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Introduction There is no easy answer to the question "what is African art". On this page of Interesting Africa Facts we will try to give as simple an answer as is possible. In order to begin to answer this question you have to ask another question which is "who do you consider African". The answer to this question is not as simple as you may initially think. Consider the following points: Are the Europeans that have migrated to Africa over several centuries true Africans? Are the various people of northern Africa truly Africans? Do you consider ancient Egyptians to be African? Are the many people of African origins that live outside of Africa truly Africans? Some of these people’s ancestors left Africa centuries ago. There can be points made to include all of the above groups and arguments made to exclude all of the groups listed above. However, for our sake here we will generally consider African art to be the art ...

Interesting Africa Facts - Africa Landforms The longest river in the world, the Nile (4,132 miles), is located in Africa. Africa has the world's largest desert, the Sahara, which is almost the size of the United States. Victoria Falls is the largest waterfall in Africa; it is 355 feet high and one mile wide. Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain on the continent. It towers over 19,300 feet, which is so tall that glaciers can be found at its summit even though the mountain is near the equator. Madagascar is the largest island in Africa and the fourth largest island in the world. It is in the Indian Ocean off the East coast of Africa. Interesting Africa Facts - The continent Africa is the second largest continent on earth, approximately 11.7 million square miles. Africa straddles the equator and is the only continent to extend from the northern temperate zone to the southern temperate zone. Africa is the hottest continent on earth. Sudan is Africa's larg...