Showing posts with label Africa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Africa. Show all posts

Do jackals only eat dead things?

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The jackal is a member of the canine family living in parts of Africa, Europe and Asia. Because he can eat meat that is rotting, the jack...

Which African country can be seen from Spain?

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Five nations in Africa border the Mediterranean Sea, and many other African countries border the Atlantic Ocean. But only one African nat...

What are the driest islands in the world?

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Cape Verde is a cape in the westernmost part of Africa . It is also the name of a group of islands in the Atlantic Ocean, about 650 kilom...

In what African country is there a Sacred Stool?

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Ashanti is the name of a kingdom founded in West Africa around 1600 by a tribal group known as Akan. One of the curious customs of these peo...

What is the most populous country in Africa?

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Nearly a quarter of all black Africans live in one nation: Nigeria. Although only two-thirds the size of Alaska, Nigeria has a populat...

Is the Garden of Eden in the Seychelles?

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Why were the Seychelles called the Garden of Eden? The Seychelles is an archipelago of some 90 islands in the Indian Ocean, near the e...

How many countries are separated by the world's smallest border?

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How many nations are separated by the shortest border in the world? One of the meanings of the word border is that of boundary between tw...

What's called thundering smoke?

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Why were Victoria Falls given the name "thundering smoke"? To begin with, these Victoria Falls have nothing to do with Lake...

Why is Malawi called the Switzerland of Africa?

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Where is Africa's Switzerland? Malawi is a small country in East Africa, hidden between Zambia, Tanzania and Mozambique. This l...

What's Africa's snowy peak?

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Are there snowy mountains in Africa? In 1848, a German explorer reported the discovery of a snow-covered mountain in central Africa, ...

What was the shortest war in history?

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How long did the shortest war in history last? Zanzibar is an island off the coast of Africa, which now belongs to the nation of Tanzania...

What is the largest country in Africa?

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Map of Sudan Sudan is a nation in northeast Africa, south of Egypt. The country borders the Red Sea and shares a border with eight othe...

When was an electric chair used as a throne?

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History is full of curious cases such as the following case we present: Menelik II, who called himself "king of kings", became...

What is the oldest independent nation?

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Gondar Castle, Ethiopia The oldest place as an independent country is in Africa. Only 45 of today's nations were independent befor...