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- Veronica Franco (1937 bytes)
3: ... badly, and she chose to leave her husband. In order to support herself she turned to the profession ...
5: ...riters into anthologies. She also founded and funded a charity for courtesans and their children.
7: ...without hardship. In 1575, a year of the [[Black Death]], she was forced to leave Venice and lost muc...
9: The life and times of Veronica Franco were made into the 1998 movie, "Dangerous Beauty". - Mary, the mother of Jesus (30135 bytes)
8: ... figure of Mary, and the centuries of Marian cult derived from the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Chris...
11: ...Annunciation]] to Mary. Painting by [[El Greco]] (1575)]]
13: ... strangers (Luke 2:6, 7). But as the inn was crowded, Mary had to retire to a place among the cattle.
15: ...rs only one event in the history of Jesus is recorded: his going up to [[Jerusalem]] when twelve years...
17: ... and other women (John 19:26). Mary cradling the dead body of her son is a common motif in art, calle... - Adam and Eve (8913 bytes)
2: ...art of Genesis is read and how it is interpreted. Depending on which tradition is believed, she may or...
6: ...wwāh in Tiberian Hebrew, and حواء (Ḥawwāʾ) in Arabic—...
12: ...k print portraying Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden with many of the "lower creatures."]]
15: ...f Eden to cultivate it, and to enjoy its fruits under this one prohibition: "Of the tree of the knowle...
17: ...ow "the eyes of them both were opened" and they made aprons of [[fig]] leaves to cover themselves. - Cairo (12536 bytes)
2: ...he world. Cairo is located at 30°2' North, 31°13' East (30.03333, 31.21667). [http://earth-inf...
6: ...ere by troops sent from Cairo. ([[Mongols]], Crusaders & Ottomans are examples)
11: ...20040617.jpg|thumb|left|200px|This Envisat ASAR Wide-Swath radar multicolour composite image is focuse...
14: ...aks into three branches into the low-lying [[Nile Delta]] region.
16: ...ro is dominated by the government buildings and modern architecture, the eastern half is filled with h... - Egypt (18830 bytes)
1: ...ackground: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
2: ...1585;يّة مصرالعربيّة...
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21: | '''Other widely spoken languages'''
27: | '''[[President of Egypt|President]]''' - Nile (13738 bytes)
4: The '''Nile''' ([[Arabic language|Arabic]]: النيل ''an-nīl''), in...
12: ... River|Amazon]] still remains the subject of much debate. This is, for the most part, due to two reaso...
24: ...lthough the lake itself has feeder rivers of considerable size from the other [[Great Lakes (Africa)|G...
26: ...Abyad, or the [[White Nile]], from the clay suspended in its waters. From there, the river flows to [...
32: ...[[:Image:Nile River and delta from orbit.jpg|Nile delta]])]] - Alexandria (28378 bytes)
1: ...lexandria''' (in [[Arabic language|Arabic]], '''الإسكندر...
3: ...ntry's capital was ended, and it fell into a long decline, which by the late [[Ottoman]] period had se...
5: ...|right|Alexandria's state-of-the-art [[library]], designed by [[Christoph Kapellar]], was inaugurated ...
16: * The modern city from [[1798]] (red).
19: ...in. Alexander's seers, and in particular [[Aristander of Telmessus]], interpreted this as an omen that... - United Arab Emirates (10825 bytes)
2: ...ween the British and some Arab [[sheikh]]s. It borders [[Oman]] and [[Saudi Arabia]].<!--
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8: ...1604;عربيّة المتّحدة...
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15: ...h="165px" | <font size="-1">([[Flag of the UAE|In Detail]])</font> - Algeria (16548 bytes)
1: ...stern Sahara]], in the west. The name Algeria is derived from the name of the city of Algiers; from t...
2: ...ackground: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
3: ...1605;قراطية الشعبية'''<br>...
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11: ...gn="center" width="140px" | ([[Flag of Algeria|In Detail]]) - Jordan (20715 bytes)
1: ...the coastlines of the [[Gulf of Aqaba]] and the [[Dead Sea]]. Jordan's main religion is [[Islam]] and ...
2: ...ackground: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
3: ...1617;يّة الهاشميّة<br>(Al Mamlak...
