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[
"Abidjan",
"instance of",
"big city"
] | Politics
Administration
Organisation
Formerly managed by the French colonial administration, Abidjan became a municipality (commune) in 1956, divided into administrative areas by lagoons. Its first municipal council was elected on 18 November 1956, and the first mayor in the context of the Loi-Cadre of 1956 was preside... | 22 |
[
"Abidjan",
"instance of",
"commune of Ivory Coast"
] | Politics
Administration
Organisation
Formerly managed by the French colonial administration, Abidjan became a municipality (commune) in 1956, divided into administrative areas by lagoons. Its first municipal council was elected on 18 November 1956, and the first mayor in the context of the Loi-Cadre of 1956 was preside... | 26 |
[
"Abidjan",
"located in the administrative territorial entity",
"Abidjan Department"
] | Territorial divisions
The Autonomous District of Abidjan (District Autonome d'Abidjan), which superseded the former City of Abidjan (Ville d'Abidjan) in 2001, is made up of 10 central communes, whose territory corresponds to the former City of Abidjan, and 4 outlying sub-prefectures: Anyama, Bingerville, Brofodoumé, an... | 27 |
[
"Roman Empire",
"continent",
"Europe"
] | The Roman Empire (Latin: Imperium Romanum [ɪmˈpɛri.ũː roːˈmaːnũː]; Greek: Βασιλεία τῶν Ῥωμαίων, translit. Basileía tôn Rhōmaíōn) was the post-Republican period of ancient Rome. As a polity, it included large territorial holdings around the Mediterranean Sea in Europe, North Africa, and Western Asia, and was ruled by em... | 3 |
[
"Roman Empire",
"language used",
"Latin"
] | Languages
The language of the Romans was Latin, which Virgil emphasized as a source of Roman unity and tradition. Until the time of Alexander Severus (r. 222–235), the birth certificates and wills of Roman citizens had to be written in Latin. Latin was the language of the law courts in the West and of the military thro... | 10 |
[
"Roman Empire",
"replaces",
"Roman Republic"
] | The Roman Empire (Latin: Imperium Romanum [ɪmˈpɛri.ũː roːˈmaːnũː]; Greek: Βασιλεία τῶν Ῥωμαίων, translit. Basileía tôn Rhōmaíōn) was the post-Republican period of ancient Rome. As a polity, it included large territorial holdings around the Mediterranean Sea in Europe, North Africa, and Western Asia, and was ruled by em... | 26 |
[
"Roman Empire",
"founded by",
"Augustus"
] | History
Transition from Republic to Empire
Rome had begun expanding shortly after the founding of the Roman Republic in the 6th century BC, though it did not expand outside the Italian peninsula until the 3rd century BC. Then, it was an "empire" (i.e., a great power) long before it had an emperor. The Republic was not ... | 69 |
[
"Roman Empire",
"religion or worldview",
"State church of the Roman Empire"
] | The Roman Empire (Latin: Imperium Romanum [ɪmˈpɛri.ũː roːˈmaːnũː]; Greek: Βασιλεία τῶν Ῥωμαίων, translit. Basileía tôn Rhōmaíōn) was the post-Republican period of ancient Rome. As a polity, it included large territorial holdings around the Mediterranean Sea in Europe, North Africa, and Western Asia, and was ruled by em... | 83 |
[
"Niger River",
"continent",
"Africa"
] | The Niger River ( NY-jər; French: (le) fleuve Niger [(lə) flœv niʒɛʁ]) is the main river of West Africa, extending about 4,180 km (2,600 mi). Its drainage basin is 2,117,700 km2 (817,600 sq mi) in area. Its source is in the Guinea Highlands in south-eastern Guinea near the Sierra Leone border. It runs in a crescent sha... | 1 |
[
"Niger River",
"country",
"Nigeria"
] | The Niger River ( NY-jər; French: (le) fleuve Niger [(lə) flœv niʒɛʁ]) is the main river of West Africa, extending about 4,180 km (2,600 mi). Its drainage basin is 2,117,700 km2 (817,600 sq mi) in area. Its source is in the Guinea Highlands in south-eastern Guinea near the Sierra Leone border. It runs in a crescent sha... | 8 |
[
"Niger River",
"instance of",
"river"
] | The Niger River ( NY-jər; French: (le) fleuve Niger [(lə) flœv niʒɛʁ]) is the main river of West Africa, extending about 4,180 km (2,600 mi). Its drainage basin is 2,117,700 km2 (817,600 sq mi) in area. Its source is in the Guinea Highlands in south-eastern Guinea near the Sierra Leone border. It runs in a crescent sha... | 9 |
[
"Accra",
"office held by head of government",
"Mayor of Accra"
] | The Accra Metropolitan District is one of the 13 local government districts that contains the historic center and the primary central business district (CBD) of Accra. To promote efficiency in the administrative machinery and also meet the ever-pressing demands for amenities and essential services, the district is divi... | 24 |
[
"Accra",
"located in the administrative territorial entity",
"Greater Accra Region"
