC align center Year Country English title Language Director IMDb Result center 1976 1977 center CIV center Noirs et blancs en couleur Black and White in Color center French language French center Jean Jacques Annaud http www.imdb.com title tt0074972 IMDb align center style background FAEB86 sort Academy Award Won Academy Award center 1980 1981 center CMR center Our Daughter center French language French center Daniel Kamwa http www.imdb.com title tt0081247 IMDb nom Not Nominated center 1989 1990 center BUR center Yaaba center M or language Mor center Idrissa Ouedraogo http www.imdb.com title tt0098684 IMDb nom Not Nominated center 1997 1998 center COD center Macadam Tribu center French language French center Zeka Laplaine http www.imdb.com title tt0111186 IMDb nom Not Nominated center 2001 2002 center ... Sub Saharan Africa Category Cinema of Burkina Faso Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film ... Africa related lists Academy Award tr Sahraalt Afrika n n Yabanc Dilde En yi Film Akademi d l ...   more details



  1. Saharan

    The term Saharan is used in the English language to denote someone or something from the Sahara desert , including Sahrawi people Sahrawi also spelled Saharawi , referring to the people of the Western Sahara Saharan languages , a subgroup of the Nilo Saharan languages Saharan may also refer to Saharan gotra also Saran or Sran , a clan from Northern India disambig fr Saharien ...   more details



  1. Sub

    Wiktionary sub sub Sub may refer to Submarine Submarine sandwich Subscription Substitute disambiguation Substitute teacher Subtitle captioning Bottom BDSM , also called sub short for submissive Subwoofer loudspeaker Sub TV channel Substitute character .sub disambiguation , several file extensions code nowiki sub nowiki code , an HTML tag used to put a character as a subscript SUB Seafarers Union of Burma Summit Bancorp Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, Indonesia See also Subroutine Subscriber Subscript Subeditor Subcontractor Disambiguation cs Sub de Sub eo SUB it SUB nl Sub ja ...   more details



  1. .sub

    .sub may refer to A computer file having .sub extension. A .sub file can be MicroDVD Subtitle File A file that contains subtitle captioning data for a movie or video clip CloneCD Subchannel Data File A file that can be a part of CloneCD image files .Sub band , an English indie electronica band disambig ...   more details



  1. Sub Sub

    Unreferenced date September 2009 Infobox musical artist Name Sub Sub Img Img capt Background group or band Origin Manchester , England Fact date April 2009 Genre Dance music Dance , house music , Madchester Years active 1991 1996 Label Rob s Records Associated acts Doves band Doves , Melanie Williams Past members Jez Williams br Jimi Goodwin br Andy Williams Doves Andy Williams Sub Sub were a United Kingdom British dance music dance act from Manchester , England , Fact date April 2009 composed of Jimi Goodwin and twin brothers Andy Williams Doves Andy and Jez Williams . The threesome met at school in 1985 and became regulars at The Ha ienda while composing their own material together. They had an underground Gramophone record 12 single music single Space Face in 1991 and moderate commercial success in the early 1990s on Rob Gretton s label Rob s Records , including the single Ain t No Love Ain t No Use featuring guest vocalist Melanie Williams which reached 3 on the UK Singles Chart . ref name British Hit Singles & Albums cite book first David last Roberts year 2006 title British Hit Singles & Albums edition 19th publisher Guinness World Records Limited location London isbn 1 904994 10 5 page 538 ref The trio s only full length album Full Fathom Five was released in September 1994. After a fire destroyed their recording studio on the Williams twins birthday in 1996, they started anew as the more indie music indie oriented act Doves band Doves in 1998. An unreleased collection of tracks meant to be featured on the band s second full length album was issued in 1998 as Delta Tapes ... Rob s Records, ROB 53 August 1997 References Reflist External links http www.discogs.com artist Sub Sub Complete Sub Sub discography at Discogs.com http www.mounsey.co.uk sub sub delta tapes.html Accurate and up to date info finding Sub Sub s Delta Tapes on CD Doves DEFAULTSORT Sub, Sub Category ... Category 1990s music groups sv Sub Sub ...   more details



