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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
1: ...t utility vehicle|SUV]], see [[Ford Expedition]] (especially replacing the [[Ford Excursion]]). For th...
6: *[[Diogo de Azambuja]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
7: *[[Pêro de Alenquer]] ([[15th century]] [[Portuguese]] explorer of the [[African]] coast)
8: ...Francisco de Almeida]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] naval explorer and [[viceroy]] of [[India]])
9: ...fonso de Albuquerque]] ([[16th century]] [[Portuguese]] naval explorer and [[viceroy]] of [[India]]) - Mesopotamia (2719 bytes)
1: [[Image:Mesopotamia_4.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Mesopotamia the reputation of being the "[[Cradle of ...
2: ...e [[Arabian Desert]] to the west and south, the [[Persian Gulf]] to the immediate south, the [[Zagros Moun...
5: {{Template:Ancient Mesopotamia}}
6: ... the capital of [[Iran|Persia]], was situated in Mesopotamia.
8: ...izations arose from earlier settlements and cultures which were among the first to make use of [[agric... - Persepolis (15450 bytes)
2: '''Persepolis''' was an ancient capital of the [[Persian Empire]], situated some 70 km northeast of [[Shi...
6: ...hey represent the Persepolis captured and partly destroyed by [[Alexander of Macedon]] has been beyond...
8: ...s, either that their remains were brought "to the Persians," or that they died there.
12: ...hose bodies are said to have been brought "to the Persians."
14: ...r, a good hour's walk above ''Takhti Jamshid''. These formed a single building, which was still intact... - King Arthur (22450 bytes)
1: ...model for him, ever actually existed: in the earliest mentions and Welsh texts he is never given the t...
5: ...nd the extent and kind of power he wielded continues to rage.
7: ... and scholars are not certain whether the "Brettones" he led were [[Britain|Britons]] or [[Armorica|Br...
9: ... surrounding the historical career of Artorius makes this identification unlikely, as there seems to b...
11: ...ic deity devolved into a personage (citing sometimes a supposed change of the sea-god [[Lir]] into [[L... - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
4: ...i Abacha|Abacha, Sani]], (1943-1998), [[List of Presidents of Nigeria|dictator]] of [[Nigeria]] (1993-...
7: ...|Abancourt, Charles d']], (1758-1792), French statesman
8: *[[Abaris]], (circa 8th century BC), priest of [[Apollo (god)|Apollo]]
14: *[[Abba Mari|Abba Mari ben Moses ben Joseph]], (circa 14th century), French rabbi
18: ...Abbadie|Abbadie, Jakob]], (1654?-1727), Swiss Protestant preacher - Zenobia (1693 bytes)
4: ...ran|Persia]] to the east against [[Rome]] to the west, she hoped to dominate them both.
6: ...eneid]]'') and declared herself the political heiress of both.
8: ...Tibur]] (now Tivoli, Italy), where she spent the rest of her life as a philosopher and socialite. Som... - Esther (5002 bytes)
2: ...rxes II]]), and heroine of the Biblical [[Book of Esther]] which is named after her.
5: ...eaning [[star]] — the myrtle blossom resembles a twinkling star.
7: ... workings are hidden in the events of the Book of Esther even though he is never mentioned explicitly.
9: ...share a common origin with [[Indo-European languages|Indo-European]] words for ''star''.
12: ...i]], who held some office in the household of the Persian king at "[[Susa|Shushan]] in the palace." - Rose (15436 bytes)
7: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[Rosales]]}}
12: ...ivision | color = lightgreen| plural_taxon = Species}}
14: <small>References:<br />
20: == Description ==
21: ...orny [[shrub]]s or [[liana|climbers]], and sometimes trailing plants, reaching 2-5 m tall, rarely reac... - Balalaika (5108 bytes)
1: ...iangle|triangular]] body and 3 strings (or sometimes 6, in pairs).
5: The modern balalaika is found in six sizes:
18: ...ma, while a [[plectrum]] is used on the larger sizes. One can play the prima with a plectrum, but it i...
24: ...ecked [[chordophone]]s stem, including the [[Iran|Persia]]n [[sitar]], the [[Uzbek]] and [[Uyghur]] [[duta...
26: ...with the nature of the Central Asian instruments described above. Similarly, [[fret]]s on earlier bal... - Egypt (18830 bytes)
21: | '''Other widely spoken languages'''
24: | '''[[Capital]] and Largest City'''
27: | '''[[President of Egypt|President]]'''
34: | [[List of countries by area|Ranked 29th]] <br /> [[1 E12 m2|1,001,450...
37: | [[List of countries by population|Ranked 15th]] <br /> 74,718,797 <br... - Alexandria (28378 bytes)
1: ...r dm|31|12|N|29|15|E|}}, 208 km (129 miles) northwest of [[Cairo]]. The Canopic mouth of the [[Nile]]...