] | Accra (; Ga: Ga or Gaga; Twi: Nkran; Dagbani: Ankara) is the capital and largest city of Ghana, located on the southern coast at the Gulf of Guinea, which is part of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2021 census, the Accra Metropolitan District, 20.4 km2 (7.9 sq mi), had a population of 284,124 inhabitants, and the larger Grea... | 30 |
[
"Accra",
"contains the administrative territorial entity",
"Ablekuma Central Constituency"
] | The former territory of the Accra Metropolitan District, 199.4 km2 (77.0 sq mi), as it existed before 2008, is now divided into 13 separate local government districts, all governed as municipal assemblies with their own town hall and a municipal executive appointed by the president of the republic. Each municipal assem... | 33 |
[
"Accra",
"contains the administrative territorial entity",
"Ablekuma North Constituency"
] | The former territory of the Accra Metropolitan District, 199.4 km2 (77.0 sq mi), as it existed before 2008, is now divided into 13 separate local government districts, all governed as municipal assemblies with their own town hall and a municipal executive appointed by the president of the republic. Each municipal assem... | 35 |
[
"Accra",
"contains the administrative territorial entity",
"Ayawaso East Constituency"
] | The former territory of the Accra Metropolitan District, 199.4 km2 (77.0 sq mi), as it existed before 2008, is now divided into 13 separate local government districts, all governed as municipal assemblies with their own town hall and a municipal executive appointed by the president of the republic. Each municipal assem... | 36 |
[
"Accra",
"contains the administrative territorial entity",
"Okaikwei North Constituency"
] | The former territory of the Accra Metropolitan District, 199.4 km2 (77.0 sq mi), as it existed before 2008, is now divided into 13 separate local government districts, all governed as municipal assemblies with their own town hall and a municipal executive appointed by the president of the republic. Each municipal assem... | 37 |
[
"Accra",
"head of government",
"Mohammed Adjei Sowah"
] | The Accra Metropolitan District is one of the 13 local government districts that contains the historic center and the primary central business district (CBD) of Accra. To promote efficiency in the administrative machinery and also meet the ever-pressing demands for amenities and essential services, the district is divi... | 43 |
[
"Pretoria",
"capital of",
"South Africa"
] | Pretoria ( prih-TOR-ee-ə, pree-; Afrikaans: [prəˈtʊəria] (listen)) is South Africa's administrative capital, serving as the seat of the executive branch of government, and as the host to all foreign embassies to South Africa.Pretoria straddles the Apies River and extends eastward into the foothills of the Magaliesberg ... | 0 |
[
"Pretoria",
"country",
"South Africa"
] | History
Pretoria was founded in 1855 by Marthinus Pretorius, a leader of the Voortrekkers, who named it after his father Andries Pretorius and chose a spot on the banks of the Apies rivier (Afrikaans for "Monkeys river") to be the new capital of the South African Republic (Dutch: Zuid Afrikaansche Republiek; ZAR). The ... | 13 |
[
"Pretoria",
"named after",
"Andries Wilhelmus Jacobus Pretorius"
] | Pretoria ( prih-TOR-ee-ə, pree-; Afrikaans: [prəˈtʊəria] (listen)) is South Africa's administrative capital, serving as the seat of the executive branch of government, and as the host to all foreign embassies to South Africa.Pretoria straddles the Apies River and extends eastward into the foothills of the Magaliesberg ... | 28 |
[
"Pretoria",
"located in the administrative territorial entity",
"City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality"
] | Pretoria ( prih-TOR-ee-ə, pree-; Afrikaans: [prəˈtʊəria] (listen)) is South Africa's administrative capital, serving as the seat of the executive branch of government, and as the host to all foreign embassies to South Africa.Pretoria straddles the Apies River and extends eastward into the foothills of the Magaliesberg ... | 29 |
[
"Cape Town",
"capital of",
"British Cape Colony"
] | British period
With the Dutch Republic being transformed into Revolutionary France's vassal Batavian Republic, Great Britain moved to take control of Dutch colonies, including the colonial possessions of the VOC.
Britain captured Cape Town in 1795, but it was returned to the Dutch by treaty in 1803. British forces occ... | 17 |
[
"Cape Town",
"instance of",
"capital city"
] | South African period
In 1910, Britain established the Union of South Africa, which unified the Cape Colony with the two defeated Boer Republics and the British colony of Natal. Cape Town became the legislative capital of the Union, and later of the Republic of South Africa.
