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- Persepolis (15450 bytes)
2: ...ire]], situated some 70 km northeast of [[Shiraz, Iran|Shiraz]], not far from where the small river Pulw...
8: ...ed by means of an apparatus of ropes. Ctesias mentions further, with regard to a number of Persian kin...
18: ...e empire, a remote place in a difficult alpine region was far from convenient, and the real capitals w...
20: ...een destroyed by fire. The locality described by Diodorus after [[Cleitarchus]] corresponds in importa...
25: :(Diod. 17.70.1-73.2) <i> 17.70 (1) Persepolis was the ... - Ibn Battuta (16481 bytes)
2: ...na]], a distance readily surpassing that of his prior, near-contemporary and traveller [[Marco Polo]].
4: ...rly in the Islamic East, meaning "the Sun of Religion". His full title and name is given as '''Shams a...
6: ...he ''Rihla'', or "Journey". Whilst apparently fictional in places, the ''Rihla'' still gives as comple...
8: ...ing account assumes the former where it is not obviously the latter.
13: ...y he was forced to turn back due to a local rebellion. - Egypt (18830 bytes)
2: ...ṣr al-ˁArabiyah'''</big></big><br>{{Audio|ar-Gumhuriyat_Misr_al-Arabiyah.ogg|listen}}
14: | align="center" colspan=2 | <small>''[[National motto]]: [[Bilady, Bilady, Bilady]]''</small>
16: ...center colspan=2 | [[image:LocationEgypt.png|Location of Egypt]]
36: ...<br /> - Total (2003) <br /> - [[Population density|Density]]
37: | [[List of countries by population|Ranked 15th]] <br /> 74,718,797 <br /> 75/km&sup... - United Arab Emirates (10825 bytes)
13: | align="center" width="165px" | [[Image:NationalArmsofUAE.png|120px]]
16: ...nter" width="165px" | <font size="-1">([[media:NationalArmsofUAE.png|Full size]]) </font>
19: ...;" colspan=2 | <small>''[[List of state mottos|National motto]]: none''</small>
21: ...pan=2 style="background: #ffffff;" | [[image:LocationUnitedArabEmirates.png]]
32: | '''[[List of countries by population|Population]]'''<br> - Total ([[2001]]) <br> - [[D... - Madagascar (29377 bytes)
2: '''Madagascar''' is an [[island]] [[nation]] in the [[Indian Ocean]], off the eastern coast...
10: national_motto = Tanindrazana, Fahafahana, Fa...
11: image_map = LocationMadagascar.png |
12: national_anthem = ''Ry Tanindraza nay malala &...
24: population_estimate = 17,501,871 | - Iraq (19222 bytes)
1: ...f the invasion has been disputed by the United Nations Secretary General and politicians in both the U...
3: ...Al-Jumhuriyah Al-Iraqiyah)'''</big></big><br>{{Audio|Ar-al Gumhuriyah al Iraqiya.ogg|listen}}
13: | align="center" colspan=2 | <small>''[[National motto]]: [[Allahu Akbar]]<br>([[English langua...
15: ...pan=2 style="background: #ffffff;" | [[Image:LocationIraq.png]]
27: ...ensity|Density]] || [[List of countries by population|Ranked 44th]]<br> 25,374,691<br> 59/km² - Lebanon (34225 bytes)
15: | align="center" colspan="2" | <small>''[[National motto]]: ''</small>
17: ...n="2" style="background: #ffffff;" | [[image:LocationLebanon.png]]
32: ...Najib Mikati]] (resigned after parliamentary elections)
37: | '''[[Population]]'''
38: <br /> - Total (2005 [[Estimation|E]]) - Pakistan (74854 bytes)
7: national_motto = Yaqeen-e-muhkam, ittihād, n...
8: ...ge_map = LocationPakistan.png|Location of Pakistan |
9: national_anthem = [[Pak sarzamin shad bad]]<br...
21: population_estimate = 162,419,946 |
22: population_estimate_year = 2004 | - Israel (51605 bytes)
1: ...Jacob wrestled God, Genesis 32:24-32). The population of Israel is predominantly [[Jew]]ish with a lar...
10: national_motto = n/a |
11: image_map = LocationIsrael.png |
12: national_anthem = ''[[Hatikvah]]'' |
24: population_estimate = 6,876,883 | - Afghanistan (23568 bytes)
1: ... part of the [[Middle East]]. It is bordered by [[Iran]] in the west, [[Pakistan]] in the south and east...
3: ...er its new [[Constitution of Afghanistan|constitution]] the country is now officially named the '''[[I...
17: | align="center" colspan=2 | <small>''[[National motto]]: None''</small>
19: | align="center" colspan=2 | [[image:LocationAfghanistan.png]]
23: | '''[[Capital]]'''<br> - Population:<br> - [[Coordinates]]: || [[Kabul]]<br>1,4... - Kuwait (15932 bytes)
15: | align="center" colspan=2 | <small>''[[National motto]]: For Kuwait''</small>
17: ...pan=2 style="background: #ffffff;" | [[image:LocationKuwait.png]]
37: | '''[[Population]]'''<br> - Total ([[2001]])<br> - [[De...
