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- List of explorers (24013 bytes)
42: *[[Lafayette Bunnell]], (1824-1903), described [[Yosemite Valley]]
47: *[[John Cabot]] (Giovanni Caboto), (c. 1450 – 1499), [[Italy|Italian]] n...
100: *[[Edmund Fanning]], (1769-1841), "Pathfinder of the Pacific", d...
116: *[[Pierre Gaultier de Varennes et de la Vérendrye]], (1685-1749), explorer
119: *[[Thomas Gann]], explorer - Mesopotamia (2719 bytes)
2: ...e [[Arabian Desert]] to the west and south, the [[Persian Gulf]] to the immediate south, the [[Zagros Moun...
6: ...the metropol [[Ctesiphon]], the capital of [[Iran|Persia]], was situated in Mesopotamia. - Persepolis (15450 bytes)
2: '''Persepolis''' was an ancient capital of the [[Persian Empire]], situated some 70 km northeast of [[Shi...
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."
18: ...oyal house, that Persepolis became the capital of Persia proper. As a residence, however, for the rulers o...
25: ...) <i> 17.70 (1) Persepolis was the capital of the Persian kingdom. Alexander described it to the Macedoni... - King Arthur (22450 bytes)
19: ...which refers to "Arthur the Blessed"; ''Preiddeu Annwn'' ("The Treasures of Paradise"), mentions "the ...
21: ...ae]]'', Arthur was killed at the [[Battle of Camlann]] in [[537]].
25: ...described in the late medieval biographies of Carannog, Padern, and Goeznovius.
27: ...[Culhwch]] visits his court to seek his help in winning the hand of [[Olwen]]. Arthur, who is describe...
35: ...nmouth]] produced a work, ''[[Historia Regum Britanniae]]'', that was the [[medieval|mediaeval]] equiv... - List of people by name: Ab (7347 bytes)
20: ... (Shah of Persia)|Abbas I]], (1557-1629), shah of Persia
25: *[[Lynn Abbey|Abbey, Lynn]], (born 1948), US author
93: ...ilhelm Hermann von Abich|Abich, Otto Wilhelm Hermann von]], (1806-1886), German mineralogist, geologis...
116: *[[Dannie Abse|Abse, Dannie]], (born 1923), British poet
117: ... Bakr Mohammad Ibn Zakariya al-Razi]], (864-930), Persian natural philosopher - Zenobia (1693 bytes)
4: ...Syria]] and [[Asia Minor]]. By playing off [[Iran|Persia]] to the east against [[Rome]] to the west, she h... - Esther (5002 bytes)
2: ...rxes I of Persia|Xerxes I]] or [[Artaxerxes II of Persia|Artaxerxes II]]), and heroine of the Biblical [[B...
5: ... for myrtle, ''astra'' and the [[Persian language|Persian]] word ''satarah'' meaning [[star]] — the ...
12: ...i]], who held some office in the household of the Persian king at "[[Susa|Shushan]] in the palace."
14: ...tended for Mordecai; and the Jews established an annual feast, the feast of [[Purim]], in memory of th...
19: ...hold)|harem]] after being defeated in the [[Greco-Persian Wars]]. He makes no reference to individual memb... - Rose (15436 bytes)
10: ...}<br />{{Taxobox authority | author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]| date = [[1753]] }}
23: ...leaf|leaves]] of most species are 5-15 cm long, pinnate, with (3-) 5-9 (-13) leaflets and basal stipul...
33: The name originates from [[Persian language|Persian]] *''vrda''- via Greek ''rhodon'' "rose" (Aeolic...
74: ...rie is given credit for bringing them from [[Iran|Persia]] to [[Europe]] sometime between [[1254]] and [[1...
91: ...City of Roses" among its nicknames, and holds an annual Rose Festival. - Balalaika (5108 bytes)
24: ...ecked [[chordophone]]s stem, including the [[Iran|Persia]]n [[sitar]], the [[Uzbek]] and [[Uyghur]] [[duta...
30: ...ssian history, the playing of the balalaika was banned because of its use by the ''skomorokhi'', who w... - Egypt (18830 bytes)
62: ...nt civilization]] and some of the world's most stunning ancient monuments, including the [[Giza_pyrami...
69: ...pt fell to the Greeks, Romans, [[Byzantines]] and Persians again.
86: ... late [[February 2005]], President Hosni Mubarak announced on a surprise television broadcast that he ...
130: ...g|thumb|right| Most Egyptians are [[Sunni Islam|Sunni]] [[Muslim]]s]][[Image:monastry3.jpg|thumb|right...
131: ... crossroads of Arab commerce and culture for millennia, and its intellectual and Islamic institutions ... - Alexandria (28378 bytes)
46: ...Khosrau II of Persia|Khosrau II]], king of [[Iran|Persia]]. Although the [[Byzantine Emperors|Byzantine Em...
53: ... landed, we hear little of it until about the beginning of the [[19th century]].
58: ...about 4,000 inhabitants, and it owed its modern rennaissance solely to [[Mehemet Ali (Egypt)|Mehemet A...
62: ...re renovated by [[Arabi Pasha]]. Alexandria was connected with Cairo by railway in [[1856]].
