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- Veronica Franco (1937 bytes)
3: ... III of France. She was listed as one of the foremost courtesans of Venice in the "catalog," ''Il Cata...
5: ...ze rime'' and ''Lettere familiari a diversi'', in 1575 and 1580, respectively. She published books of le...
7: ...re, though surviving records suggest reasonable prosperity.
17: one of her most famous statements. The portrait is attributed t... - Mary, the mother of Jesus (30135 bytes)
2: ...[betrothal|betrothed]] of [[Joseph the Betrothed|Joseph]]. The area of [[Christian]] [[theology]] conc...
6: ... [[Book of Acts]], although not by name in the [[Gospel of John]].
8: ...hood of Mary is given in the mid-2nd century ''[[Gospel of James]]''.The [[Roman Catholic Church|Roman...
11: ...Annunciation]] to Mary. Painting by [[El Greco]] (1575)]]
13: ...onths Mary returned to her own home in Nazareth. Joseph was told in a dream ([[Matthew 1:18|Matt. 1:18... - Adam and Eve (8913 bytes)
1: ... ceiling of the [[Sistine Chapel]] is one of the most famous works of art in the world.]]
6: ...wwāh in Tiberian Hebrew, and حواء (Ḥawwāʾ) in Arabic—...
13: ...ch means "red earth"), and God breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and gave him dominion ov...
17: ... an unconscious state took one of his ribs, and closed up his flesh again; and of this rib he made a w...
20: ...d was removed from the Garden of Eden, making it possible for [[humanity]] to return to Paradise. - Cairo (12536 bytes)
2: ...t of metropolitan areas by population|thirteenth most populous metropolitan area]] in the world. Cairo...
11: ...his Envisat ASAR Wide-Swath radar multicolour composite image is focused over the capital city of Cair...
16: ...astern half is filled with hundreds of ancient [[mosque]]s that act as landmarks.
18: ...ed and government officials live. Bridges also cross the Nile attaching the city to the suburbs of [[...
25: [[Image:mosque2.jpg|thumb|right|[[Al-Azhar University]] in th... - Egypt (18830 bytes)
2: ...1585;يّة مصرالعربيّة...
28: | [[Hosni Mubarak]]
56: ...ian Arabic|Egyptian dialect]]) is a [[republic]] mostly located in North-Eastern Africa.
62: ...t|ancient civilization]] and some of the world's most stunning ancient monuments, including the [[Giza...
67: ...943;γυπτος'' "aiguptos", which in turn is derived from the ancient [[Egy... - Nile (13738 bytes)
4: The '''Nile''' ([[Arabic language|Arabic]]: النيل ''an-nīl''), in...
8: ...ile. Another Greek name for the Nile was ''Aigyptos'' (Αιγυπτ&omicron...
12: ...ins the subject of much debate. This is, for the most part, due to two reasons: first, the lengths of ...
30: ...ue Nile and White Nile join to form "the Nile." Most of the water carried by the Nile originates from...
32: ...trans.jpg|right|thumb|200px|[[Composite image|Composite]] satellite image of the Nile (see also the [[... - Alexandria (28378 bytes)
1: ...lexandria''' (in [[Arabic language|Arabic]], '''الإسكندر...
7: ...|Fishing Boats in Alexandria's Eastern Harbour, close to Kait Bey Castle]]
19: ...interpreted this as an omen that the city would prosper, particularly in grain. Other authors make the...
23: ...y one possible site, behind the screen of the Pharos island and removed from the silt thrown out by Ni...
29: ... number-theorist [[Euclid]]. From this division arose much of the later turbulence which began to mani... - United Arab Emirates (10825 bytes)
8: ...1604;عربيّة المتّحدة...
19: ...n: top;" colspan=2 | <small>''[[List of state mottos|National motto]]: none''</small>
65: ...Council, drawn from all the emirates, reviews proposed laws. There is a federal court system; all emir...
71: ...modities, the warm temperatures that prevail for most of the year, the engineering marvels such as [[B...
94: ...ompared to its neighbours. Religious beliefs are mostly [[Muslim]] (Islam is the state religion). Howe... - Algeria (16548 bytes)
3: ...1605;قراطية الشعبية'''<br>...
23: ...lgiers]] الجزائر<br><small>(El Djazaﲬ Al-Jazੲ)<...
60: ...long the coast. Berber kingdoms began to emerge, most notably [[Numidia]], and seized the opportunity ...
62: ...he Berbers adopted [[Islam]] ''en masse'', but almost immediately expelled the Caliphate from Algeria,...
66: ...im Algerians remained outside of French law, and possessed neither French citizenship nor the right to... - Jordan (20715 bytes)
3: ...1617;يّة الهاشميّة<br>(Al Mamlak...
71: ...which moved to assist Palestinian nationalists opposed to the creation of Israel in May 1948, and took...
73: ... West Bank, the [[United States]] maintained the position that ultimate sovereignty was subject to fut...
79: ...uing heavy fighting, a Syrian tank force took up positions in northern Jordan to support the ''fedayee...
81: ...the U.S. and [[Russia]]. It negotiated an end to hostilities with Israel and signed a declaration to t... - Iraq (19222 bytes)
3: ...1585;ية العراقية'''<br>'''(Al-Jumhuriyah Al-...
