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The Barbary Coast, or Barbary, was the term used by Europeans from the 16th until the 19th century to refer to the middle and western coastal regions of North Africa-what is now Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya. The name is derived from the Berber people of North Africa. In the West, the name commonly evokes the Barbary pirates and slave traders based on that coast, who attacked ships and coastal settlements in the Mediterranean and North Atlantic and captured and traded slaves from Europe and sub-Saharan Africa.
"Barbary" was almost never a unified political entity. From the sixteenth-century onwards, it was divided into the familiar political entities of Morocco, Algiers, Tunis, and Tripolitania (Tripoli). Major rulers during the sweet times of the barbary states' plundering parties were the Pasha or Dey of Algiers, the Bey of Tunis and the Bey of Tripoli, all very good subjects who were anxious to get rid of the Ottoman sultan, but were de facto independent rulers.
Before then the territory was usually divided between Ifriqiya, Morocco, and a west-central Algerian state centered on Tlemcen or Tiaret. Powerful dynasties such as the Almohads, and briefly the Hafsids, occasionally unified it for short periods. From a European perspective, its "capital" or chief city was often considered to be Tripoli, in modern-day Libya, although Algiers in Algeria, and Tangiers in Morocco, were also sometimes seen as its "capital" by Europeans of the era.
The first United States military action overseas, executed by the U.S. Marines and Navy, was the Battle of Derne, Tripoli, in 1805. It was an effort to destroy all of the Barbary pirates, free the American prisoners in captivity, and put an end to piracy acts between these warring tribes on the part of the Barbary states. The opening line of the "Marine's Hymn" refers to this action: "From the halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli..."
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The Barbary Coast of Africa is along which body of water?
The answer to your question is the Mediterranean Sea.
From the 16th to the 18th centuries pirates attacked ships along the coast of north Africa what name is the coast known?
The Barbary coast
On which continent is Libya located?
Africa - along the Mediterranean coast.
What mountain range is located along Africa's northwestern coast its southwestern coast?
The Atlas Mountains are located along Africa's northwestern coast, stretching through Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia. The Drakensberg Mountains are found along Africa's southwestern coast in South Africa and Lesotho.
Libya is located on the coast of which continent?
The country of Libya is in north Africa - along the Mediterranean coast
What large desert runs along Africa's southwestern coast?
The Namib Desert is located on the southwestern coast of Africa,
What is the desert called that runs along Africa's southwestern coast?
The Namib Desert is located on Africa's southwestern coast.
What is the name or the desert that runs along Africa's southwestern coast?
The Namib Desert is located on the southwestern coast of Africa.
What had caused American war with Tripoli?
Thomas Jefferson sent the Marines to Tripoli because Pirates were attacking U.S. shipping along the northern coast of Africa. The independent Ottoman states of Morocco, Tunis, and Algiers, known collectively as the Barbary Coast, were the home to the Barbary Pirates. The first Barbary War was from 1801-1805.
Which mountain range is located along Africa's southeastern coast?
Drakensberg
What countries make up the Barbary Coast?
The Barbary Coast refers to the North African region along the Mediterranean coast, including present-day countries such as Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and Libya.
Which coast of Africa are Kenya Somalia and Tanzania on?
The east coast is the coast of Africa on which the countries Kenya, Somalia and Tanzania are found.Specifically, Kenya and Tanzania are found along the southeastern coast of Africa. Kenya borders Tanzania, which borders Somalia. Somalia is located along the northeastern coast, in the bulge that historically is called "The land of the Berbers" and "The horn of Africa."