By the time of the 1936 census, Johannesburg... | 18 |
[
"Cape Town",
"instance of",
"port settlement"
] | Sea
Cape Town has a long tradition as a port city. The Port of Cape Town, the city's main port, is in Table Bay directly to the north of the CBD. The port is a hub for ships in the southern Atlantic: it is located along one of the busiest shipping corridors in the world, and acts as a stopover point for goods en route ... | 41 |
[
"Lake Tanganyika",
"country",
"Democratic Republic of the Congo"
] | Lake Tanganyika () is an African Great Lake. It is the second-oldest freshwater lake in the world, the second-largest by volume, and the second-deepest, in all cases after Lake Baikal in Siberia. It is the world's longest freshwater lake. The lake is shared among four countries—Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the... | 16 |
[
"Lake Tanganyika",
"instance of",
"lake"
] | Geography and geological history
Lake Tanganyika is situated within the Albertine Rift, the western branch of the East African Rift, and is confined by the mountainous walls of the valley. It is the largest rift lake in Africa and the second-largest lake by volume in the world. It is the deepest lake in Africa and hold... | 20 |
[
"Canary Islands",
"country",
"Spain"
] | The Canary Islands (; Spanish: Canarias, pronounced [kaˈnaɾjas]), also known informally as the Canaries, are a Spanish autonomous community and archipelago in Macaronesia in the Atlantic Ocean. At their closest point to the African mainland, they are 100 kilometres (62 miles) west of Morocco. They are the southernmost ... | 3 |
[
"Canary Islands",
"located in the administrative territorial entity",
"Spain"
] | The Canary Islands (; Spanish: Canarias, pronounced [kaˈnaɾjas]), also known informally as the Canaries, are a Spanish autonomous community and archipelago in Macaronesia in the Atlantic Ocean. At their closest point to the African mainland, they are 100 kilometres (62 miles) west of Morocco. They are the southernmost ... | 4 |
[
"Canary Islands",
"located in/on physical feature",
"Macaronesia"
] | The Canary Islands (; Spanish: Canarias, pronounced [kaˈnaɾjas]), also known informally as the Canaries, are a Spanish autonomous community and archipelago in Macaronesia in the Atlantic Ocean. At their closest point to the African mainland, they are 100 kilometres (62 miles) west of Morocco. They are the southernmost ... | 14 |
[
"Canary Islands",
"topic's main category",
"Category:Canary Islands"
] | The Canary Islands (; Spanish: Canarias, pronounced [kaˈnaɾjas]), also known informally as the Canaries, are a Spanish autonomous community and archipelago in Macaronesia in the Atlantic Ocean. At their closest point to the African mainland, they are 100 kilometres (62 miles) west of Morocco. They are the southernmost ... | 18 |
[
"Canary Islands",
"located in/on physical feature",
"Canary Islands"
] | The Canary Islands (; Spanish: Canarias, pronounced [kaˈnaɾjas]), also known informally as the Canaries, are a Spanish autonomous community and archipelago in Macaronesia in the Atlantic Ocean. At their closest point to the African mainland, they are 100 kilometres (62 miles) west of Morocco. They are the southernmost ... | 25 |
[
"Canary Islands",
"capital",
"Las Palmas de Gran Canaria"
] | Political geography
The Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands consists of two provinces (provincias), Las Palmas and Santa Cruz de Tenerife, whose capitals (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Santa Cruz de Tenerife) are capitals of the autonomous community. Each of the seven major islands is ruled by an island council... | 30 |
[
"Canary Islands",
"capital",
"Santa Cruz de Tenerife"
] | Gran Canaria
Gran Canaria has 846,717 inhabitants. The capital, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (377,203 inhabitants), is the most populous city and shares the status of capital of the Canaries with Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Gran Canaria's surface area is 1,560 km2 (600 sq mi). Roque Nublo 1,813 metres (5,948 feet) and Pico d... | 32 |
[
"Canary Islands",
"instance of",
"autonomous community of Spain"
] | The Canary Islands (; Spanish: Canarias, pronounced [kaˈnaɾjas]), also known informally as the Canaries, are a Spanish autonomous community and archipelago in Macaronesia in the Atlantic Ocean. At their closest point to the African mainland, they are 100 kilometres (62 miles) west of Morocco. They are the southernmost ... | 33 |
[
"Canary Islands",
"head of government",
"Ángel Víctor Torres Pérez"
] | Politics
Governance
The regional executive body, the Parliament of the Canary Islands, is presided over by Ángel Víctor Torres (PSOE), the current President of the Canary Islands. The latter is invested by the members of the regional legislature, the Parliament of the Canary Islands, that consists of 70 elected legisla... | 37 |
[
"Canary Islands",
"contains the administrative territorial entity",
"Santa Cruz de Tenerife Province"
] | The Canary Islands (; Spanish: Canarias, pronounced [kaˈnaɾjas]), also known informally as the Canaries, are a Spanish autonomous community and archipelago in Macaronesia in the Atlantic Ocean. At their closest point to the African mainland, they are 100 kilometres (62 miles) west of Morocco. They are the southernmost ... | 39 |
[
"Ceuta",
"located in the administrative territorial entity",
"Spain"
] | Ceuta (UK: , US: , Spanish: [ˈsewta]; Arabic: سَبْتَة, romanized: Sabtah) is a Spanish autonomous city on the north coast of Africa.
