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- Veronica Franco (1937 bytes)
3: ... consort with some of the leading notables of her day. She even had a brief liaison with King Henri I...
5: ...ze rime'' and ''Lettere familiari a diversi'', in 1575 and 1580, respectively. She published books of le...
7: ...onica Franco's life was not without hardship. In 1575, a year of the [[Black Death]], she was forced to...
9: ...f Veronica Franco were made into the 1998 movie, "Dangerous Beauty".
19: ...discussion is at http://www.usfca.edu/pj/articles/dangerousbeauty.htm - Mary, the mother of Jesus (30135 bytes)
11: ...Annunciation]] to Mary. Painting by [[El Greco]] (1575)]]
17: ...e cross along with her sister Mary, and [[Mary Magdalene]], [[Salome (disciple)|Salome]] and other wom...
19: ...ople in the Upper Room after the Ascension on the day of [[Pentecost]], she is one of the handful who ...
25: ...French, Spanish, and Italian, is rendered ''Notre Dame'', ''Nuestra Señora'', and ''Madonna'' r...
27: ...ome Orthodox and Catholic Christians, she was the daughter of [[Joachim]] and [[Saint Anne|Anna]]. Bef... - Adam and Eve (8913 bytes)
1: ...stine Chapel.png|250px|thumb|right|''God creates Adam'', by [[Michelangelo]]. The mural on the ceiling...
2: ...may or may not have been the [[first woman]], or Adam's first wife.
4: ...dash;אָדָם in [[Standard Hebrew]],
5: ...וָּה (Ḥavva) in Standard Hebrew,
6: ...#1575;ء (Ḥawwāʾ) in Arabic—means "[[Life|living]]." - Cairo (12536 bytes)
2: ...[Arabic language|Arabic]]: القاهرة; [[romanization|romanized]]...
6: ...y of the name evolved into the title "Qahirat Al Adaa" meaning "subduer of the enemies". This title wa...
11: ...g|thumb|left|200px|This Envisat ASAR Wide-Swath radar multicolour composite image is focused over the ...
18: ...idges link the Nile islands of [[Gezira]] and [[Roda]], where many government buildings are located an...
32: ...et [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] which was rising on the day the city was founded. - Egypt (18830 bytes)
2: ...1585;يّة مصرالعربيّة...
58: ...ares land borders with [[Libya]] to the west, [[Sudan]] to the south, and [[Israel]] to the northeast....
62: ...particularly large number of ancient artifacts. Today, Egypt is widely regarded as the main political ...
82: ...g the assassination of former President [[Anwar Sadat]] on [[October 6]] [[1981]]. President Mubarak i...
84: ...e Prime Minister. Egypt holds regular single-candidate presidential and multi-party parliamentary elec... - Nile (13738 bytes)
2: ...[Africa]]|the [[Mediterranean]]||[[Uganda]] - [[Sudan]] - [[Egypt]]}}
4: The '''Nile''' ([[Arabic language|Arabic]]: النيل ''an-nīl''), in...
8: ...from the word ''Neilos'' (Νειλος), a Greek name for the Nile. A...
12: ...m its halfway mark at the [[Atbara River]] in [[Sudan]] all the way to the [[Mediterranean Sea]].
14: If the remote headstream — the Ruvyironza — is taken as the beginning and followed to the ... - Alexandria (28378 bytes)
1: ...nd largest city, and the capital of the [[Al Iskandariyah]] governate. It is located at {{coor dm|31|...
3: ... [[Hellenistic civilization|Hellenistic]] world — second only to [[Rome]] in size and wealth thr...
13: * The [[#Foundation|Ptolemaic era]] which starts with the foundin...
18: === Foundation ===
19: ...er the Great]] in or around [[334 BC]] (the exact date is disputed). Alexander's chief architect for t... - United Arab Emirates (10825 bytes)
8: ...Imārāt al-‘Arabīyah al-Muttahidah'''</big>
21: ...yle="background: #ffffff;" | [[image:LocationUnitedArabEmirates.png]]
61: ... [[Sharjah]], [[Dubai]], and [[Umm al-Qaiwain]] — merged to form the United Arab Emirates. They ...
67: ...Zayed Al Nahayan]] was elected president the next day.
71: ...rincipalities to a modern state with a high [[standard of living]]. The country's per capita GDP is no... - Algeria (16548 bytes)
3: ...1605;قراطية الشعبية'''<br>...
23: ...lgiers]] الجزائر<br><small>(El Djazaﲬ Al-Jazੲ)<...
40: | '''[[National Day]]''' || [[1 November]]
44: ...y]]''' || [[Algerian dinar|Algerian dinar <small>(DA)</small>]] = 100 [[centimes]]
60: ...dependent again in much of the area, while the Vandals took over parts until expelled by [[Justinian]]... - Jordan (20715 bytes)
1: ...of the [[Gulf of Aqaba]] and the [[Dead Sea]]. Jordan's main religion is [[Islam]] and its main langua...
3: ...1617;يّة الهاشميّة<br>(Al Mamlak...
