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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: ... the [[Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran|Kurdish Democratic Party]].
10: ...tives over reformists. This swing was caused by widespread abstention from the local elections. In Teh...
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- Mesopotamia (2719 bytes)
2: ...ding lowland territories bounded by the [[Arabian Desert]] to the west and south, the [[Persian Gulf]]...
6: ... and the metropol [[Ctesiphon]], the capital of [[Iran|Persia]], was situated in Mesopotamia.
18: Early cities in this region include:
19: ...:Mesopotamia_2.jpg|thumb|350px|Writing|Image provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipar...
27: ** [[Agade]] - Persepolis (15450 bytes)
2: ...ire]], situated some 70 km northeast of [[Shiraz, Iran|Shiraz]], not far from where the small river Pulw...
6: ...eyond dispute at least since the time of [[Pietro della Valle]].
8: ...nd one of those at ''Nakshi Rustam'' is expressly declared in its inscription to be the tomb of [[Dari...
12: ...ngs buried at ''Nakshi Rustam'' are probably, besides Darius, [[Xerxes I]], [[Artaxerxes I]] and [[Dar...
18: ...he city until it was taken and plundered by Alexander the Great. - Ibn Battuta (16481 bytes)
2: ...orer]], whose account documents his travels and side-excursions over a period of almost thirty years, ...
4: His name may alternatively be rendered '''ibn Batuta''', '''ibn Batuda''' or '''ibn B...
6: ...lated as ''A Gift to Those Who Contemplate the Wonders of Cities and the Marvels of Travelling'', but ...
10: ==The Hajj (with detours)==
11: ...eadth of the Muslim world, and beyond (about 44 modern countries). - November 4 (10686 bytes)
7: ...)|Antwerp]] (after three days the city was nearly destroyed).
8: ...Moscow]] China Town taken by [[Russia]]n troops under command of [[Dmitri Mikhailovich Pozharski|Dmitr...
10: ...[[Kingdom of Sardinia|Sardinia]], which soon expanded to become [[Italy]].
12: ...bombard a [[United States|Union]] supply base and destroy millions of dollars in material.
14: ... Democratic Party|Democrat]] [[Grover Cleveland]] defeats [[United States Republican Party|Republican]... - Zenobia (1693 bytes)
3: [[Image:Denarius-Zenobia-s3290.jpg|thumb|300px|Zenobia coin ...
4: ...nce)|Syria]] and [[Asia Minor]]. By playing off [[Iran|Persia]] to the east against [[Rome]] to the west...
6: ...[Carthage]], according to the ''[[Aeneid]]'') and declared herself the political heiress of both.
8: ...er and socialite. Some historians (ancient and modern) believe she married a Roman senator and that t... - Condoleezza Rice (23116 bytes)
6: |'''Order'''
12: |'''Predecessor'''
27: ...[Colin Powell]]), and the second woman (after [[Madeleine Albright]]) to serve in that post.
34: ...icle for the ''[[New Yorker]]'', Nicholas Lemann, dean of the Graduate School of Journalism at [[Colum...
35: ...d an administrative position at the University of Denver. Her name is a variation on the [[Italian]] m... - Esther (5002 bytes)
2: ...ew Bible]], the queen of [[Ahasuerus]] (commonly identified with [[Xerxes I of Persia|Xerxes I]] or [[...
5: ...name ''Esther'' is most likely related to the [[Medes|Median]] word for myrtle, ''astra'' and the [[Pe...
7: ...ad advised. In addition [[God]]'s workings are hidden in the events of the Book of Esther even though ...
9: ...[Ashtoreth]]. The names may nevertheless be coincidentally related, as the [[Semitic languages|Semitic...
12: ...min|Benjamite]]. She resided with her cousin [[Mordecai]], who held some office in the household of th... - Hyacinth (flower) (2431 bytes)
17: ...to the eastern [[Mediterranean]] region east to [[Iran]] and [[Turkmenistan]]. They are named after the ...
19: ... single dense spike of fragrant [[flower]]s in shades of red, blue, white, or yellow. A variety of the...
23: *''Hyacinthus orientalis'' - [[Garden Hyacinth]]
31: Several types of [[brodiea]], [[deathcamas]], [[squill]], and other plants that were... - Rose (15436 bytes)
9: {{Taxobox_subfamilia_entry | taxon = [[Rosoideae]]}}
15: ...http://www.life.uiuc.edu/plantbio/260/Rosaceae/Slide17.html U. of Illinois] 2002-05-29</small>
20: == Description ==
23: ...ide of the stem. The vast majority of roses are [[deciduous]], but a few (particularly in southeast [[...
