IFRIQIYA

In medieval history, 'Ifriqiya' or 'Ifriqiyah' (Arabic: إفريقية) was the area comprising the coastal regions of what are today western Libya, Tunisia, and eastern Algeria. This area included what had been the Roman province of Africa.
Ifriqiya was bounded on the south by the semi-arid areas and salt marshes called el-Djerid. At various times, the rulers of this area also conquered Sicily and parts of mainland Italy, and the western boundary was in continual flux but usually went as far as Bejaia. Its capital was Qayrawan (Kairouan) in central Tunisia.
In modern Arabic, the term simply means "Africa". It derives from the Latin term ''Africa'' of uncertain (either Berber, Punic, or Greek) origin.

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★ Aghlabid

★ Zirid

★ Hafsid

★ Maghreb

★ Afariqa