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Makuria (Old Nubian: ⲇⲱⲧⲁⲩⲟ, Dotawo; Greek: Μακουρία, romanized: Makouria; Arabic: المقرة, romanized: al-Muqurra) was a medieval Nubian kingdom in what is today northern Sudan and southern Egypt.
Map of the Old World in 900 AD. Name Capital(s) ... Makuria: Dongola: Kingdom: 340 – 1312 AD ... Europe: Balkans Byzantine Empire: Constantinople:
Map of the world in 500 AD ... Africa: North, Europe: South Kingdom of Aksum ... Blemmyes: Tribal Kingdom: 600 BC – 8th century AD: Africa: Northeast Makuria ...
Map of the Old World in 477 AD. Location Name ... Makuria: Dongola: Kingdom: 340–1312 AD ... Southern Europe, Western Europe, British Isles; Northern Africa ...
The map is very large – the full frame measures 2.4 by 2.4 metres (8 by 8 ft). This makes Fra Mauro's mappa mundi the world's largest extant map from early modern Europe. The map is drawn on high-quality vellum and is set in a gilded wooden frame. The large drawings are highly detailed and use a range of expensive colors; blue, red, turquoise ...
Satellite image of Europe by night 1916 physical map of Europe Topography of Europe. Some geographical texts refer to a Eurasian continent given that Europe is not surrounded by sea and its southeastern border has always been variously defined for centuries. In terms of shape, Europe is a collection of connected peninsulas and nearby
In classical antiquity, Europe was assumed to cover the quarter of the globe north of the Mediterranean, an arrangement that was adhered to in medieval T and O maps. Ptolemy's world map of the 2nd century already had a reasonably precise description of southern and western Europe, but was unaware of particulars of northern and eastern Europe.
Name Capital(s) State type Existed Location Garamantes: Garama: Tribal Confederation/Empire: 500 BC – 700 AD: Africa: North Umayyad Caliphate: Dammascus, Harran