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New Year's Day
(Encyclopedia) New Year's Day, among ancient peoples the first day of the year frequently corresponded to the vernal or autumnal equinox, or to the summer or winter solstice. In the Middle Ages it…Narayanganj
(Encyclopedia) Narayanganj or NarayungunjNarayungunjboth: näräˈyəngənj [key], city (1991 pop. 296,000), E central Bangladesh, at the confluence of the Lakhya and Dhaleshwari rivers. It is the river…Lakshadweep
(Encyclopedia) LakshadweepLakshadweepləkshädˈwēpˌ [key], union territory (2001 provisional pop. 60,595), 11 sq mi (28 sq km), SW India, consisting of the Laccadive, Minicoy, and Amindivi islands in…Chishti, Muin ad-Din Hasan
(Encyclopedia) Chishti, Muin ad-Din HasanChishti, Muin ad-Din Hasanm&oomacr;ēnˈ äd-dĭn häsänˈ chĭshˈtē [key], 1142–1236, Indian Muslim saint, b. Sistan, Persia. He founded a Sufi mystic order…Prithvi Raj
(Encyclopedia) Prithvi RajPrithvi Rajprĭtˈvē räj [key], d. 1192, ruler of the Chauan dynasty of N India. A great warrior, he later became the subject of many romantic epics, including the Chand Raisa…Bukhari, Muhammad ibn Ismail, al-
(Encyclopedia) Bukhari, Muhammad ibn Ismail, al-Bukhari, Muhammad ibn Ismail, al-b&oomacr;k-härēˈ [key] (c.810–70), Arabic scholar, b. Bukhara. He traveled widely over Muslim regions and made an…Dagestan Republic
(Encyclopedia) Dagestan Republic or Daghestan Republic Dagestan Republic dägəstänˈ [key],…Mzab
(Encyclopedia) MzabMzabəmzäbˈ [key], stony, barren valley, Algeria, in the N Sahara. It was settled c.1000 by members of an austere Muslim sect, the Kharijites. The inhabitants, called Mozabites, dug…Mathura
(Encyclopedia) MathuraMathuramăˈth&oobreve;rä, mŭˈtrə [key] or MuttraMuttramŭˈtrə [key], city (1991 pop. 235,922), Uttar Pradesh state, N central India, on the Yamuna River. An agricultural…Idris I
(Encyclopedia) Idris I, 1890–1983, king of Libya (1951–69). A grandson of the founder of the Sanusi Muslim sect, he became leader of the group in 1917. He was acknowledged (1920) by the Italians as…Trending
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