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West Africa

غرب إفريقيا

Western-most geographic region of the continent of Africa, adjacent to the Atlantic Ocean.

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Almoravid–Ghanaian War (1054–1077)· First Mandigo War (1882–86)

People and things also explored

Umaru ibn Ali· Almoravid–Ghanaian War (1054–1077)· First Mandigo War (1882–86)

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islam.museum contributors. “West Africa”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/west-africa/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-09.

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Umaru ibn Ali

Umaru ibn Ali, the caliph of the Sokoto caliphate, ruling 1881–1891 CE.