Geography of East Africa

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Gulf of Aden

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Narrow water passage between Yemen and northeastern Africa

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Meroe

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Capital of the Kush Dynasty in southern Nubia

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Mombasa

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A city in southeastern Kenya, located on a small coastal island

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Sudan

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Pronounced (sue DAN)

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South Sudan

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Location to memorize on the map

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Kenya

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Location to memorize on the map

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Somalia

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Pronounced (so MAL ee uh)

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Eritrea

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Pronounced (ear a TREE uh)

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Djibouti

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Pronounced (jib BOOT tee)

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Axum (Aksum) Empire

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Founded in Ethiopia; destroyed the city of Meroe and defeated the kingdom of Kush; had control over the mouth of the Red Sea, which was a trade center; Christianity became popular through this empire.