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Farah, Nuruddin

(Encyclopedia) Farah, Nuruddin, 1945–, Somali novelist, playwright, and essayist. Educated in Ethiopia, India, and England, he writes in English. His first novel, From a Crooked Rib (1970), was about…

Farah

(Encyclopedia) Farah Farah färäˈ [key], town, capital of Farah prov., W Afghanistan, on the Farah River…

Hamun-i-Helmand

(Encyclopedia) Hamun-i-HelmandHamun-i-Helmandhäm&oomacr;nˈ-ē-hĕlˈmänd [key] or Sistan LakeHamun-i-Helmandsēstänˈ [key], marshy lake in the Sistan, c.5,000 sq mi (12,950 sq km), on the Iran-…

El Paso

(Encyclopedia) El Paso El Paso ĕl păˈsō [key], city (2020 pop. 678,815), seat of El Paso co., extreme W Tex., on…

Mesopotamia

(Encyclopedia) MesopotamiaMesopotamiamĕsˌəpətāˈmēə [Gr.,=between rivers], ancient region of Asia, the territory about the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, included in modern Iraq. The region extends from…

Farr, Jamie

(Jameel Joseph Farah)actorBirthplace: Toledo, OhioBorn: 7/1/34

December 2019 Current Events: World News

Top of Page US News | Science & Technology News | Disaster News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the world…