  1. Saharan Atlas

    Image Atlas Mountains Labeled 2.jpg right thumb 300px Map showing the location of the Atlas Mountains across North Africa The Saharan Atlas of Algeria is the eastern portion of the Atlas Mountains . Not as tall as the Grand Atlas of Morocco they are far more imposing than the Tell Atlas range that runs closer to the coast. The tallest peak in the range is the convert 2236 m 0 abbr on high Djebel Aissa . The Saharan Atlas includes a series of shorter ranges the Amour , Ksour and Ouled Na l Mountains. The Tell Atlas and the Saharan Atlas merge in the east to join together into the T bessa and Medjerda mountains. The Saharan Atlas is one of the vast plateaus of Africa , formed of ancient base rock covered by the sediment of shallow seas and alluvial deposits. ref name EB Encyclop dia Britannica , 2005 ref Among the rivers of the Atlas, the Saharan Atlas feeds wadi s. Among these are the Chelif and Touil wadis, riverbeds that contains water only during wet periods, respectively draining the Amour and Ouled Na l ranges of the Saharan Atlas. ref name EB The Saharan Atlas Mountains mark the northern edge of the Sahara Desert . The mountains see some rainfall and are better suited to agriculture than the plateau region to the north. Today most of the population of the region are Chaoui Berber people Berbers . The mountains have also long been home to exiles expelled from the fertile coastal regions. The Sahara desert is one of the largest in the world. See also Mediterranean dry woodlands and steppe References reflist coord 34 0 0 N 2 0 0 E type landmark region MR display title Category Atlas Mountains Category Mountain ranges of Algeria ar bg de Saharaatlas fr Atlas saharien lt Sacharos Atlasas pl Atlas Saharyjski ru ...   more details



  1. Saharan Metacraton

    File Pannotia.svg thumb 300px Pannotia super continent c. 570 Ma The Saharan Metacraton is a term used by some geologists to describe a large area of continental crust in the north central part of Africa . Where a craton is an old and stable part of the lithosphere , the term metacraton is used to describe a craton that has been remobilized during an orogeny orogenic event , but where the characteristics of the original craton are still identifiable. The geology of the continent has only been partially explored, and other names have been used to describe the general area that reflect different views of its nature and extent. These include Nile Craton , Sahara Congo Craton , Eastern Saharan Craton and Central Saharan Ghost Craton . ref name Abdelsalam2002 This last term is because the older rocks are almost completely covered by recent sediments and desert sands, making geological analysis difficult. ref name Rogers2004 Extent The metacraton covers an area of about 5,000,000  km sup ... Republic , Cameroon and eastern Nigeria and Chad . ref name Abdelsalam2002 Chronology File Saharan Metacraton.svg thumb 300px Saharan Metacraton and neighboring areas The craton may have formed during ... separated the West African craton from the Saharan craton around 800 Ma, began to close about 730 Ma and about 635 Ma these two cratons collided, with the basement of the Saharan craton undergoing extensive reworking in the process. ref name Condie1992 The Saharan craton may have been decratonized ... and rifts appeared. ref name Tawadros2001 By about 500 Ha the Saharan craton was sutured with the Congo ... Proterozoic , is called the East Saharan craton, originally far from the Nile craton with which ... 23.full journal Geosphere title The lithospheric architecture of Africa Seismic tomography, mantle ... http www.utdallas.edu rjstern pdfs Saharanmetcrat.pdf title The Saharan Metacraton author Mohamed G ... African geological formations Category Cratons Category Geology of Africa Category Sahara Category Historical ...   more details



  1. Saharan languages

    Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Infobox Language family name Saharan region Chad , Nigeria , Niger , Sudan , Cameroon familycolor Nilo Saharan fam1 Nilo Saharan controversial child1 Eastern Saharan child2 Western Saharan The Saharan languages are a small family of languages spoken across parts of the eastern Sahara , extending from northwestern Darfur to southern Libya , north and central Chad , eastern Niger and northeastern Nigeria . Noted Saharan languages include Kanuri language Kanuri , Teda language Teda , Dazaga language Dazaga , and Zaghawa language Zaghawa . They are a part of the proposed Nilo Saharan languages Nilo Saharan family. Internal classification Clade label1 Saharan  1 Clade label1   Eastern  1   Berti language Berti extinct , Zaghawa language Zaghawa label2   Western  2 Clade label1   Kanuri  1   Kanuri language Kanuri Bilma , Manga, Tumari, Central , Kanembu language Kanembu label2   Tebu language Tebu   2   Dazaga language Dazaga , Tedaga language Tedaga DEFAULTSORT Saharan Languages Category Saharan languages Ns lang stub br Yezho saharek de Saharanische Sprachen fr Langues sahariennes hr Saharski jezici mk oc Lengas saharianas pl J zyki saharyjskie ru fi Saharalaiset kielet ...   more details



  1. Saharan Shrew

    This article was auto generated by User Polbot . Taxobox name Saharan Shrew status DD status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Mammalia ordo Soricomorpha familia Soricidae genus Crocidura species C. tarfayensis binomial Crocidura tarfayensis binomial authority Vesmanis & Vesmanis, 1980 synonyms range map Saharan Shrew area.png range map caption Saharan Shrew range The Saharan Shrew Crocidura tarfayensis is a species of mammal in the Soricidae family. It is found in Mauritania , Morocco . Its natural habitat s are rocky areas and sandy shores. It is threatened by habitat loss . Source Aulagnier, S. 2004. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 41361 all Crocidura tarfayensis . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 30 July 2007. Soricomorpha C1. whitetoothed shrew stub Category Crocidura ca Musaranya de Tarfaia es Crocidura tarfayensis ...   more details