8: | align="center" width="140px" | [[Image:Jordan flag large.png|125px|]]
9: ...[Image:Hashemitearms.jpg|100px|Coat of Arms of Jordan]]
11: | align="center" width="140px" | ([[Flag of Jordan|In Detail]]) - Iraq (19222 bytes)
1: ...itish]] forces which drove the former leader [[Saddam Hussein]] and his [[Ba'ath Party]] from power. ...
3: ...1585;ية العراقية'''<br>'''(Al-Jumhuriyah Al-...
19: | '''[[Capital]]''' || [[Baghdad]]
49: ...] came to power (both groups were repressed by Saddam's government), although the Sunnis are now under...
54: ...were elected for 4-year terms. No non-Ba'ath candidates were allowed to run. - Brunei (7197 bytes)
1: ...Brunei''', more commonly referred to as '''Brunei Darussalam''' or simply '''Brunei''', is a [[petrole...
5: ...604;سلام<br>Negara Brunei Darussalam'''</big></big>
17: ...]] (translation): Always in service with God's guidance''</small>
23: | '''[[Capital]]''' || [[Bandar Seri Begawan]]
65: ...unei is divided into four [[district]]s, called ''daerah''. These are: - Lebanon (34225 bytes)
4: ...1617;ة اللبنانيّة<br>(Al Jumhuriyah al...
51: | [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]] +2 ([[Daylight Saving Time|DST +3]])
57: | [[Lebanon Cedar]]
71: Lebanon is one of the fifteen present-day countries that comprise what is considered to be...
73: ...andated]] the five provinces that make up present-day Lebanon to [[France]]. - Israel (51605 bytes)
1: ...orders the states of [[Lebanon]], [[Syria]], [[Jordan]], and [[Egypt]] (listed clockwise from north to...
6: ...5;سرائيل<br>("Dawlat Israil") |
38: established_dates = From the League of Nations mandate administered by the [[United Kingdom]]<br>[[May...
60: ...Emperor [[Hadrian]] renamed ''Provincia [[Judea|Judaea]]'' to ''Provincia [[Syria Palaestina]]'', a Gr...
62: ...he [[Mishnah]] and [[Jerusalem Talmud]], two of Judaism's most important religious texts, were compose... - Afghanistan (23568 bytes)
1: ...#1575;فغانستان) is a country in [[Central Asia]] and is ...
5: ...6;'''<br>'''Da Afghanistan Islami Dawlat'''<br>'''Dawlat-e Eslami-e Afghanestan'''</big>
21: ...[Persian language|Persian]] ([[Dari (Afghanistan)|Dari]]),<br>[[Pashtu]]
38: | '''[[National Day]]''' || [[19 August]]
60: ...turbulent history. Through the ages, the region today known as ''Afghanistan'' has been occupied by ma... - Sudan (18856 bytes)
2: ...and [[Ethiopia]] to the east, [[Kenya]] and [[Uganda]] to the southeast, [[Democratic Republic of the ...
8: ...ودان <br> Jumhuriyat as-Sudan |
9: common_name = Sudan |
10: image_flag = Sudan flag large.png |
11: image_coat = Sudan coa.png | - Malaysia (27892 bytes)
8: ...1575;ن مليسيا'''</big></big>
34: | [[Abdullah Ahmad Badawi]]
42: | '''[[Independence]]'''<br> - Date
76: ...clude [[Langkasuka]] and [[Lembah Bujang]] in [[Kedah]], as well as [[Beruas]] and [[Gangga Negara]] i...
82: ...s a commercial outpost granted by the Sultan of Kedah. Malacca came into British hands after the Anglo... - Kuwait (15932 bytes)
5: ...7; الكويت<br>(Dawlat al Kuwayt)'''</big></big>
29: | [[Saad al-Abdallah al-Salim Al Sabah|Saad Al Sabah]]
70: ...uwait was invaded and annexed by Iraq (under [[Saddam Hussein]]) in August [[1990]]. Hussein's primar...
72: ...g Kuwait International Airport) were also severly damaged during the war . Kuwait now remains under th...
148: ...oad system that is well developed by regional standards. Roads total 4,450 km (2,765 mi), of which 81 ... - Angola (15614 bytes)
1: ...Atlantic Ocean]]. The [[exclave]] province [[Cabinda]] has a border with [[Republic of the Congo|Congo...
15: capital = [[Luanda]] |
19: ...ernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos|Fernando da Piedade <br> Dias dos Santos]]|
20: largest_city = [[Luanda]] |
39: established_dates = [[November 11]] [[1975]] | - Giraffe (8140 bytes)
5: {{Taxobox_phylum_entry | taxon = [[Chordata]]}}
7: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[Artiodactyla]]}}
8: {{Taxobox_familia_entry | taxon = [[Giraffidae]]}}
10: {{Taxobox_species_entry | taxon = '''''camelopardalis'''''}}
12: ...lis | author=[[Linnaeus (taxonomy) | Linnaeus]] | date=[[1758]]}}
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