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MeSH Heading: Africa, Northern
Tree Number(s): Z01.058.266
Unique ID: D000352
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000352
Annotation: a geographic area; prefer specific countries; titles often refer to the Maghreb or Maghrib, the Arabic name for Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia & sometimes Libya collectively: check text for possible specificity, otherwise index under AFRICA, NORTHERN
Scope Note: The geographical area of Africa comprising ALGERIA; EGYPT; LIBYA; MOROCCO and TUNISIA. It includes also the vast deserts and oases of the Sahara. It is often referred to as North Africa or the Maghreb.
Entry Term(s): Maghreb; Maghrib; North Africa; Northern Africa; Sahara
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2018/06/29

Concept UI: M0000538
Scope Note: The geographical area of Africa comprising ALGERIA; EGYPT; LIBYA; MOROCCO and TUNISIA. It includes also the vast deserts and oases of the Sahara. It is often referred to as North Africa or the Maghreb.
Terms: Africa, Northern Preferred Term
Term UI T001125
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NAM
ThesaurusID NLM (1966); Northern Africa
Term UI T001124
Date12/31/1986
LexicalTag NAM
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); North Africa
Term UI T001129
Date11/16/1994
LexicalTag NAM
ThesaurusID NLM (1996); Maghreb
Term UI T001130
Date02/17/1995
LexicalTag NAM
ThesaurusID NLM (1996); Maghrib
Term UI T001131
Date02/17/1995
LexicalTag NAM
ThesaurusID NLM (1996)

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