38: | [[List of countries by population|Ranked 141st]]<br> 2,041,961<br> 115/km?
49: | '''[[National anthem]]''' - Alexander the Great (42049 bytes)
4: ... due to his burning of the Persian capital and national library.
6: ...ars as a towering legendary [[hero]] in the tradition of [[Achilles]].
9: ...and that the child would have the character of a lion. [[Aristotle]] was Alexander's tutor; he gave A...
11: ...ntus Curtius Rufus|Curtius]], [[Diodorus Siculus|Diodorus]], [[Junianus Justinus|Justin]], and [[Pluta...
14: ...recently crowned King of Persia. [[Plutarch]] mentions an irate letter from Alexander to Darius III, w... - Desert (21206 bytes)
4: ...ns this may be true, although upon closer examination, deserts often harbor a wealth of life that usua...
6: ...minimal soil development and sparseness of vegetation. Bottom lands may be [[salt]]-covered flats. [[E...
8: ... the arid environment or that were exposed by erosion. Because deserts are dry, they are ideal places ...
10: In the [[K?n climate classification]] system, they are classed as (BW).
14: ..., and semiarid lands have a mean annual precipitation of between 250 and 500 millimeters. Arid and ext... - Caste (32815 bytes)
1: ... is usually in conjunction with the [[social division]] in [[Hinduism|Hindu]] society, particularly in...
3: ...alization in reproduction) and worker (specialization in food gathering).
5: ... Only the Purusha Sukta hymn (Rig Veda 10:90) mentions the castes and compares them to the ugly body o...
7: ..., or from the root Vri (which means "one's occupation"). In the Rig Veda, the word varNa occurs 22 tim...
13: ...te system, although not currently officially sanctioned by their governments, is used by [[Hindu]]s, p... - History of the United States (1988-present2) (20668 bytes)
3: ==1988 presidential election==
4: ...ils see the main article [[U.S. presidential election, 1988]].''
10: ...via]], declaring independence from the [[Soviet Union]]. On [[December 26]], [[1991]] the USSR was off...
12: ...re in the quest for peace. An era in which the nations of the world, East and West, North and South, c...
14: ... same time benefitting U.S. consumers and corporations. The [[North American Free Trade Agreement]] (N... - Ronald Reagan (52721 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
23: ...the [[1860s]]. Prior to his grandfather's emigration, the family name had been spelled ''Regan''.
31: ... wire went dead. Reagan smoothly improvised a fictional play-by-play (in which hitters on both teams f...
35: ...here's the rest of me?" as the title for his autobiography. Other notable Reagan films include ''[[Hel...
38: ...tion films. He remained in Hollywood for the duration of the war, and he attained the rank of [[captai... - Jimmy Carter (33280 bytes)
3: | nationality=american
21: ...nacted strong legislation on environmental protection.
23: ...is "efforts to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human righ...
26: ...ative americans|Indians]] in the book. Carter mentioned his beloved teacher in his inaugural address a...
28: ... political problems for him during his administration. Carter's sister, [[Gloria Carter Spann]] ([[192... - Dwight D. Eisenhower (37513 bytes)
2: | nationality=american
26: Eisenhower was raised in the religion now known as [[Jehovah's Witness]]es.{{fn|1}} Hi...
30: ...enworth]], [[Kansas]], and then served as a battalion commander, at [[Fort Benning]], [[Georgia (U.S. ...
32: ...mie on the steps of St. Louis College at San Antonio, Texas in 1916.]]
34: ... assigned to the American Battle Monuments Commission, directed by General [[John J. Pershing]], then ... - Bahrain (16123 bytes)
1: ...s a [[borderless country|borderless]] [[island nation]] in the [[Persian Gulf]] ([[Southwest Asia]]/[[...
16: | align="center" colspan=2 | <small>''[[National motto]]: [[Bahrainona]] بحر&...
18: ...colspan=2 style="background:#fff;" | [[image:LocationBahrain.png]]
34: | '''[[Population]]'''
36: <br /> - [[Population density|Density]] - Ziggurat (6043 bytes)
1: ...] sat, to marvels of [[mathematics]] and construction which spanned several terraced stories and were ...
7: ...Image:Marduk_ziggurat.jpg|frame|center|Reconstruction of Marduk Ziggurat, Babylon]]
9: ...ers, topped with a [[temple]] of exquisite proportions. The [[temple]] is thought to have been painte...
11: ...umerian language|Sumerian]] and means "The Foundation of Heaven and Earth." Most likely being built b...
15: ...nanki]] by the [[Sumer]]ians, meaning "The Foundation of [[Heaven]] and [[Earth]]." The earliest examp...
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