SAHARA

Meaning desert in Arabic, Sahara is the world’s largest desert, its size defies imagination. Sahara is approximately 25% of Africa taking up, 4.5 million square kilometers of the continent. Today Sahara serves as a border between the continents, black African south and Arabic influenced north.

MOROCCO

Lean on the Mediterranean Sea and looking out on to the Atlantic Ocean is a beautiful country of Morocco. In 1840 two European powers France and Spain showed interest in colonizing the country. In 1904 France and Spain came to a secret agreement to divide Morocco. French owned most of Morocco and Spain controlling a small southwest portion, which became known as Spanish Sahara.

SAMARKAND

Located in Uzbekistan and known to Greeks as Marakand, Samarkand is one of the oldest cities in the world, the oldest of central Asia. Samarkand is home to Tamerlane, Ulukbek, and famous landmarks such as Bibi Seneb Mosque and Bibi Khan Mosque. Conquered in 329 B.C by Alexander the Grate, Samarkand was use as the meeting point in the ancient route between Middle East and China. In central Asia Samarkand emerged as a center of Islamic civilization.

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