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- Politics of Iran (8863 bytes)
1: ...hi'a Islam]] of the Twelver ([[Jaafari]]) sect is Iran's official religion.
4: ...h Iran, [[Switzerland]] handles U.S. interests in Iran.
6: ...d internationally, although there are claims that Iran still remains a sponsor of terrorism.
8: ...dayeen]], and the [[Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran|Kurdish Democratic Party]].
10: ...ncils]] and 34,205 [[City and Village Councils of Iran|village councils]] were up for election. In [[Teh...
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- Mesopotamia (2719 bytes)
2: ...;α, translated from [[Old Persian]] ''Miyanrudan'' "the Land between the Rivers" or the [[Aramaic...
6: ... and the metropol [[Ctesiphon]], the capital of [[Iran|Persia]], was situated in Mesopotamia. - Persepolis (15450 bytes)
2: ...ire]], situated some 70 km northeast of [[Shiraz, Iran|Shiraz]], not far from where the small river Pulw...
6: ... number of colossal buildings, all constructed of dark-grey marble from the adjacent mountain. The sto...
8: ...y declared in its inscription to be the tomb of [[Darius Hystaspis]], concerning whom [[Ctesias]] rela...
12: ..., if not his, then that of [[Darius III of Persia|Darius III]] (Codomannus), who is one of those whose...
16: [[Image:proskynesis.jpg|thumb|300px|Darius the Great]] - Ibn Battuta (16481 bytes)
2: ...he known Islamic world, extending also to present-day [[India]], the [[Maldives]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[So...
4: ...natively be rendered '''ibn Batuta''', '''ibn Batuda''' or '''ibn Battutah'''. He is also sometimes kn...
6: ...Juzayy]], whom he had met while in [[Granada|Granada]]. This account, recorded by Ibn Juzayy and inter...
8: ... about Ibn Battuta's life comes from one source – Ibn Battuta himself (via Ibn Juzayy). In place...
11: ...tely) twenty Ibn Battuta went on a ''[[hajj]]'' – a pilgrimage to [[Mecca]]. Once done, however,... - November 4 (10686 bytes)
2: ...p year]]s) in the [[Gregorian Calendar]], with 57 days remaining.
4: {{NovemberCalendar}}
7: ... captures [[Antwerp (city)|Antwerp]] (after three days the city was nearly destroyed).
33: * [[1979]] - [[Iran hostage crisis]] begins: [[Iran]]ian radicals, mostly students, invade the [[Unit...
35: ...�tien]] takes office as [[Prime Minister of Canada]]. - Zenobia (1693 bytes)
4: ...nce)|Syria]] and [[Asia Minor]]. By playing off [[Iran|Persia]] to the east against [[Rome]] to the west... - Condoleezza Rice (23116 bytes)
15: |'''Date of Birth'''
29: ... a vote of 85-13, and she was sworn in later that day.
34: ...s a high-school guidance counsellor, and was an ordained minister who preached on weekends; Rice's mot...
35: ...[http://www.wnyc.org/legacy/shows/madaboutmusic/madabout_transcript090701.html]
41: ...://www.publiceye.org/frontpage/OpEds/berlet_condi_dad.html] At age 15, Rice began classes with the goa... - Esther (5002 bytes)
2: ...505;ְתֵּר''', [[Standard Hebrew]] '''Ester''', [[Tiberian Hebrew]] '''&#...
5: ...age|Persian]] word ''satarah'' meaning [[star]] — the myrtle blossom resembles a twinkling star.
12: Esther was the daughter of Abihail, a [[Benjamin|Benjamite]]. She r...
14: ...rful deliverance. According to traditional Jewish dating this took place about fifty-two years after t...
16: ... and caution, combined with resolution; a dutiful daughter to her adopted father, docile and obedient ... - Hyacinth (flower) (2431 bytes)
6: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Liliopsida]]}}
17: ...to the eastern [[Mediterranean]] region east to [[Iran]] and [[Turkmenistan]]. They are named after the ... - Rose (15436 bytes)
6: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Magnoliopsida]]}}
10: ...box authority | author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]| date = [[1753]] }}
27: ...d, but a few (e.g. ''Rosa pimpinellifolia'') have dark purple to black hips. Each hip comprises an out...
29: ...reduce browsing by animals, but also possibly an adaptation to trap wind-blown [[sand]] and so reduce ...