96: Two main streets, lined with colonnades and said to have been each about 60 [[metre]]... - Ethiopia (20233 bytes)
59: ...re [[Mani (prophet)|Mani]] listed Axum with Rome, Persia, and China as one of the four great powers of his...
176: | Genna
277: ...es/Country_Specific/Ethiopia.html University of Pennsylvania - African Studies Center: Ethiopia] direc... - Jordan (20715 bytes)
1: ...;, [[transliteration|transliterated]] ''ʼUrdunn''), is a country in the [[Middle East]]. It is bo...
69: ...aelite]]s, [[Assyria]]ns, [[Babylonia]]ns, [[Iran|Persia]]ns, Greeks, Romans, Arab Muslims, Christian Crus...
73: ...f Jordan" to include those portions of Palestine annexed by King [[Abdullah I of Jordan | Abdullah]]. ...
79: ...rs meeting at Cairo had arranged a cease-fire beginning the following day. Sporadic violence continued...
150: ...Egypt on [[8 February]] [[2005]], both countries announced plans to return ambassadors to the country. - Turkmenistan (10788 bytes)
60: Separated from [[Persia]] and annexed by [[Russia]] between [[1865]] and [[1885]], ...
66: ...hools, motorclubs, and homes. Institutions that cannot be named after him are named after his mother. ...
82: | [[Image:TurkmenistanNumbered.png|150px|left|]]
125: ...4/countryratings/turkmenistan.htm/ Freedom House annual report on freedom] - Freedom House report on T...
126: ...report2004/tkm-summary-eng/ Amnesty Interntional annual report ] - Amnesty International report on Tur... - Azerbaijan (15031 bytes)
54: ...he [[satrap]] at the time of the [[Persian empire|Persian]] [[Achaemenid dynasty|Achaemenid dynasty]], and...
56: ...'', in turn an Arabicized version of the original Persian name ''Azarpayagan'', made up of ''azar+payag+an...
60: ...th intention of claiming the northern province of Persia. To substantiate this claim they state that till ...
65: ...een occupied by a variety of peoples, including [[Persians]], [[Roman Empire|Romans]], [[Arabs]], [[Turks]...
67: ...present-day Republic of Azerbaijan was [[Mannai|Mannae]] in the 9th century BC, lasting until 616 BC w... - Romania (19812 bytes)
62: ...e fourth century, when it was included in the [[Hunnic Empire]]. The [[Gepids]] and the [[Avars]] rule...
70: In [[1940]], at the beginning of [[World War II]], northern Bukovina and Bes...
166: ...and currently GDP growth is forecast at 5.5% per annum. The economy grew by 8.3% in [[2004]], the fast... - Tajikistan (10867 bytes)
19: | [[Tajik language|Tajiki-Persian]]
56: ... various empires throughout history, mostly the [[Persian Empire]]. Before AD, it was part of the [[Bactri...
100: .... On [[August 21]]st [[2001]], the [[Red Cross]] announced that a [[famine]] was striking Tajikistan, ...
105: ...ead and write. Most of the population follows [[Sunni]] [[Islam]], although a sizeable number of [[Shi...
110: ...guage by tying it in more with [[Persian language|Persian]] and eliminating [[Arabic language|Arabic]] loa... - Pakistan (74854 bytes)
51: ...try "Pakistan" in [[Urdu]] and [[Persian language|Persian]] means ''Land of the Pure''. With around 163 m...
59: ...y many groups, including [[Aryans]], [[Achaemenid|Persian]]s, [[Greeks]], [[Greco-Bactrian]]s, [[Kushan]]s...
62: ... Era|CE]]. Various Greek kings ruled into the beginning of the [[1st century]] CE, as petty rulers (su...
66: ...d under the Huns and Scythians, the [[Sassanian]] Persian Empire then came to control most of western Paki...
72: ...akistani region until the early 19th century and annexed the entire area during the [[Great Game]] riv... - Set (mythology) (12196 bytes)
6: ...e who) dazzles'' or ''pillar of stablity'', one connected to the desert, and the other more to the ins...
8: ...and releases a milky substance when rubbed, an [[innuendo]] clearly referring to the [[phallus]].
17: ... animal'' is a representation of the [[Mormyrus kannamae]] (''Nile [[Mormyrid]]''), which resides in t...
25: ...doad]] system became more assimilated with the [[Ennead]] one, as a result of creeping increase of the...
27: ... such as in the [[Twenty-seventh dynasty of Egypt|Persian Period]] temple at [[Hibis]] in the [[Kharga|Kha... - Ancient Greece (23806 bytes)
4: ... no fixed or universally agreed dates for the beginning or the end of the Ancient Greek period. In com...
8: ...t the Ancient Greek civilization as a continuum running until the advent of [[Christianity]] in the [[...
15: ...in several waves beginning in the late [[3rd millennium BC]], the last being the [[Dorian invasion]]. ...
24: ...]], [[Marseilles]] and [[Istanbul]] had their beginnings as the Greek colonies Syracusa, Neapolis, Mas...
36: ... Sparta dominated the other cities of the [[Peloponnese]], and formed alliances with Corinth and Thebe...
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