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- Ibn Battuta (16481 bytes)
2: ...he known Islamic world, extending also to present-day [[India]], the [[Maldives]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[So...
4: ...natively be rendered '''ibn Batuta''', '''ibn Batuda''' or '''ibn Battutah'''. He is also sometimes kn...
6: ...Juzayy]], whom he had met while in [[Granada|Granada]]. This account, recorded by Ibn Juzayy and inter...
8: ... about Ibn Battuta's life comes from one source – Ibn Battuta himself (via Ibn Juzayy). In place...
11: ...tely) twenty Ibn Battuta went on a ''[[hajj]]'' – a pilgrimage to [[Mecca]]. Once done, however,... - United Nations (29685 bytes)
3: ...eneral Assembly determines admission upon recommendation of the Security Council. The organization's h...
24: ..., [[United Kingdom]], and the [[United States]] — and by a majority of the other 46 signatories.
33: ...of atomic weapons and of all other major weapons adaptable to mass destruction".
35: ...d the UN Disarmament Commission. Items on the agenda include consideration of the possible merits of a...
55: ...ept and both the UN Service Medal, and the NATO Medal, are considered [[international decoration]]s in... - Africa (35389 bytes)
8: ...its capital [[Carthage]], corresponding to modern-day [[Tunisia]].
12: *the Afri, a tribe—possibly [[Berber]]—who dwelt in [[North Africa]] in the Carthage a...
16: ... change of sound from ''ph'' to ''f'' in Greek is datable to about the [[first century]], so this cann...
18: ...nal|isthmus of Suez]] and the [[Red Sea]] the boundary between [[Asia]] and Africa. As [[Europe]]ans c...
26: ...; W, the westernmost point, to [[Ras Hafun]] in [[Somalia]], 51°27′52″ E, the most easterly... - Sub-Saharan Africa (3920 bytes)
1: ...ern term ''Sub-Saharan'' corresponds with the standard representation of North as above and South as b...
7: ...r island nations in the southwest Indian Ocean (Madagascar, The Comoros, Mauritius, and Seychelles) an...
23: * [[Rwanda]]
24: * [[Somalia]]
26: * [[Uganda]] - United States (58223 bytes)
1: The '''United States of America'''—also referred to as the '''United States''', ''...
2: ... as several territorial water boundaries with Canada, [[Russia]] and [[The Bahamas]]. It is otherwise ...
9: ...Many, One")<br>''[[In God We Trust]]'' ([[1956]]–present) |
36: established_dates = From [[Great Britain]]<br> [[July 4]], [[177...
52: ...riginal 13 states adopted the Constitution as the date on that state "entered the Union" (became part ... - List of countries by continent (11037 bytes)
1: ...y]], [[list of countries by date of nationhood|by date of nationhood]] and by [[time zone]].
10: *[[Angola]] - [[Luanda]]
37: *[[Madagascar]] - [[Antananarivo]]
49: *[[Rwanda]] - [[Kigali]]
52: *[[Senegal]] - [[Dakar]] - List of national capitals (10847 bytes)
16: <tr><td>[[Amman]] <td>[[Jordan]]
17: <tr><td>[[Amsterdam]] <td>[[Netherlands]] (official)
20: <tr><td>[[Antananarivo]] <td>[[Madagascar]]
28: <tr><td>[[Baghdad]] <td>[[Iraq]]
31: ...r><td>[[Bandar Seri Begawan]] <td>[[Brunei|Brunei Darussalam]] - Djibouti (8746 bytes)
2: ... north, [[Ethiopia]] in the west and south, and [[Somalia]] in the southeast. The remainder of the border i...
70: Ismail Omar Guelleh was on Saturday sworn in for a second and final six-year term as...
111: ... divided into two main groups, the [[Issa]], or [[Somalia|Somali]] people, who make up about 60%, and the [... - Zebra (3444 bytes)
5: {{Taxobox_phylum_entry | taxon = [[Chordata]]}}
7: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[Perissodactyla]]}}
8: {{Taxobox_familia_entry | taxon = [[Equidae]]}}
9: {{Taxobox_genus_entry | taxon = ''[[Equidae|Equus]]''*}}
15: *See ''[[Equidae|Equus]]'' for other species. - Giraffe (8140 bytes)
5: {{Taxobox_phylum_entry | taxon = [[Chordata]]}}
7: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[Artiodactyla]]}}
8: {{Taxobox_familia_entry | taxon = [[Giraffidae]]}}
10: {{Taxobox_species_entry | taxon = '''''camelopardalis'''''}}
12: ...lis | author=[[Linnaeus (taxonomy) | Linnaeus]] | date=[[1758]]}} - Camel (3819 bytes)
3: |]] | caption = [[Dromedary]]}}
6: {{Taxobox_phylum_entry | taxon = [[Chordata]]}}
8: {{Taxobox_ordo_entry | taxon = [[Artiodactyla]]}}
9: {{Taxobox_subordo_entry | taxon = ''Tylopoda''}}
10: {{Taxobox_familia_entry | taxon = [[Camelidae]]}} - Ancient Egypt (16131 bytes)
6: ...[Red Sea]]; it borders [[Libya]] to the west, [[Sudan]] to the south, and the [[Gaza Strip]], [[Palest...
