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- Tsunami (29462 bytes)
2: ...ide]]s, [[volcanic eruption]]s and large [[meteorite impact]]s all have the potential to generate a t...
4: ...eep [[ocean]]; it simply has a much smaller [[amplitude]] (wave heights) offshore, and a very long [[w...
6: ...ed to tides the term is considered misleading and its usage is discouraged by [[oceanographer|oceanogr...
10: ...ami by itself may trigger an undersea landslide quite capable of generating a tsunami.
16: ...oves under the influence of [[gravity]] to regain its equilibrium and radiates across the ocean like r... - Ramadan (3064 bytes)
2: ...nguage|Arabic]]: '''رمضان''' ) is the ninth month of the [[Islam|Islamic]]...
10: === What is prohibited? ===
12: ... lust and backbiting, and are meant to get along with each other better than normal.
14: ...itionally this begins at dawn from the moment a white line can be seen at the horizon and ends at suns...
16: ...ide time for meditation and to strengthen one's faith. - Capacitor (29664 bytes)
2: ...y''' multi-[[conductor]] [[geometry]] has '''capacitance'''.
4: == Physics of the capacitor ==
7: ...ric. Because each plate stores an equal but opposite charge, the ''total'' charge in the device is al...
9: ...l capacitor, the dielectric is in direct contact with the plates.)]]
11: === Capacitance === - Seljuk Turks (7657 bytes)
1: ...#1587;لجوقيان ''Saljūqiyān''; also '''Seldjuk''', ''...
3: ...estors of the Western Turks, the present-day inhabitants of [[Turkey]], [[Turkmenistan]], [[Uzbekistan...
5: ...]] proclaimed himself Sultan and established a capital in Baghdad. [[Ahmed Sanjar]] was captured and h...
7: ...invaded [[Anatolia]] in the [[1260s]] and divided it into small [[emirates]] called the [[Anatolian be...
30: ...rovince|Kerman]] was a nation in southern Persia. It fell in 1187, probably conquered by [[Toghrü... - Bahrain (16123 bytes)
4: ...1577; البحرين<br>Mamlakat al Bahrayn'''</big></big>
16: ...Bahrainona]] بحريننا''</small>
22: | '''[[Capital]]''' || [[Manama]]
36: <br /> - [[Population density|Density]]
42: ...'''<br />- From [[Iran|Persia]]<br>- From the [[United Kingdom]]<br /> - African American (19830 bytes)
1: ...mply '''blacks''', are an ethnic group in the [[United States of America]] whose ancestors, usually in...
6: ... not include [[whites]], [[Asian|Asians]] or [[Semites]] of African origin.
9: ...black density.jpg|thumb|200px|2000 population density]]
10: ... by [[Detroit, Michigan|Detroit]], [[Michigan]], with 83 percent.
15: ... in the [[1860]] election of President of the [[United States]] [[Abraham Lincoln]], and was one reaso... - Pirate (23151 bytes)
2: ... Unlike the [[stereotype|stereotypical]] pirate with [[cutlass]] and masted [[sailing ship]], today m...
4: ... oceans, and specifically in the straits of [[Strait of Malacca|Malacca]] and [[Singapore]], used by o...
8: ...These hunters became pirates and took their name with them. These pirates were eventually organized a...
10: ...the disruptive parliamentary maneuver of talking without stopping.
12: ...f seafaring people, their name became synonymous with piracy in the 15th century. - Rail transport (15539 bytes)
8: ...ical rail car can hold up to 125 tons of freight with this and the weight of the car on two four wheel...
9: ...n does [[road]] transport. Furthermore, together with the sleepers, the rails distribute the weight of...
15: ...tive marketing stance and have achieved profitability as a result.
17: ... because securing the tracks as they run through cities and the countryside is impractical.
22: ...s [[infrastructure]] such as tracks, [[railroad switch]]es, [[Railway signal|signals]], [[classificati... - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
6: *[[Firmin Abauzit]], (1679-1767)
43: *[[Rogers Albritton]]
112: *[[Titus Pomponius Atticus]], (110-32 BC)
163: *[[James Beattie (writer)|James Beattie]], (1735-1803){{fn|C}}{{fn|R}}
239: *[[Richard-Bevan Braithwaite]], (1900-1990){{fn|O}} - Islam (36809 bytes)
2: ...he submission to [[God]]" is a [[monotheistic]] faith, one of the [[Abrahamic religion]]s, and the wor...
