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- Ibn Battuta (16481 bytes)
2: ...s an extensive '''traveller''' or [[exploration|explorer]], whose account documents his travels and si...
6: ...tional in places, the ''Rihla'' still gives as complete an account as exists of some parts of the worl...
8: ... – Ibn Battuta himself (via Ibn Juzayy). In places the things he claims he saw or did are probab...
15: ...bron]], [[Jerusalem]], and [[Bethlehem]], for example – and the Mameluke authorities put special...
17: ... days, he then journeyed on to Mecca. There he completed the usual rituals of a Muslim pilgrim, and ha... - United Nations (29685 bytes)
1: ... facto'' independence and/or some international diplomatic recognition from selected states, but are n...
5: ...to the principles of the [[Atlantic Charter]] and pledged them not to seek a separate peace with the [...
20: ...nd the [[Soviet Union|USSR]] met to elaborate the plans at the [[Dumbarton Oaks|Dumbarton Oaks Estate]...
24: ...ot represented at the conference, but for which a place among the original signatories had been reserv...
28: ...left|thumb|UN offices occupy a portion of this complex in [[Vienna]]]] - Africa (35389 bytes)
8: ...name ''Africa terra'' — "land of the Afri" (plural, or "Afer" singular) — for the northern...
26: ...; W, the westernmost point, to [[Ras Hafun]] in [[Somalia]], 51°27′52″ E, the most easterly...
37: ...[[Prester John]], [[14th century]] [[European]] explorers arrived in Africa.
51: ...side by side with no buffer between them. For example, the [[Congo River]], although it appears to be ...
53: ...hat had substantial European populations, for example [[Rhodesia]] and [[South Africa]], systems of se... - Sub-Saharan Africa (3920 bytes)
1: ...[[ecology]] of the region. However, if strictly applied, this term would exclude [[South Africa]], whi...
24: * [[Somalia]] - United States (58223 bytes)
9: national_motto = <br>''[[E Pluribus Unum]]'' ([[1789]]–present)<br>([[Lat...
35: ...s Constitution|'''Constitution''']]<br> - completed<br> - ratified<br> - effective|
52: ... profoundly changed in [[1788]] when the states replaced the [[Articles of Confederation]] with the [[...
58: ...er long [[Federalist papers|debate]], this was supplanted by the [[United States Constitution|Constitu...
60: ... rebellion, though full emancipation did not take place until after the end of the war in [[1865]], th... - List of countries by continent (11037 bytes)
3: ...country]], [[state]], [[nation state]] for some explanation of the difference between these.
55: *[[Somalia]] - [[Mogadishu, Somalia|Mogadishu]]
68: ...a continent in the 5 continent systems, called simply Asia in one of them.
81: * [[China, People's Republic of]] - [[Beijing]]
86: ...ng]], [[Special Administrative Region|SAR]], [[People's Republic of China|China]] - List of national capitals (10847 bytes)
36: <tr><td>[[Beijing]] <td>[[People's Republic of China]], see also [[Capital of Chi...
136: <tr><td>[[Mogadishu]] <td>[[Somalia]] - Djibouti (8746 bytes)
2: ... north, [[Ethiopia]] in the west and south, and [[Somalia]] in the southeast. The remainder of the border i...
104: ...nts and to finance development projects. An [[unemployment]] rate of 40% to 50% continues to be a majo...
111: ...in groups, the [[Issa]], or [[Somalia|Somali]] people, who make up about 60%, and the [[Afar]], about ...
113: Almost all of the people of Djibouti are [[Muslim]], only a small percent... - Zebra (3444 bytes)
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17: ...[camouflage]] mechanism; although some believe it plays a role in their social interactions, acting as...
22: The [[Plains Zebra]] (''Equus quagga'', formerly ''Equus b... - Giraffe (8140 bytes)
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16: ...ffe is related to [[deer]] and [[cattle]], but is placed in a separate family, the [[Giraffidae]], con...
20: ...er the legs. Range: northeastern Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia.
36: ...he brain against gravity. In the upper neck, a complex pressure-regulation system called the [[rete mi... - Camel (3819 bytes)
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34: ... are domesticated animals (mostly in [[Sudan]], [[Somalia]], [[India]] and nearby countries). There is, how... - Ancient Egypt (16131 bytes)
1: ...d on [[irrigation]], it is the quintessential example of a [[hydraulic empire]].