Bordered by Morocco, it lies along the boundary between the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It is one of several Spanish territories in Africa and, along with Melilla and the Ca... | 0 |
[
"Ceuta",
"continent",
"Africa"
] | Ceuta (UK: , US: , Spanish: [ˈsewta]; Arabic: سَبْتَة, romanized: Sabtah) is a Spanish autonomous city on the north coast of Africa.
Bordered by Morocco, it lies along the boundary between the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It is one of several Spanish territories in Africa and, along with Melilla and the Ca... | 3 |
[
"Ceuta",
"country",
"Spain"
] | Ceuta (UK: , US: , Spanish: [ˈsewta]; Arabic: سَبْتَة, romanized: Sabtah) is a Spanish autonomous city on the north coast of Africa.
Bordered by Morocco, it lies along the boundary between the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It is one of several Spanish territories in Africa and, along with Melilla and the Ca... | 4 |
[
"Ceuta",
"category of associated people",
"Category:People from Ceuta"
] | since 1800
General Francisco Llano de la Encomienda (1879 in Ceuta – 1963 in Mexico City), a Spanish soldier. During the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939) he remained loyal to the Second Spanish Republic
General Antonio Escobar Huertas (1879 in Ceuta – executed 1940 in Barcelona), a Spanish military officer
África de las... | 5 |
[
"Ceuta",
"instance of",
"autonomous city of Spain"
] | Demographics
As of 2018, its population was 85,144.
Due to its location, Ceuta is home to a mixed ethnic and religious population. The two main religious groups are Christians and Muslims. As of 2006 approximately 50% of the population was Christian and approximately 48% Muslim. As of a 2018 estimate, around 67.8% of t... | 11 |
[
"Ceuta",
"twinned administrative body",
"Melilla"
] | Economy
The official currency of Ceuta is the euro. It is part of a special low tax zone in Spain. Ceuta is one of two Spanish port cities on the northern shore of Africa, along with Melilla. They are historically military strongholds, free ports, oil ports, and also fishing ports. Today the economy of the city depends... | 15 |
[
"Ceuta",
"shares border with",
"Belyounech"
] | Transport
The city's Port of Ceuta receives high numbers of ferries each day from Algeciras in Andalusia in the south of Spain. The closest airport is Sania Ramel Airport in Morocco.
A single road border checkpoint to the south of Ceuta near Fnideq allows for cars and pedestrians to travel between Morocco and Ceuta. An... | 29 |
[
"Melilla",
"located in the administrative territorial entity",
"Spain"
] | Dispute with Morocco
The government of Morocco has repeatedly called for Spain to transfer the sovereignty of Ceuta and Melilla, along with uninhabited islets such as the Alhucemas Islands, the rock of Vélez de la Gomera and the Perejil island, drawing comparisons with Spain's territorial claim to Gibraltar. In both ca... | 0 |
[
"Melilla",
"instance of",
"border town"
] | Melilla (US: mə-LEE-yə, UK: meh-; Spanish: [meˈliʎa]; Tarifit: Mřič [mrɪtʃ]; Arabic: مليلية [maˈliːlja]) is an autonomous city of Spain in North Africa. It lies on the eastern side of the Cape Three Forks, bordering Morocco and facing the Mediterranean Sea. It has an area of 12.3 km2 (4.7 sq mi). It was part of the P... | 10 |
[
"Melilla",
"instance of",
"exclave"
] | Melilla (US: mə-LEE-yə, UK: meh-; Spanish: [meˈliʎa]; Tarifit: Mřič [mrɪtʃ]; Arabic: مليلية [maˈliːlja]) is an autonomous city of Spain in North Africa. It lies on the eastern side of the Cape Three Forks, bordering Morocco and facing the Mediterranean Sea. It has an area of 12.3 km2 (4.7 sq mi). It was part of the P... | 11 |
[
"Melilla",
"shares border with",
"Beni Ansar"
] | Geography
Location
Melilla is in northwest Africa, on the shores of the Alboran Sea, a marginal sea of the Mediterranean, the latter's westernmost portion. The city is arranged in a wide semicircle around the beach and the Port of Melilla, on the eastern side of the peninsula of Cape Tres Forcas, at the foot of Mount G... | 22 |
[
"Melilla",
"twinned administrative body",
"Almería"
] | The principal industry is fishing. Cross-border commerce (legal or smuggled) and Spanish and European grants and wages are the other income sources.
