This stunning seaside city is the largest city on the Mediterranean coast and once stood as Egypt's capital city for almost a ...

The ancient Saharan city of Chinguetti ... Its dry stone and mud mortar homes, mosques and libraries store some of West Africa’s oldest Quranic texts and manuscripts, covering topics ranging ...

Africa is known for its incredible nature ... trading post for thousands of years and was once the site of the ancient Roman city of Carthage, whose ruins can be visited. You'll also find hints ...

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Unlike the nearby ancient city of Salamis whose Roman ruins stand to this day (not to be confused with the Island of Salamis just west of Athens), few traces of the ancient site now known as ...

For a 40-cent entrance fee, the National Museum of Ethiopia has exhibitions on African art history ... lined neighborhoods. Ancient Lalibela: 24 hours in the sacred city We took a short, one ...

The ancient Saharan city of Chinguetti ... Chinguetti is one of four UNESCO World Heritage sites in Mauritania, a West African nation where only 0.5 per cent of land is considered farmable.