28: ... BCE]] - [[Great Sphinx of Giza|Sphinx]], still today the world's largest single-stone [[statue]]
35: ...400 BCE]] - [[Egyptian calendar|Astronomical Calendar]], used even in the [[Middle Ages]] for its [[ma...
48: ** Unknown date - [[Rollin Papyrus]]
55: ...gyptians shaped and worked [[granite]]. The exact date the Egyptians started producing [[glass]] is de... - Minnesota (26682 bytes)
16: LandArea = 206,375 |
24: AdmittanceDate = [[May 11]], [[1858]] |
25: ...Central Standard Time Zone|Central]]: [[UTC]]-6/[[Daylight saving time|-5]] |
37: Its name is from the [[Lakota#The_Dakota|Dakota people's]] name for the [[Minnesota River]], ...
49: ...] (Chippewa, Anishinaabe) and [[Lakota#The_Dakota|Dakota]], although the [[Ho-Chunk|Winnebago]] also h... - Time zone (34024 bytes)
2: ...ite irregular because they usually follow the boundaries of states, countries or other administrative ...
4: [[image:Timezones.png|thumb|400px|Standard Time Zones of the World by the CIA]]
6: ...ve. UTC is, nevertheless, the official term for today's atomically measured time as distinct from time...
8: ... the remainder of the year local time is UTC + 1—known in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] as [[British...
12: *[[Toronto, Ontario|Toronto]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]: UTC − 5 (e.g. if it is 11:00 UTC, then i... - History of the United States (1988-present2) (20668 bytes)
16: ...S. became involved in humanitarian conflicts in [[Somalia]], [[Bosnia]], [[Kosovo]] and [[Haiti]], often wi...
21: ... early [[1990s]] the politics of oil still proved dangerous for all concerned as it did in the early [...
23: ...for a final negotiation session, which failed. Saddam then sent his troops into Kuwait.
25: ...sion. U.S. president George H.W. Bush compared Saddam to Hitler and declared that if the United States...
27: ...ng the [[Iran-Iraq War]]. Perhaps in response, Saddam was pushing oil-exporting countries to raise oil... - List of politics by country articles (10131 bytes)
10: ...[Politics of Antigua and Barbuda|Antigua and Barbuda]] - [[Politics of Argentina|Argentina]] - [[Polit...
13: ...ics of Benin|Benin]] - [[Politics of Bermuda|Bermuda]] - [[Politics of Bhutan|Bhutan]] - [[Politics of...
16: ...of Cameroon|Cameroon]] - [[Politics of Canada|Canada]] - [[Politics of Cape Verde|Cape Verde]] - [[Pol...
28: ...s of Greece|Greece]] - [[Politics of Grenada|Grenada]] - [[Politics of Guadeloupe|Guadeloupe]] - [[Pol...
37: ...ics of Johnston Atoll]] - [[Politics of Jordan|Jordan]] - January 2 (10888 bytes)
1: ...ear in the [[Gregorian Calendar]]. There are 363 days remaining (364 in [[leap year]]s).
3: {{JanuaryCalendar}}
8: *[[1492]] - [[Reconquista]]: [[Granada]], the last [[Moors|Moorish]] stronghold in [[Spa...
20: ...kefeller]] unites his oil holdings into the [[Standard Oil]] [[trust]].
22: ... C. Ball]] of the General Railroad Timepiece Standards in North America: [[Railroad chronometers]]. - Baboon (5672 bytes)
5: {{Taxobox_phylum_entry | taxon = [[Chordata]]}}
8: {{Taxobox_familia_entry | taxon = [[Cercopithecidae]]}}
9: ...[[Johann Christian Polycarp Erxleben|Erxleben]] | date = [[1777]]}}
16: ... and are active at irregular times throughout the day and night. They can raid human dwellings and in ...
20: Their principal predators are man and the [[leopard]], although they ar... - Tsunami (29462 bytes)
6: ...namis have been historically referred to as ''[[tidal wave]]s'' because as they approach land they tak...
12: ...nts of the earth's crust can occur at [[plate boundaries]]. [[Subduction]] earthquakes are particularl...
18: ...hich produced a water wave estimated at 50 – 150 m and reached 524 m up local mou...
22: ...n its path, often reducing buildings to their foundations and scouring exposed ground to the bedrock. ...
24: ...h little overall energy loss. A tsunami can cause damage thousands of kilometres from its origin, so t... - Ostrich (8135 bytes)
5: {{Taxobox_phylum_entry | taxon = [[Chordate|Chordata]]}}
8: {{Taxobox_familia_entry | taxon = '''Struthionidae'''}}
12: ...amelus | author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|Linnaeus]] | date = [[1758]]}}
24: ...the bigger one resembling a [[hoof]]. This is an adaption unique to ostriches which appears to aid in ...
30: ...their [[family (biology)|family]], '''''Struthionidae'''''.
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