Thomas A. Carlson (ed.), "North Africa" in last modified June 30, 2014, http://syriaca.org/place/1178 North Africa إِفريقية The region north of the Sahara desert. Attestation of name إِفريقية in the Muʿjam al-buldān of Yāqūt al-Ḥamawī. http://syriaca.org/place/1178 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Africa http://www.csc.org.il/db/browse.aspx?db=SB&sL=N&sK=North Africa&sT=keywords The Comprehensive Bibliography on Syriac Christianity North Africa Muʿjam al-buldān Yāqūt al-Ḥamawī I:270