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Country Names in Africa that Used to Mean Something Else Geographically

Created by PisseGuri82, this amazing map shows ancient African kingdoms that don’t overlap with their modern location. Not at all.

country names in africa that used to mean something else

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Written by Tamás Varga
A sociologist and English major by degree, I've worked in the area of civil society & human rights and have been blogging in the fields of travel, nature & science for over 20 years.
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