Melilla is regularly connected to the Iberian peninsula by air and sea traffic and is also economically connected to Morocco: most of its fruit and vegetables are imported... | 28 |
[
"Melilla",
"part of",
"Extrapeninsular Spain"
] | Dispute with Morocco
The government of Morocco has repeatedly called for Spain to transfer the sovereignty of Ceuta and Melilla, along with uninhabited islets such as the Alhucemas Islands, the rock of Vélez de la Gomera and the Perejil island, drawing comparisons with Spain's territorial claim to Gibraltar. In both ca... | 34 |
[
"Melilla",
"instance of",
"disputed territory"
] | Melilla (US: mə-LEE-yə, UK: meh-; Spanish: [meˈliʎa]; Tarifit: Mřič [mrɪtʃ]; Arabic: مليلية [maˈliːlja]) is an autonomous city of Spain in North Africa. It lies on the eastern side of the Cape Three Forks, bordering Morocco and facing the Mediterranean Sea. It has an area of 12.3 km2 (4.7 sq mi). It was part of the P... | 39 |
[
"Melilla",
"instance of",
"autonomous city of Spain"
] | Melilla (US: mə-LEE-yə, UK: meh-; Spanish: [meˈliʎa]; Tarifit: Mřič [mrɪtʃ]; Arabic: مليلية [maˈliːlja]) is an autonomous city of Spain in North Africa. It lies on the eastern side of the Cape Three Forks, bordering Morocco and facing the Mediterranean Sea. It has an area of 12.3 km2 (4.7 sq mi). It was part of the P... | 40 |
[
"Western Sahara",
"continent",
"Africa"
] | Western Sahara (Arabic: الصحراء الغربية aṣ-Ṣaḥrā' al-Gharbiyyah; Berber languages: Taneẓroft Tutrimt; Spanish: Sáhara Occidental) is a disputed territory on the northwest coast and in the Maghreb region of North and West Africa. About 20% of the territory is controlled by the self-proclaimed Sahrawi Arab Democratic Re... | 3 |
[
"Western Sahara",
"shares border with",
"Algeria"
] | Geography
Western Sahara is located on the northwest coast in West Africa and on the cusp of North Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean to the northwest, Morocco proper to the north-northeast, Algeria to the east-northeast, and Mauritania to the east and south.Among the most arid and inhospitable on the planet, t... | 6 |
[
"Western Sahara",
"shares border with",
"Mauritania"
] | Geography
Western Sahara is located on the northwest coast in West Africa and on the cusp of North Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean to the northwest, Morocco proper to the north-northeast, Algeria to the east-northeast, and Mauritania to the east and south.Among the most arid and inhospitable on the planet, t... | 8 |
[
"Western Sahara",
"shares border with",
"Morocco"
] | Geography
Western Sahara is located on the northwest coast in West Africa and on the cusp of North Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean to the northwest, Morocco proper to the north-northeast, Algeria to the east-northeast, and Mauritania to the east and south.Among the most arid and inhospitable on the planet, t... | 17 |
[
"Western Sahara",
"instance of",
"occupied territory"
] | Dispute
Western Sahara was partitioned between Morocco and Mauritania in April 1976, with Morocco acquiring the northern two-thirds of the territory. When Mauritania, under pressure from Polisario guerrillas, abandoned all claims to its portion in August 1979, Morocco moved to occupy that sector shortly thereafter and ... | 29 |
[
"Western Sahara",
"instance of",
"disputed territory"
] | Western Sahara (Arabic: الصحراء الغربية aṣ-Ṣaḥrā' al-Gharbiyyah; Berber languages: Taneẓroft Tutrimt; Spanish: Sáhara Occidental) is a disputed territory on the northwest coast and in the Maghreb region of North and West Africa. About 20% of the territory is controlled by the self-proclaimed Sahrawi Arab Democratic Re... | 31 |
[
"Western Sahara",
"country",
"United Nations list of non-self-governing territories"
] | Western Sahara (Arabic: الصحراء الغربية aṣ-Ṣaḥrā' al-Gharbiyyah; Berber languages: Taneẓroft Tutrimt; Spanish: Sáhara Occidental) is a disputed territory on the northwest coast and in the Maghreb region of North and West Africa. About 20% of the territory is controlled by the self-proclaimed Sahrawi Arab Democratic Re... | 32 |
[
"Western Sahara",
"instance of",
"United Nations list of non-self-governing territories"
] | Western Sahara (Arabic: الصحراء الغربية aṣ-Ṣaḥrā' al-Gharbiyyah; Berber languages: Taneẓroft Tutrimt; Spanish: Sáhara Occidental) is a disputed territory on the northwest coast and in the Maghreb region of North and West Africa. About 20% of the territory is controlled by the self-proclaimed Sahrawi Arab Democratic Re... | 33 |
[
"Carthage",
"participant in",
"Pyrrhic War"
] | Ancient history
Greek cities contested with Carthage for the Western Mediterranean culminating in the Sicilian Wars and the Pyrrhic War over Sicily, while the Romans fought three wars against Carthage, known as the Punic Wars, from the Latin "Punic" meaning "Phoenician", as Carthage was a Phoenician colony grown into a... | 5 |
[
"Carthage",
"located in the administrative territorial entity",
"Exarchate of Africa"
] | The Vandals under Gaiseric invaded Africa in 429. They relinquished the facade of their allied status to Rome and defeated the Roman general Bonifacius to seize Carthage, the once most treasured province of Rome. The 5th-century Roman bishop Victor Vitensis mentions in his Historia Persecutionis Africanae Provincia tha... | 19 |
[
"Sahara",
"located in the administrative territorial entity",
"Morocco"
] | Breakup of the empires and afterwards
Egypt became independent of Britain in 1936, although the Anglo-Egyptian treaty of 1936 allowed Britain to keep troops in Egypt and to maintain the British-Egyptian condominium in the Sudan. British military forces were withdrawn in 1954.
