Toponymy of Maghreb
The toponymy of Maghreb is the product of ancient civilizations, invasions, and migrations of multiple peoples of different origins and languages, recorded primarily via Berber, Arabic, Spanish, and French traditions, but also certain influence of Phoenicians, Ancient Greeks, and the Ancient Rome. The recorded names were often distorted due to imperfection of medieval recording the pronunciation of Berber toponyms by Arabs and further by inadequacy of the records of French colonial administration of the territories of Maghreb (Tunisia, Lybia, Algeria, Morocco, Western Sahara, and Mauretania).