10 Interesting Africa Facts

The people who really like to know about African continent may read the following Africa facts below. Africa is always considered as hot and dry continent, but you need to know some quality of this continent that you will never see before. Let’s have a look at the 10 interesting African facts.

1.Pyramids

Let’s begin the first African facts with the pyramid. This building has been an icon for many years to Africa. You will think that when you want to see pyramid you have to go to Egypt. Here I will tell you that Sudan actually has more pyramids to enjoy than Egypt.

 

2.The longest train

Africa is the home to the longest train in the world. It is located on Mauritania. The train is functioned to carry the iron ore from Nouadhibu to Zouerate. The length of the train is counted up to 3 kilometer of 1.8 miles used to cover 700-kilometer destination.

 

3. Tunisia

If you have watched Star Wars, you may need to remind that the Luke Sky Walker’s home has been build in one of the African countries called as Tunisia. The desert of Tunisia has been functioned as Planet Tatooine in the movie.

 

4.Lake Malawi

For the people who really love to enjoy the water feature may need to go to the Lake Malawi especially if you just have limited budget to spend. This lake is considered as the cheapest water attraction in the world. There are varieties of fish that you can enjoy.

 

5.Luxor

The fifth aspect of the African facts is about the Luxor. Riding a balloon all over Africa will be an enticing activity to enjoy, but you will find that it is impossible for anyone to ride a hot balloon above the valley of the King as well as Luxor in Egypt.

 

6.African wildlife

Based on the Africa facts, this continent is notorious because its wildlife. If you want to enjoy the appearance of all kinds of animals, you do not need to use a car or a tram, the operators usually allow you to ride camels, horses, or elephants.

 

7.Cape Town

You should never think that you can only find penguins on the North or South Pole. Penguins also live in Boulder Beach in Cape Town. They really like to sit and swim on the beach.

 

8.Ethiopian calendar

The Ethiopian people have their own calendar. Compared to the Gregorian calendar, you may see that it is seven and a half year behind that existing calendar.

 

9.Asmara

All of the African countries in this continent are not always serve you with African culture quality. If you come to Eritrea located on Asmara, you can enjoy the 1930 Italian architecture in some cafes there.

 

10.Morocco

Africa is a very hot country, but you will never think in your mind that you can perform skiing there. In morocco, you can enjoy the skiing activity as well as the snow on the mountain.

Have you realized the interesting point of the facts about Africa?