Most of the Saharan states achieved indepen... | 14 |
[
"Sahara",
"country",
"Morocco"
] | Breakup of the empires and afterwards
Egypt became independent of Britain in 1936, although the Anglo-Egyptian treaty of 1936 allowed Britain to keep troops in Egypt and to maintain the British-Egyptian condominium in the Sudan. British military forces were withdrawn in 1954.
Most of the Saharan states achieved indepen... | 15 |
[
"Sahara",
"instance of",
"desert"
] | The Sahara (, ) is a desert on the African continent. With an area of 9,200,000 square kilometres (3,600,000 sq mi), it is the largest hot desert in the world and the third-largest desert overall, smaller only than the deserts of Antarctica and the northern Arctic.The name "Sahara" is derived from the Arabic word for "... | 20 |
[
"Mount Kilimanjaro",
"continent",
"Africa"
] | Mount Kilimanjaro () is a dormant volcano located in Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania. It has three volcanic cones: Kibo, Mawenzi, and Shira. It is the highest mountain in Africa and the highest single free-standing mountain above sea level in the world: 5,895 metres (19,341 ft) above sea level and about 4,900 metres (16... | 2 |
[
"Mount Kilimanjaro",
"country",
"Tanzania"
] | Mount Kilimanjaro () is a dormant volcano located in Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania. It has three volcanic cones: Kibo, Mawenzi, and Shira. It is the highest mountain in Africa and the highest single free-standing mountain above sea level in the world: 5,895 metres (19,341 ft) above sea level and about 4,900 metres (16... | 3 |
[
"Mount Kilimanjaro",
"part of",
"Highest mountain peaks of Africa"
] | Mount Kilimanjaro () is a dormant volcano located in Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania. It has three volcanic cones: Kibo, Mawenzi, and Shira. It is the highest mountain in Africa and the highest single free-standing mountain above sea level in the world: 5,895 metres (19,341 ft) above sea level and about 4,900 metres (16... | 20 |
[
"Ancient Egypt",
"continent",
"Africa"
] | Ancient Egypt was a civilization in Northeast Africa situated in the Nile Valley. Ancient Egyptian civilization followed prehistoric Egypt and coalesced around 3100 BC (according to conventional Egyptian chronology) with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under Menes (often identified with Narmer). The ... | 0 |
[
"Ancient Egypt",
"instance of",
"ancient civilization"
] | Ancient Egypt was a civilization in Northeast Africa situated in the Nile Valley. Ancient Egyptian civilization followed prehistoric Egypt and coalesced around 3100 BC (according to conventional Egyptian chronology) with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under Menes (often identified with Narmer). The ... | 19 |
[
"Ottoman Empire",
"religion or worldview",
"Islam"
] | Religion
Sunni Islam was the prevailing Dīn (customs, legal traditions, and religion) of the Ottoman Empire; the official Madh'hab (school of Islamic jurisprudence) was Hanafi. From the early 16th century until the early 20th century, the Ottoman sultan also served as the caliph, or politico-religious leader, of the Mu... | 5 |
[
"Ottoman Empire",
"replaces",
"Byzantine Empire"
] | The Ottoman Empire, historically and colloquially the Turkish Empire, was an empire that controlled much of Southeast Europe, Western Asia, and Northern Africa between the 14th and early 20th centuries. It was founded at the end of the 13th century in northwestern Anatolia in the town of Söğüt (modern-day Bilecik Provi... | 6 |
[
"Ottoman Empire",
"language used",
"Ottoman Turkish"
] | Language
Ottoman Turkish was the official language of the Empire. It was an Oghuz Turkic language highly influenced by Persian and Arabic, though lower registries spoken by the common people had fewer influences from other languages compared to higher varieties used by upper classes and governmental authorities. Turkis... | 11 |
[
"Ottoman Empire",
"capital",
"Constantinople"
] | Treaty of Sèvres and Turkish War of Independence
Defeated in World War I, the Ottoman Empire signed the Armistice of Mudros on 30 October 1918. Istanbul was occupied by combined British, French, Italian, and Greek forces. In May 1919, Greece also took control of the area around Smyrna (now İzmir).