  1. Saharan explorers

    Unreferenced date January 2007 orphan date November 2009 Saharan explorers a potted list. Herodotus born c. 484 BC. Herodotus in his Histories Herodotus Histories mentions for example the Garamantes of Libya. Al Idrisi 1100 1166 born in Cueta. Wrote a medieval geography The Book of Roger . Created a map of the world in 70 sections. Ibn Battuta 1304 1369 1349 53 . Born at Tangier in 1304, Battuta was to travel the world including Jordan , Arabia , Iraq , Iran , Somalia , Tanzania , Crimea , Balkans , Russia , Central Asia , India , Maldives , Sri Lanka , Assam , Bengal , Malay Peninsula Malaya , Indonesia , China , Spain and the West Africa n states. Wrote The Travels of Ibn Battuta . Leo Africanus 1485 1554 born in Granada and died in Tunis . Educated in Fes Fez , he travelled widely in Africa. Has a wonderful description of Timbuktu . Wrote A Geographical Historie of Africa containing much information on things like Timbuktu. Major Daniel Houghton 1740 1791 1790 91 . He was commissioned by The African Association to find Timbuktu. He travelled up the Gambia River Gambia across the S n gal River Senegal and disappeared around Simbing. Mungo Park explorer Mungo Park 1771 1806 1795 96 . A Scottish people Scot , commissioned by the African Association to explore the Niger River River Niger . Set out from the River Gambia and got to the River Niger. Imprisoned and escaped. Friedrich Hornemann 1772 1801 1798 1800 . From Tripoli to Murzuk in 1799. Then disguised as a Muslim, he travelled with a caravan from Cairo to Siwa Oasis Siwa and Murzuk then down to Lake Chad and Kano . Mungo Park explorer Mungo Park 1771 1806 1805 06 . Returned to the Niger. Attacked at Bussa and drowned ... and Discoveries in North and Central Africa 3 Vols. 1857. Edward Vogel 1829 1856 1853 54 . Was sent ... ending in Madagascar . See also Desert exploration DEFAULTSORT Saharan Explorers Category History of the Sahara Category Explorers of Africa Category Sahara ...   more details



  1. Saharan Arabic

    Infobox Language name Algerian Saharan Arabic states Algeria , Niger region southern speakers 110,000 1996 iso3 aao familycolor Afro Asiatic fam1 Afro Asiatic languages Afro Asiatic fam2 Semitic languages Semitic fam3 Central Semitic languages Central Semitic fam4 South Central Semitic languages South Central Semitic fam5 Arabic languages Arabic fam6 Maghrebi Arabic Maghrebi Algerian Saharan Arabic also known as Saharan Arabic, Tamanrasset Arabic, Tamanghasset Arabic is a structurally distinct Varieties of Arabic variety of Arabic language Arabic spoken by an estimated 100,000 people in Algeria, predominantly along the Moroccan border with the Atlas mountains range. It is also spoken by about 10,000 people in neighbouring Niger . ref cite book editor first Raymond G., Jr. editor last Gordon year 2005 title Ethnologue Languages of the World edition 15th location Dallas publisher Summer Institute of Linguistics isbn 155671159X page page needed date March 2011 nopp yes use of nopp yes prevents cite book from displaying a p. ref Notes Reflist References Ethnologue code aao label Algerian Saharan Arabic Varieties of Arabic Category Central Semitic languages Category Languages of Algeria Category Languages of Niger AfroAsiatic lang stub Algeria stub Niger stub es rabe sahariano fr Arabe saharien hr Saharski arapski mk ...   more details



  1. Saharan (gotra)

    were planning to cross the ocean and arrive at Lanka. Saharan s Descended from There are three main lineages of Saharan s Rajput 1. Lord Rama Suryavanshi King And Avatar Hinduism Avatar of vishnu come ... Saharan Jat, though numerically far fewer in number, were ruling in about 300 towns and villages ... Saharan warriors had also actively and significantly contributed as Faujdars in the conquest of present ... due to presence in it of large bands of Saharan Sran s who inhabited the region Malwa of Punjab in high ...   more details



  1. Kongo-Saharan languages

    Kongo Saharan is a hypothetical language family proposed by Edgar Gregersen 1972 that unites the Niger Congo languages Niger Congo and Nilo Saharan languages Nilo Saharan families of Africa. However, Blench 1992 suggests that, if related, Niger Congo might instead be a branch within Nilo Saharan, closest to the Central Sudanic languages , not coordinate with it. He calls his proposal Niger Saharan. Roger Blench . Is Niger Congo simply a branch of Nilo Saharan? , in ed. Nicolai & Rottland, Fifth Nilo Saharan Linguistics Colloquium. Nice, 24 29 August 1992. Proceedings. Nilo Saharan 10 . Koeln Koeppe Verlag. 1995. pp.36 49. Edgar Gregersen . Kongo Saharan . Journal of African Languages , 11, 1 69 89. 1972. ling stub Category Proposed language families ...   more details




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