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Gezira, Al
(Encyclopedia) Gezira, AlGezira, Aläl jəzēˈrə [key], or Al JazirahGezira, Aläl jäzēˈrä [key], region, SE Sudan, occupying the tract between the White and Blue Niles south of their convergence at…Ghor, the
(Encyclopedia) Ghor, the, Arabic Al Ghawr, region of the Jordan Valley, c.70 mi (110 km) long, between the Sea of Galilee (Lake Tiberias) and the Dead Sea, on the border of Jordan and Israel and the…Harar
(Encyclopedia) Harar or Harrar Harar both: häˈrər [key], city, capital of Harar region, E central Ethiopia, at an…harem
(Encyclopedia) haremharemhârˈəm [key] [Arabic], term applied to women's apartments in a Muslim household. In the ancient Arab world women enjoyed a certain amount of freedom. However, with the advent…Deneb
(Encyclopedia) DenebDenebdĕnˈĕb [key], brightest star in the constellation Cygnus; Bayer designation Alpha Cygni; 1992 position R.A. 20h41.2m, Dec. +45°15′. It is a white supergiant of spectral class…Fomalhaut
(Encyclopedia) FomalhautFomalhautfōˈməlhôtˌ [key], brightest star in the constellation Piscis Austrinus (southern fish); Bayer designation Alpha Piscis Austrini; 1992 position R.A. 22h57.3m, Dec. −29…Volney, Constantin François de Chassebœuf, comte de
(Encyclopedia) Volney, Constantin François de Chassebœuf, comte deVolney, Constantin François de Chassebœuf, comte dekôNstäNtăNˈ fräNswäˈ də shäsböfˈ kôNt də vôlnāˈ [key], 1757–1820, French scholar.…Taormina
(Encyclopedia) TaorminaTaorminatäōrmēˈnä [key], town (1991 pop. 10,120), E Sicily, Italy, overlooking the Ionian Sea and at the foot of Mt. Etna. It commands a magificent view and is a world-famous…Sadi
(Encyclopedia) Sadi or SaadiSadiboth: säˈdē [key], Persian poet, 1184–1291. b. Shiraz. Orphaned at an early age, Sadi studied in Baghdad, where he met Suhrawardi, a major Sufi figure. Having to flee…Syriac
(Encyclopedia) SyriacSyriacsērˈēăkˌ [key], late dialect of Aramaic, which is a West Semitic language (see Afroasiatic languages). The early Christians of Mesopotamia and Syria gave the Greek name…Trending
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