The partition of the ... | 14 |
[
"Ottoman Empire",
"part of",
"Central Powers"
] | World War I
The Ottoman Empire entered World War I on the side of the Central Powers and was ultimately defeated. The Ottoman participation in the war began with the combined German-Ottoman surprise attack on the Black Sea coast of the Russian Empire on 29 October 1914. Following the attack, the Russian Empire (2 Novem... | 23 |
[
"Ottoman Empire",
"named after",
"Osman I"
] | Name
The word Ottoman is a historical anglicisation of the name of Osman I, the founder of the Empire and of the ruling House of Osman (also known as the Ottoman dynasty). Osman's name in turn was the Turkish form of the Arabic name ʿUthmān (عثمان). In Ottoman Turkish, the empire was referred to as Devlet-i ʿAlīye-yi ʿ... | 25 |
[
"Ottoman Empire",
"participant in",
"Fall of Constantinople"
] | The Ottoman Empire, historically and colloquially the Turkish Empire, was an empire that controlled much of Southeast Europe, Western Asia, and Northern Africa between the 14th and early 20th centuries. It was founded at the end of the 13th century in northwestern Anatolia in the town of Söğüt (modern-day Bilecik Provi... | 43 |
[
"Mayotte",
"continent",
"Africa"
] | Mayotte (; French: Mayotte, [majɔt] (listen); Shimaore: Maore, IPA: [maˈore]; Kibushi: Maori, IPA: [maˈori]), officially the Department of Mayotte (French: Département de Mayotte), is an overseas department and region and single territorial collectivity of France. It is located in the northern part of the Mozambique Ch... | 0 |
[
"Mayotte",
"language used",
"French"
] | Languages
French is the sole official language of Mayotte. It is the language used for administration, education, most television, and radio, as well as in commercial announcements and billboards.
The native languages of Mayotte are:Shimaore, a dialect of Comorian (a close relative of Swahili)
Kibushi, a western dialec... | 2 |
[
"Mayotte",
"capital",
"Mamoudzou"
] | Grande-Terre, 363 km2, is 39 km long and 22 km wide. Its highest points are: Mount Bénara or Mavingoni (660 m), Mount Choungui (594 m), Mount Mtsapéré (572 m), and Mount Combani (477 m). It is home to Mamoudzou, which is the economic capital of Mayotte and houses the departmental council and the prefecture;
Petite-Terr... | 24 |
[
"Mayotte",
"contains the administrative territorial entity",
"Mamoudzou"
] | Grande-Terre, 363 km2, is 39 km long and 22 km wide. Its highest points are: Mount Bénara or Mavingoni (660 m), Mount Choungui (594 m), Mount Mtsapéré (572 m), and Mount Combani (477 m). It is home to Mamoudzou, which is the economic capital of Mayotte and houses the departmental council and the prefecture;
Petite-Terr... | 25 |
[
"Mayotte",
"instance of",
"overseas department and region of France"
] | Politics
The politics of Mayotte takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic government and of a multi-party system, whereby the President of the Departmental Council is the head of the local assembly. Executive power is exercised by the French government.
Mayotte also sends two deputies to ... | 29 |
[
"Mayotte",
"contains the administrative territorial entity",
"Koungou"
] | Politics
The politics of Mayotte takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic government and of a multi-party system, whereby the President of the Departmental Council is the head of the local assembly. Executive power is exercised by the French government.
Mayotte also sends two deputies to ... | 41 |
[
"Mayotte",
"contains the administrative territorial entity",
"Dzaoudzi"
] | Politics
The politics of Mayotte takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic government and of a multi-party system, whereby the President of the Departmental Council is the head of the local assembly. Executive power is exercised by the French government.
Mayotte also sends two deputies to ... | 45 |
[
"Mayotte",
"contains the administrative territorial entity",
"Canton of Chiconi"
] | Politics
The politics of Mayotte takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic government and of a multi-party system, whereby the President of the Departmental Council is the head of the local assembly. Executive power is exercised by the French government.
Mayotte also sends two deputies to ... | 53 |
[
"Mayotte",
"contains the administrative territorial entity",
"canton of Chirongui"
] | Politics
The politics of Mayotte takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic government and of a multi-party system, whereby the President of the Departmental Council is the head of the local assembly. Executive power is exercised by the French government.
