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Barbary Coast (historical region) |
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| Lat: 36 00 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 36.0000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 006 30 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 6.5000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Refers to the coastal region of North Africa that comprises the areas of modern Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya that was for centuries associated with coastal priates who attacked Mediterranean shipping. |
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| Barbary Coast (preferred,C,O,English,U,N)
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............ | name refers to Berbers, early inhabitants of the region; term fell into disuse when area was occupied by Europe in 19th cen. |
| Barbary States (C,O)
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