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- Politics of Iran (8863 bytes)
1: ...welver ([[Jaafari]]) sect is Iran's official religion.
3: ==Political conditions==
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]].
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- Mesopotamia (2719 bytes)
1: ...the reputation of being the "[[Cradle of Civilization]]"]].
2: ...aic]] name ''Beth-Nahrin'' "two rivers") is a region of [[Southwest Asia]]. Strictly speaking, it is ...
6: ... and the metropol [[Ctesiphon]], the capital of [[Iran|Persia]], was situated in Mesopotamia.
8: These civilizations arose from earlier settlements and cultures whi...
11: * [[Hassuna period]] - 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. - November 4 (10686 bytes)
12: ...United States|Union]] supply base and destroy millions of dollars in material.
14: * [[1884]] - [[U.S. presidential election, 1884]]: [[United States Democratic Party|Democr...
15: ...ns the allegiance of a large majority of the [[Ethiopia]]n nobility, paving the way for him to be crow...
16: ... [[King William Street]] and [[Stockwell tube station|Stockwell]].
17: ...[[1899]] - [[Sigmund Freud]]'s ''[[The Interpretation of Dreams]]'' is published. - 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)
21: |'''[[Profession]]'''
27: ...ted States Secretary of State]] in the administration of [[President of the United States|President]] ...
29: ... States Senate|U.S. Senate]] confirmed her nomination by a vote of 85-13, and she was sworn in later t...
31: ...sh's [[United States National Security Advisor|National Security Advisor]] during his first term. She ...
35: ...an]] musical term "con dolcezza" which is a direction to play "with sweetness". [http://www.wnyc.org/l... - Esther (5002 bytes)
7: ...of the Book of Esther even though he is never mentioned explicitly.
9: ...the Evening Star, although the usual Hebrew rendition of the latter name is the phonetically unrelated...
14: ...f their wonderful deliverance. According to traditional Jewish dating this took place about fifty-two ...
16: ...n of the Jewish people, and to afford them protection and forward their wealth and peace in their capt...
19: ...to individual members of the Harem with the exception of domineering [[Queen consort]] [[Amestris]]. - Hyacinth (flower) (2431 bytes)
2: ...image = [[Image:HyacinthPink3_wb.jpg|250px]]| caption = Hyacinth in flower}}
5: ...x_divisio_entry | taxon = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]}}
6: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Liliopsida]]}}
11: {{Taxobox_section_subdivision | color = lightgreen | plural_taxon = Genera}}
17: ...to the eastern [[Mediterranean]] region east to [[Iran]] and [[Turkmenistan]]. They are named after the ... - Rose (15436 bytes)
2: ...ge | image = [[Image:4-11-07_10a.jpg|240px]]| caption = ''Rosa arvensis'' (Field Rose)}}
5: ...x_divisio_entry | taxon = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]}}
6: {{Taxobox_classis_entry | taxon = [[Magnoliopsida]]}}
12: {{Taxobox_section_subdivision | color = lightgreen| plural_taxon = Species}}
15: [http://www.life.uiuc.edu/plantbio/260/Rosaceae/Slide17.html U. of Illinois] 2002-05... - Jewellery (4234 bytes)
1: ...y persons, typically made with [[gem]]s and [[precious metal]]s. [[Costume jewelry|Costume jewellery]...
7: Jewellery, particularly when made with precious materials, is generally considered valuable and...
9: Jewellery in various forms has been made and worn by both sexes in a...
16: ...7000 BC]] - Uses of [[copper]] in [[Anatolia]], [[Iran]] and [[Eastern Europe]].
18: ...- [[Smelting]] technology for copper in Egypt and Iran. - Carpet (15753 bytes)
1: ...e not commonly used on the floor in European interiors until the 18th century. The hand-knotted pile ...
3: ... estate and home improvement industries a distinction is made between carpet (or carpeting) and rug. ...
16: ... 1812 in France and c. 1825 in England. The addition of steam power in the mid-19th century further i...
19: ...ompositions include highly illusionistic, 3-dimensional flowers. Patterns for tiled (composed of a se...
21: ...om the American [[Halcyon Skinner]]'s 1860s invention called the "nipper". - Balalaika (5108 bytes)
24: ...ong-necked [[chordophone]]s stem, including the [[Iran|Persia]]n [[sitar]], the [[Uzbek]] and [[Uyghur]]...
26: Early representations of the balalaika show it with anywhere from two...
30: ...e when one is confronted with the fact that at various times in Russian history, the playing of the ba...
32: ...and tunings in use today. He arranged many traditional Russian folk songs and melodies for the orches...
41: ...an (music)|bayan]], and several types of [[percussion instrument]]s -- has a distinctive sound: strang... - Ashoka (15187 bytes)
3: ...g|frame|left|Emperor Ashoka (a possible picturisation)]]'''Ashoka the Great''' (also '''Asoka''', '''A...
10: ...shoka. Because of his exemplary intellect and warrior skills, he is said to have been the favourite of...
14: ...ment by Susima himself. This had led to the formation of different militias causing unrest. Ashoka com...
16: ...with whom he fell in love; recently found inscriptions indicate that she went on to become his second ...
18: Meanwhile, there was again a violent uprising in [[Ujjain]]. Emperor Bindusara sum... - 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... - Alexandria (28378 bytes)
1: ...y of [[Canopus (Egypt)|Canopus]]. It has a population of approximately 3,341,000.
3: ... a long decline, which by the late [[Ottoman]] period had seen it reduced to little more than a small ...
11: The history of Alexandria covers four periods:
13: * The [[#Foundation|Ptolemaic era]] which starts with the founding o...
18: === Foundation === - Asia (16910 bytes)
1: ...cationAsia.png|thumb|250px|World map showing location of Asia]]
6: ... Zemlya]]. About 60 percent of the world's population live in Asia.
8: '''Asia''' as a political division consists of the part of Eurasia and nearby [[isl...
12: ... "to go out" or "to rise", referring to the direction of the sun at sunrise in the [[Middle East]]. Mo...
14: An alternative explanation is that the word Asia is rooted in a [[Greek lan... - List of countries by continent (11037 bytes)
1: ... of countries by date of nationhood|by date of nationhood]] and by [[time zone]].
3: ...y]], [[state]], [[nation state]] for some explanation of the difference between these.
27: *[[Ethiopia]] (Itiopia) - [[Addis Ababa]]
48: *[[R鵮ion]] - [[Saint-Denis, R鵮ion|Saint-Denis]] (France)
86: * [[Hong Kong]], [[Special Administrative Region|SAR]], [[People's Republic of China|China]] - Economy of Afghanistan (14517 bytes)
1: ...by prioritizing infrastructure development, education, housing development, jobs programs, and economi...
4: ...stic efforts at reconstruction as well as international aid efforts.
6: ...[2003]] was recalculated by the IMF to US$6.5 billion, after adding proceeds from [[opium]] products.
9: ...c winter snows and spring rains for water; irrigation is primitive. Relatively little use is made of m...
11: ... this decline as did the disruption to transportation resulting from ongoing conflict. - List of national capitals (10847 bytes)
1: This is a '''list of national [[Capital (politics)|capital]]s''' of the worl...
5: *[[list of capitals of subnational entities]]
6: *[[list of historical national capitals]]
14: ...td>[[Addis Ababa, Ethiopia|Addis Ababa]] <td>[[Ethiopia]]
204: ...[Taiwan]]; see also [[Capital of China]]) (provisional) - 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...
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