Mayotte also sends two deputies to ... | 54 |
[
"Mayotte",
"contains the administrative territorial entity",
"Pamandzi"
] | Geography
The term Mayotte (or Maore) may refer to all of the department's islands, of which the largest is known as Maore (French: Grande-Terre) and includes Maore's surrounding islands, most notably Pamanzi (French: Petite-Terre), or only to the largest island. The name is believed to come from Mawuti, contraction of... | 73 |
[
"Réunion",
"language used",
"French"
] | Réunion, officially Department of Réunion, is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas department and region of France. Part of the Mascarene Islands, it is located approximately 679 km (422 mi) east of the island of Madagascar and 175 km (109 mi) southwest of the island of Mauritius. As of January 2023, it ha... | 6 |
[
"Réunion",
"country",
"France"
] | Réunion, officially Department of Réunion, is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas department and region of France. Part of the Mascarene Islands, it is located approximately 679 km (422 mi) east of the island of Madagascar and 175 km (109 mi) southwest of the island of Mauritius. As of January 2023, it ha... | 7 |
[
"Réunion",
"located in the administrative territorial entity",
"France"
] | Réunion, officially Department of Réunion, is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas department and region of France. Part of the Mascarene Islands, it is located approximately 679 km (422 mi) east of the island of Madagascar and 175 km (109 mi) southwest of the island of Mauritius. As of January 2023, it ha... | 8 |
[
"Réunion",
"located in/on physical feature",
"Mascarene Islands"
] | Réunion, officially Department of Réunion, is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas department and region of France. Part of the Mascarene Islands, it is located approximately 679 km (422 mi) east of the island of Madagascar and 175 km (109 mi) southwest of the island of Mauritius. As of January 2023, it ha... | 9 |
[
"Réunion",
"language used",
"Réunion Creole"
] | Réunion, officially Department of Réunion, is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas department and region of France. Part of the Mascarene Islands, it is located approximately 679 km (422 mi) east of the island of Madagascar and 175 km (109 mi) southwest of the island of Mauritius. As of January 2023, it ha... | 11 |
[
"Réunion",
"capital",
"Saint-Denis"
] | Réunion, officially Department of Réunion, is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas department and region of France. Part of the Mascarene Islands, it is located approximately 679 km (422 mi) east of the island of Madagascar and 175 km (109 mi) southwest of the island of Mauritius. As of January 2023, it ha... | 25 |
[
"Réunion",
"instance of",
"dependent territory"
] | Réunion, officially Department of Réunion, is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas department and region of France. Part of the Mascarene Islands, it is located approximately 679 km (422 mi) east of the island of Madagascar and 175 km (109 mi) southwest of the island of Mauritius. As of January 2023, it ha... | 26 |
[
"Réunion",
"instance of",
"overseas department and region of France"
] | During the Second World War, Réunion was under the authority of the Vichy regime until 30 November 1942, when Free French forces took over the island with the destroyer Léopard.Réunion became a département d'outre-mer (overseas département) of France on 19 March 1946. INSEE assigned to Réunion the department code 974, ... | 30 |
[
"Réunion",
"contains the administrative territorial entity",
"arrondissement of Saint-Paul"
] | Already at the time of the India Route or Route des Indes, Réunion was a French possession located between Cape Town and the Indian trading posts, although far from the Mozambique Channel. Île de Bourbon (its name under the Ancien Régime) was not, however, the preferred position for trade and military. Governor Labourd... | 32 |
[
"Réunion",
"contains the administrative territorial entity",
"arrondissement of Saint-Denis"
] | Réunion, officially Department of Réunion, is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas department and region of France. Part of the Mascarene Islands, it is located approximately 679 km (422 mi) east of the island of Madagascar and 175 km (109 mi) southwest of the island of Mauritius. As of January 2023, it ha... | 33 |
[
"Réunion",
"part of",
"Overseas France"
] | Réunion, officially Department of Réunion, is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas department and region of France. Part of the Mascarene Islands, it is located approximately 679 km (422 mi) east of the island of Madagascar and 175 km (109 mi) southwest of the island of Mauritius. As of January 2023, it ha... | 42 |
[
"Réunion",
"contains the administrative territorial entity",
"arrondissement of Saint-Pierre, Réunion"
] | Already at the time of the India Route or Route des Indes, Réunion was a French possession located between Cape Town and the Indian trading posts, although far from the Mozambique Channel. Île de Bourbon (its name under the Ancien Régime) was not, however, the preferred position for trade and military. Governor Labourd... | 44 |
[
"Réunion",
"member of",
"Indian Ocean Commission"
] | Already at the time of the India Route or Route des Indes, Réunion was a French possession located between Cape Town and the Indian trading posts, although far from the Mozambique Channel. Île de Bourbon (its name under the Ancien Régime) was not, however, the preferred position for trade and military. Governor Labourd... | 45 |
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