14: ...ral lake of the Fayyum as a reservoir to store surpluses of water for use during the dry seasons. From...
16: ...rica/mad_ancient_egyptpapyrus.html#berlin] and complex [[Timeline of mathematics|mathematical formular...
61: ...e]] have been dated to about [[3000 BC]]. Most people refer to [[Egyptian hieroglyph]]s when they spea...
78: ...ng|fishers]] and [[hunter-gatherer|gathering]] peoples using [[stone tool]]s (see [[10th millennium BC... - Minnesota (26682 bytes)
37: ...ts name is from the [[Lakota#The_Dakota|Dakota people's]] name for the [[Minnesota River]], ''mini&nbs...
39: ...int Paul, Minnesota|Saint Paul]], along with multiple "rings" of [[suburb]]s. More than half of the s...
41: ...of [[natural resources]] that have been greatly exploited in the last two centuries.
49: ...s [[Europe]]ans settled in the area and further exploited the state's natural resources.
51: ...tories focus on the military settlement that took place farther west. [[Fort Snelling]], located at t... - Time zone (34024 bytes)
2: ...hy)|meridian]]s of a [[longitude]] that is a multiple of 15? thus making neighboring time zones one ho...
6: ...T]]) is still often used (by the [[BBC]], for example, amongst others) to denote the "base time" to wh...
10: ...for a location is given relative to UTC. Some examples:
18: ...he location is one day later or earlier. Some examples:
31: ...til [[August 2]], [[1880]]. This paragraph only applies to the island of Great Britain, not to the isl... - History of the United States (1988-present2) (20668 bytes)
14: ...ir continued rule, a wave of democratization took place in the region, particularly [[Central America]...
16: ...S. became involved in humanitarian conflicts in [[Somalia]], [[Bosnia]], [[Kosovo]] and [[Haiti]], often wi...
23: ...nth province. Leading up to the invasion, Iraq complained to the [[United States Department of State]]...
27: ...orld was determined to not let the Kuwaiti oil supply fall under the control of Saddam, fearing it wou...
47: ...re it was vigorously opposed on the general principle that government was incompetent and should be sh... - List of politics by country articles (10131 bytes)
16: ...- [[Politics of the People's Republic of China|People's Republic of China]] - [[Politics of the Republ...
65: ...Islands|Solomon Islands]] - [[Politics of Somalia|Somalia]] - [[Politics of South Africa|South Africa]] - [... - January 2 (10888 bytes)
15: *[[1860]] - The discovery of the planet [[Vulcan (planet)|Vulcan]] was announced at a meeting of the [...
30: ...- [[Canada]] and the [[United States]] agree on a plan to preserve [[Niagara Falls]].
41: ...ard]] performs the second successful [[heart transplant]].
49: ...ring factions in [[Bosnia]] meet to discuss peace plans.
51: ...7mm) at [[Chicago]]. In [[Chicago]], temperatures plunge to -13°F (-25°C), and 68 deaths are r... - Baboon (5672 bytes)
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22: ...found in Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania, Kenya, Somalia). Many authors distinguish ''P. hamadryas'' as a...
29: ... groom the female, help care for her young, or supply them with food. Some females actually prefer suc...
30: ...less occasionally to the "foreign going", for example if unmarried males follow after partner interior... - Tsunami (29462 bytes)
2: ...ted when water in a lake or the sea is rapidly displaced on a massive scale. [[Earthquake]]s, [[landsl...
4: ... deep [[ocean]]; it simply has a much smaller [[amplitude]] (wave heights) offshore, and a very long [...
6: ...rmed by wind action upon the ocean (with which people are more familiar). However, since they are not ...
10: ...by any disturbance that rapidly [[displacement|displaces]] a large mass of [[water]], such as an [[ear...
12: ...here denser oceanic plates slip under continental plates in a process known as subduction. - Ostrich (8135 bytes)
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22: ...|vestigial]] wings are used by males in mating displays. They can also provide shadow to the chicks. T...
38: ...hanes'' in [[Ethiopia]], Northern [[Kenya]] and [[Somalia]]
46: ...clusively living off the moisture in the ingested plants. However, they like water and frequently take...
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