25: ...few species yellow or red. The ovary is inferior, developing below the petals and sepals. - Jewellery (4234 bytes)
1: ... materials. However, jewellery can and has been made out of almost every kind of material.
3: Examples include [[bracelet]]s, [[necklace]]s, rings, and [[earrin...
5: The word is derived from the word "jewel", which was [[anglicise...
7: ...s materials, is generally considered valuable and desirable. Some cultures have a practice of keeping ...
9: ...rsonal [[adornment]] seems to be a basic human tendency. - Carpet (15753 bytes)
1: ...s or used on tables. Only with the opening of trade routes in the 17th century were significant numbe...
3: ...floor covering that is loose-laid, most often for decorative purposes.
8: ...of carpet 1.jpg|thumb|250px|Swatches of machine-made carpet]]
10: ...eave]]. Types of European flatwoven carpets include Venetian, Dutch, [[damask]], list, [[haircloth]],...
12: ...ch as burlap. This type of rug is now generally made as a [[handicraft]]. - Balalaika (5108 bytes)
5: The modern balalaika is found in six sizes:
16: The piccolo, prima, and secunda balalaikas are ideally strung with gut (or, today, usually [[nylon]]...
18: ...an play the prima with a plectrum, but it is considered rather [[heterodox]] to do so.
20: ...ings, it is not uncommon for the plectrum to be made of a leather [[shoe]] or [[boot]] [[heel]].
24: ...ong-necked [[chordophone]]s stem, including the [[Iran|Persia]]n [[sitar]], the [[Uzbek]] and [[Uyghur]]... - Ashoka (15187 bytes)
5: ...abharata rulers, to unify such a vast territory under his empire, which in retrospect exceeds the boun...
10: ...anked Queen known as Dharma. Ashoka had several elder siblings and just one younger sibling, Vitthasho...
14: ...omed by the revolting militias and the uprising ended without a fight. (The province revolted once mor...
16: Ashoka's success made his step-brothers more wary of his intentions of ...
18: ...utra]], but instead sent him back to Ujjain and made him the governor of Ujjain. - Egypt (18830 bytes)
1: ...ackground: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
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21: | '''Other widely spoken languages'''
27: | '''[[President of Egypt|President]]'''
36: ...- Total (2003) <br /> - [[Population density|Density]] - Alexandria (28378 bytes)
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...
21: ...t the foundation, but are thwarted when Alexander descends in a glass box, and armed with exact knowle... - Asia (16910 bytes)
4: ...raphy|geographically]], however, Asia is not considered a continent or a [[subcontinent]].
6: ...] (according to others, through the [[Kuma-Manych Depression]]), the [[Caspian Sea]], the [[Ural River...
12: ...Moreover, some consider that "[[Europe]]" is also derived from Akkadian as a mirror of "Asia". It bear...
24: ...[Bicontinental country]] for details about the borderline cases between Asia and Europe, Asia and Afri...
26: Asia itself is often divided in the following subregions: - List of countries by continent (11037 bytes)
1: ... of countries by population density|by population density]], [[list of countries by date of nationhood...
3: The below list contains both states and dependent territories, see [[country]], [[state]], [[nati...
16: *[[Cape Verde]] - [[Praia, Cape Verde|Praia]]
21: *[[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] - [[Kinshasa]]
48: *[[R鵮ion]] - [[Saint-Denis, R鵮ion|Saint-Denis]] (France) - Economy of Afghanistan (14517 bytes)
1: ... of [[2005]]. The replacement of the [[opium]] trade - which can account for one-third of the country'...
4: ...of loss of labor and capital and disruption of trade and transport. Continuing internal strife hampere...
9: ... made of machines, chemical fertilizer, or pesticides.
11: ...sistance-dominated areas also contributed to this decline as did the disruption to transportation resu...
13: ...already limited transportation network, which has deteriorated further due to damage and neglect resul... - List of national capitals (10847 bytes)
1: ...ics)|capital]]s''' of the world in alphabetical order.
38: <tr><td>[[Belgrade]] <td>[[Serbia and Montenegro]]
64: <tr><td>[[Copenhagen]] <td>[[Denmark]]
65: <tr><td>[[Cotonou]] <td>[[Benin]] (de facto)
70: <tr><td>[[Dhaka]] <td>[[Bangladesh]] - United Arab Emirates (10825 bytes)
2: ...ween the British and some Arab [[sheikh]]s. It borders [[Oman]] and [[Saudi Arabia]].<!--
7: ...ackground: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
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15: ...h="165px" | <font size="-1">([[Flag of the UAE|In Detail]])</font>
32: ...on]]'''<br> - Total ([[2001]]) <br> - [[Density]]
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