33: ...originates from [[Persian language|Persian]] *''vrda''- via Greek ''rhodon'' "rose" (Aeolic ''wrodon''... - Jewellery (4234 bytes)
16: ...7000 BC]] - Uses of [[copper]] in [[Anatolia]], [[Iran]] and [[Eastern Europe]].
18: ...- [[Smelting]] technology for copper in Egypt and Iran.
21: * [[3000 BC]] - Egypt and Iran makeing simple [[hammer]]ed [[iron]] beads
35: * [[1000 BC]] - [[Iran|Persian]] sheet [[bronze]] work 0.05mm thick. - Carpet (15753 bytes)
10: ...pean flatwoven carpets include Venetian, Dutch, [[damask]], list, [[haircloth]], and [[ingrain]] (aka ...
30: ...urkey]], [[Northern Africa]], the [[Caucasus]], [[Iran]], [[Nepal]], [[Turkmenistan]], [[Tibetan rugs|Ti...
39: ...t has been proposed to be a product of either the Iranian [[Scythians]] or the [[Persian Empire|Persian]...
51: ...called [[Synagogue carpet]], is a unique survival dated to the 14th century. The earliest group of His...
57: ...nspired designs. Neoclassical designer [[Robert Adam]] supplied designs for both Moorfields and Axmin... - Balalaika (5108 bytes)
9: *secunda
16: ...nda balalaikas are ideally strung with gut (or, today, usually [[nylon]]) [[string]]s on the lower peg...
24: ...ong-necked [[chordophone]]s stem, including the [[Iran|Persia]]n [[sitar]], the [[Uzbek]] and [[Uyghur]]...
32: ...the multiple balalaika sizes and tunings in use today. He arranged many traditional Russian folk song...
50: * [http://www.bdaa.com/ Balalaika and Domra Association of America... - Ashoka (15187 bytes)
3: ...most of the [[Indian subcontinent]], from present day [[Afghanistan]] to [[Bengal]] and as far south a...
5: ... retrospect exceeds the boundaries of the present-day republic of India.
7: ...hines brightly like a bright star, even unto this day."
18: ...e he met Devi, who was his personal nurse and the daughter of a merchant from adjacent Vidisha. After ...
20: ...a. At that stage of his life, many called him Chanda Ashoka meaning murderer and heartless Ashoka. - Egypt (18830 bytes)
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 ...
69: ...ty, known as the Thirtieth Dynasty, fell to the [[Iran|Persia]]ns in [[341 BC]] who dug the predecessor ...
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... - 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... - Asia (16910 bytes)
6: ...oundary between Asia and Europe runs via the [[Dardanelles]], the [[Sea of Marmara]], the [[Bosphorus]...
80: ...ast]], which includes [[Syria]], [[Israel]], [[Jordan]], [[Lebanon]], [[Iraq]] and the Asian [[Biconti...
83: * The [[Iranian Plateau]], containing [[Iran]] and parts of other nations.
130: ...or, (although [[as of 2005]] there is no reliable data for Iraq or North Korea). Japan is the world's ...
158: ...n the developing Asia to take avantage of its abundant supply of cheap labor. - List of countries by continent (11037 bytes)
1: ...y]], [[list of countries by date of nationhood|by date of nationhood]] and by [[time zone]].
10: *[[Angola]] - [[Luanda]]
37: *[[Madagascar]] - [[Antananarivo]]
49: *[[Rwanda]] - [[Kigali]]
52: *[[Senegal]] - [[Dakar]] - Economy of Afghanistan (14517 bytes)
1: ...d and attention to raise Afghanistan's living standards up from its current status among the lowest in...
13: ...on network, which has deteriorated further due to damage and neglect resulting from war and the absenc...
21: ...are emerging with Central Asian states, Pakistan, Iran, the EU, and Japan. Afghanistan trades little wit...
25: ...of 8,200,000 m³ (290 million cubic feet) per day in the 1980s to a current low of about 600,000 m...
27: ...itted duty-free transit, routing of goods through Iran from the Gulf increased significantly. Shipments ... - List of national capitals (10847 bytes)
16: <tr><td>[[Amman]] <td>[[Jordan]]
17: <tr><td>[[Amsterdam]] <td>[[Netherlands]] (official)
20: <tr><td>[[Antananarivo]] <td>[[Madagascar]]
28: <tr><td>[[Baghdad]] <td>[[Iraq]]
31: ...r><td>[[Bandar Seri Begawan]] <td>[[Brunei|Brunei Darussalam]] - 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...
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