Eastern Arabic Numerals - North Africa

North Africa

In present-day North Africa, excluding Egypt and Sudan, Western Arabic numerals (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) are used; in medieval times, a slightly different set (from which, via Italy, Western "Arabic numerals" derive) was used.

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