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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:religious_organization
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gptkbp:culturalSignificance
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Islamic architecture
Islamic education
Islamic law (Sharia) in some regions
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gptkbp:denomination
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gptkb:Shia
gptkb:Sufism
gptkb:Sunni
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gptkbp:festivalsObserved
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gptkb:Eid_al-Adha
gptkb:Eid_al-Fitr
gptkb:festival
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gptkbp:historicalArrival
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7th century
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gptkbp:historicalSpread
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gptkb:Trans-Saharan_trade
Islamic empires
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Muslims in West Africa
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gptkbp:languageSpoken
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gptkb:Arabic
gptkb:French
gptkb:Wolof
gptkb:Fulfulde
English
Bambara
Hausa
Mandinka
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gptkbp:mainSufiOrders
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gptkb:Qadiriyya
gptkb:Tijaniyya
gptkb:Mouride
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gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy
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gptkb:Guinea
gptkb:Mali
gptkb:Mauritania
gptkb:Niger
gptkb:Senegal
The Gambia
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gptkbp:minorityIn
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gptkb:Benin
gptkb:Burkina_Faso
gptkb:Cape_Verde
gptkb:Ghana
gptkb:Ivory_Coast
gptkb:Liberia
gptkb:Nigeria
gptkb:Sierra_Leone
gptkb:Togo
gptkb:Guinea-Bissau
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gptkbp:notableFigure
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gptkb:Mansa_Musa
gptkb:Usman_dan_Fodio
gptkb:El_Hadj_Umar_Tall
gptkb:Sheikh_Amadou_Bamba
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gptkbp:notableRuler
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gptkb:Kanem-Bornu_Empire
gptkb:Sokoto_Caliphate
Mali Empire
Songhai Empire
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gptkbp:population
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about 50% of West Africa
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gptkbp:populationEstimate
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over 100 million
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gptkbp:region
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gptkb:West_Africa
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gptkbp:religion
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gptkb:Islam
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Warsh_an_Nafi'
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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