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11: ...ign="center" width="140px" | ([[Flag of Jordan|In Detail]]) - Iraq (19222 bytes)
1: ...ingdom|British]] forces which drove the former leader [[Saddam Hussein]] and his [[Ba'ath Party]] from...
2: ...ackground: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
3: ...1585;ية العراقية'''<br>'''(Al-Jumhuriyah Al-...
6: {| border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="backg...
10: ...align="center" width="140px" | ([[Flag of Iraq|In Detail]]) || align="center" width="140px" | ([[Coat ... - Brunei (7197 bytes)
1: ... the [[South China Sea]], it is completely surrounded by [[East Malaysia]].
4: ...ackground: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
5: ...#1583;ارالسلام<br>Negara Brunei Darussalam'''</big></big...
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13: ...ign="center" width="140px" | ([[Flag of Brunei|In Detail]]) - Lebanon (34225 bytes)
2: ...along the [[Mediterranean Sea]] (on the west), bordered by [[Syria]] on the east and north, and [[Isra...
3: ...ackground: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
4: ...1617;ة اللبنانيّة<br>(Al Jumhuriyah al...
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11: ...lign="center" width="140" | ([[Flag of Lebanon|In Detail]]) - Israel (51605 bytes)
1: ...ba]] (also known as Gulf of [[Eilat]]), and the [[Dead Sea]].
6: ...1583;ولة اسرائيل<br>("Dawlat Israil") |
16: government_type = [[Parliamentary democracy]] |
17: leader_titles = [[Prime Minister]]<br>[[President]] |
18: leader_names = [[Ariel Sharon]]<br>[[Moshe Katsav]] | - Afghanistan (23568 bytes)
1: ...cluded as a part of the [[Middle East]]. It is bordered by [[Iran]] in the west, [[Pakistan]] in the s...
3: ... ''Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan''. Under its new [[Constitution of Afghanistan|constituti...
4: ...ackground: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse;"
5: ...#1575;فغانستان'''<br>'''Da Afghanistan Islami Dawlat'''<...
8: {| border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" - Sudan (18856 bytes)
2: ...ast, [[Kenya]] and [[Uganda]] to the southeast, [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] and the [[Central...
8: ...1610;ة السودان <br> Jumhuriyat as-Sudan |
19: ...s = [[List of Presidents of Sudan|President]] |
20: leader_names = [[Umar Hasan Ahmad al-Bashir...
24: area_magnitude = 1 E12 | - Malaysia (27892 bytes)
1: ...ia]]. It consists of two geographical regions divided by the [[South China Sea]]:
3: ...sular Malaysia, Malay Peninsula) shares a land border on the north with [[Thailand]] and is [[Johor#Li...
5: ... is bordered to the south by [[Indonesia]] and borders the Sultanate of [[Brunei]] on the east, south,...
7: ...ackground: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
8: ...1575;ن مليسيا'''</big></big> - Kuwait (15932 bytes)
4: ...ackground: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
5: |+<big><big>'''دولة الكويت<br>(Dawlat al...
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12: ...ign="center" width="140px" | ([[Flag of Kuwait|In Detail]])
37: ...ion]]'''<br> - Total ([[2001]])<br> - [[Density]] - Angola (15614 bytes)
1: ...a''' ([[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]: ''Rep?a de Angola'').<!--
7: native_name = Rep?a de Angola |
11: ... = Virtus Unita Fortior ([[Latin]]: Unity Provides Strength) |
17: government_type = [[Multi-party]] [[democracy]] |
18: leader_titles = [[President of Angola|Head of State]] <br> [[Prime Minister... - Giraffe (8140 bytes)
16: Native to [[Africa]], the giraffe is related to [[deer]] and [[cattle]], but is placed in a separate f...
20: ...ight white lines. The blocks may sometimes appear deep red and may also cover the legs. Range: northea...
24: ...n an off-white background and no spots on inner sides of the legs or below the hocks. Range: eastern S...
25: ... brown, blotched or rectangular spots with poorly defined cream lines. Hocks may be spotted. Range: Ug...
26: ...th African Giraffe (''G.c. giraffa'') — rounded or blotched spots, some with star-like extension...
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