What does the name Maghreb mean in Arabic?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. The west
- Step 1: Arabs called the lands west of Egypt the Maghreb, the place of sunset. Step 2. Compare each option with this fact and discard those that conflict with it. Answer: The west. Why not the others: The coast, The mountains and The desert do not fit the fact above; they describe different things or do not match the question.
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