32: | '''[[Gross Domestic Product|GDP]]''' (PPP)<br> - Total ([[2...
49: ...nging the political face of Iraq, which had been mostly dominated by its [[Sunni]] minority since its ...
64: ...en appointed the new [[Prime Minister of Iraq]]. Most power will be invested in him. The new Governmen...
70: ...t'', singular - ''muhafadhah'', Kurdish: پاریزگه ''Pⲩzgah'')... - Brunei (7197 bytes)
5: ...#1583;ارالسلام<br>Negara Brunei Darussalam'''</big></big...
55: ...ually brought an end to this power, with Brunei loosing much of its territory to Sarawak. Brunei was a...
60: ...pro-government and the Royal family retains an almost godlike status within the country. There is no e...
84: ...estic product|GDP]]. Per capita GDP is far above most other [[Third World]] countries, and substantial...
89: ...], with about 15%. These groups also reflect the most important languages: [[Malay language|Malay]], w... - Lebanon (34225 bytes)
4: ...1617;ة اللبنانيّة<br>(Al Jumhuriyah al...
71: ...ic home of the [[Phoenicia]]ns, Semitic traders whose maritime culture flourished there for more than ...
78: ...sed with prosperity built on [[Beirut|Beirut's]] position as a regional center for finance and trade.
85: ...n]] (PLO). In the early [[1970s]], difficulties arose over the presence of Palestinian refugees, and f...
87: ...re a number of mostly [[Maronite]] militias, the most important of which was the one linked to the [[K... - Israel (51605 bytes)
1: ...tly [[Jew]]ish with a large non-Jewish minority, mostly comprising [[Muslim]], [[Christian]], and [[Dr...
6: ...1583;ولة اسرائيل<br>("Dawlat Israil") |
18: leader_names = [[Ariel Sharon]]<br>[[Moshe Katsav]] |
60: ...ce in Jewish religious obligations and Judaism's most important sites, including the remains of the [[...
62: ...udaism's most important religious texts, were composed in Palestine during this period. The province b... - Afghanistan (23568 bytes)
1: ...People's Republic of China|China]] in the easternmost part of the country. It is among the poorest cou...
5: ...#1575;فغانستان'''<br>'''Da Afghanistan Islami Dawlat'''<...
60: Afghanistan, often called the crossroads of [[Central Asia]], has had a very turbule...
64: ...nged to the Abdali tribe of the ethnic Afghans, whose name was changed to Durrani upon the accession o...
66: ...xecution), [[1933]] (assassination), [[1973]] (deposition), [[1978]] (execution), [[1979]] (execution)... - Sudan (18856 bytes)
8: ...1610;ة السودان <br> Jumhuriyat as-Sudan |
43: time_zone = [[Moscow Time|MSK]] |
72: ...ccess to basic health care services, and little prospects for productive employment in the small and w...
85: ...slamist ideologue. Al-Turabi was stripped of his posts in the ruling party and the government, parliam...
92: ... mid-1990s Sudan gradually began to moderate its positions as a result of increased US pressure follow... - Malaysia (27892 bytes)
8: ...1575;ن مليسيا'''</big></big>
45: | '''[[Gross Domestic Product|GDP]]''' (PPP) <br> - Tota...
58: | Bunga Raya: ''[[Hibiscus]]'', Rosa sinensis
78: ... and within that time period spread [[Islam]] to most of the [[Malay archipelago]]. [[Malacca]] was an...
82: ... by Captain [[Francis Light]] as a commercial outpost granted by the Sultan of Kedah. Malacca came int... - Kuwait (15932 bytes)
2: ...onarchy on the coast of the [[Persian Gulf]], enclosed by [[Saudi Arabia]] in the south and [[Iraq]] i...
5: |+<big><big>'''دولة الكويت<br>(Dawlat al...
53: | [[Rhanterium epapposum]]<br>Locally called ''Arfaj''
61: ...Wells.jpg|thumb|right|During the first Gulf War, most of Kuwait's oil wells were set on fire by retrea...
66: ...eign affairs and taxation/duties. This is unlike most other Arab emirates of the Persian Gulf where th... - Angola (15614 bytes)
1: ... resources, among which oil and diamonds are the most relevant. The country is nominally a [[democrac...
19: ... dos Santos|Fernando da Piedade <br> Dias dos Santos]]|
61: ...tch]] occupied Luanda from 1641-48, providing a boost for anti-Portuguese states. In 1648 Portugal ret...
68: ...fter the current president [[Jos項duardo dos Santos]] of MPLA won UN supervised elections, UNITA clai...
70: ...f people homeless. President Jos項duardo dos Santos suspended the regular functioning of democratic i... - Giraffe (8140 bytes)
16: ...fidae]], consisting only of the giraffe and its closest relative, the [[okapi]].
34: ...ged. Bone constitutes the bud-like horns called ''ossicorns'', which are covered with the giraffe's sk...
38: ...o 50 percent of giraffe calves reach adulthood; those that do have a life expectancy of between 20 and...
40: ...the twigs of trees, preferring plants of the [[Mimosa]] genus; but it appears that it can without inco...
54: ...it. The Arabic word الزرافة ''ziraafa'' or ''zurapha'' (undoub...
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