3: ...s of Egypt quickly became one of the greatest cities of the [[Hellenistic civilization|Hellenistic]] w...
5: ...right|Alexandria's state-of-the-art [[library]], designed by [[Christoph Kapellar]], was inaugurated i...
19: ...er's seers, and in particular [[Aristander of Telmessus]], interpreted this as an omen that the city w...
21: ...knowledge of their appearance, erects metal effigies on the beach which succeed in frightening the mon... - Ethiopia (20233 bytes)
1: ...ion on the continent. Unique among African countries, Ethiopia maintained independence during the [[Sc...
27: | '''[[President of Ethiopia|President]]'''
31: | [[Meles Zenawi]]
34: | [[List of countries by area|Ranked 26th]] <br> [[1 E12 m?|1,127,127 k...
37: | [[List of countries by population|Ranked 16th]]<br> 67,673,031 <br>60... - Jordan (20715 bytes)
1: ...]] to the west. It shares with Israel the coastlines of the [[Gulf of Aqaba]] and the [[Dead Sea]]. Jo...
34: | [[List of countries by area|Ranked 110th]]<br>
41: | [[List of countries by population|Ranked 107th]]<br>
63: | '''[[List_of_country_calling_codes|Calling Code]]'''
69: ...llah]], while continuing the administration of Palestine under a British High Commissioner. The mandat... - Turkmenistan (10788 bytes)
21: | '''[[President]] and [[Prime Minister]]'''
28: | [[List of countries by area|Ranked 51st]]<br/> 488,100 [[square ...
31: | [[List of countries by population|Ranked 113th]]<br/> 4,603,244<...
42: | '''[[List of country calling codes|Calling Code]]'''
52: ...decamped on their way to more prosperous territories. - Azerbaijan (15031 bytes)
2: ...o the south and west, and [[Turkey]] to the northwest.
4: ...on are [[Shia Muslim]] and of Western [[Turkic]] descent, known as [[Azerbaijanis]], or simply [[Azeri...
7: |+<big><big>'''Azərbaycan Respublikası'''</big></big>
29: | '''[[President of Azerbaijan|President]]''' || [[Ilham Aliyev]]
34: | [[List of countries by area|Ranked 111th]]<br> [[1 E10 m?|86,600 km?]... - Romania (19812 bytes)
1: ...[[Moldova]] in the northeast; [[Hungary]] in the west; [[Serbia and Montenegro|Serbia]] and [[Bulgaria...
13: national_anthem = [[Desteapta-te, Romane!|Deşteaptă-te, Rom⮥!...
14: official_languages = [[Romanian language|Romanian]] |
16: capital = [[Bucharest]] |
18: largest_city = [[Bucharest]] | - Tajikistan (10867 bytes)
19: | [[Tajik language|Tajiki-Persian]]
24: | '''[[List of Presidents of Tajikistan|President]]'''
31: | [[List of countries by area|Ranked 92nd]]<br/> 143,100 [[square ...
34: | [[List of countries by population|Ranked 95th]]<br/> 6,863,752<b...
45: | '''[[List of country calling codes|Calling Code]]''' - Pakistan (74854 bytes)
9: ...anthem = [[Pak sarzamin shad bad]]<br>(Blessed Be The Sacred Land) |
10: official_languages = [[Urdu language|Urdu]], [[English languag...
14: ...der_titles = [[President of Pakistan|President]]<br />[[Prime Minister of Pakistan|Prime Mi...
15: leader_names = [[Pervez Musharraf]]<br />[[Shaukat...
16: largest_city = [[Karachi]] (also [[financial... - Set (mythology) (12196 bytes)
2: ...t]], one of the two main [[biome]]s that constitutes Egypt, the other being the small fertile area eit...
4: ==Desert god==
5: ...:Egypt.Mythology.Set.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Set represented in the tomb of [[Thutmose III]] ([[KV34]])]]
6: ... or ''pillar of stablity'', one connected to the desert, and the other more to the institution of [[mo...
8: ...e]], as Egyptian lettuce is long, firm, and releases a milky substance when rubbed, an [[innuendo]] cl... - Ancient Greece (23806 bytes)
2: ...]], but also to those areas settled in ancient times by Greeks: [[Cyprus]], the [[Aegean]] coast of [[...
4: ...peaking, were so different from later Greek cultures that they should be classed separately.
6: ... to begin with the date of the first [[Olympic Games]] in [[776 BC]], but most historians now extend t...
8: These dates are historians' conventions and some writers trea...
10: ...orld, particularly during the [[Renaissance]] in Western Europe and again during various [[Classicism|...
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