6: ...lām'' and means one who "surrenders" or "submits" to God.
10: ...misinterpreted, or distorted by their followers. With that perspective they view the [[Qur'an]] as cor...
12: ...lam|Sunni]] , [[Shi'a Islam|Shi'ite]] and [[Kharijite]].
14: ...od." In order to become a Muslim, one needs to recite and believe these statements. All Muslims agree ... - Quran (41479 bytes)
2: ...am]]. [[Muslim]]s believe that the Qur'an is the literal word of God and the culmination of God's reve...
6: ... Qur'an proceeds to the longest sura, and closes with some of the shortest ones.
8: == The Qur'an as divided for reading and recitation ==
10: ...ture is provided by the [[ruku'at]], semantical units resembling paragraphs and comprising roughly ten...
14: ...one of the first written works in Arabic. It is written in an early form of classical [[Arabic languag... - Sikhism (31029 bytes)
2: ...oly book. It departs from some of the social traditions and structure of [[Hinduism]] and [[Islam]] (...
4: ... wanted to go beyond what was being practised by either religion and hence a well-known saying of [[Gu...
6: ...in AD [[1699]] ; and thus gave a distinctive identity to the Sikhs. The five baptised Sikhs were named...
8: ...s including [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], [[Sanskrit]], [[Bhojpuri]] and [[Persian language|Persian]].
10: ...the "True Name" because he wanted to avoid any limiting terms for God. He taught that the True Name, a... - State of Palestine (7675 bytes)
2: ...ernment based on the [[Palestinian National Authority]].
5: ...1604;ة فلسطين'''<br>'''Dawlat Filastin'''</font>
20: | [[Capital|Proclaimed capital]]
22: | capitals_coordinates = 31° 47′ N, 35° 13&...
31: ...tain diplomatic ties with the [[Palestinian Authority]], established under the [[Oslo Accords]]. - Alchemy (42222 bytes)
1: ...hemy is the [[transmutation]] of any metal into either [[gold]] or [[silver]].
2: ... well be powder or liquid as a stone, had the ability to do both. The third goal was creating human li...
8: ... word, not Coptic, and have been later connected with ancient Egypt through what linguists term a "[[f...
11: ... instead on [[rule of thumb|rules of thumb]], traditions, basic observations, and mysticism to fill in...
13: ...eferring to the spiritual development of the practitioner as well as a material meaning connected to p... - Arsenic (12497 bytes)
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25: | [[Density]], [[Mohs hardness scale|Hardness]]
33: | [[Atomic weight]] || 74.92160 [[Atomic mass unit|amu]]
42: ...i>]</nowiki>3[[d-orbital|d]]<sup>10</sup> 4[[s-orbital|s]]<sup>2</sup> 4p<sup>3</sup>
56: ...elvin|K]] (817.2 ?[[Celsius|C]] / 1503 ?[[Fahrenheit|F]]) - Achaemenid dynasty (14622 bytes)
3: ...r, the Achaemenid rulers of Persia ruled over territories roughly encompassing some parts of today's [...
11: ...53;ān]] after seizing that city from the Elamites. Inscriptions indicate that when Teispes died, ...
13: ... still-living Arsames as King of Persia, thus reuniting the two realms. Cyrus II is considered to be t...
15: ... Egypt, but died in July 522 BC as the result of either accident or suicide, during a revolt led by a ...
17: ...n order, particularly since ''they'' were in a position to choose him. Darius I was chosen monarch fro... - Elamite Empire (23098 bytes)
4: ... BC]] to [[539 BC]], with a preceding [[Proto-Elamite]] period beginning around [[3200 BC]].
5: ... [[Achaemenid]] [[Persian Empire]] that succeeded it, and may thus be considered the starting point of...
8: ...cates this word was borrowed prehistorically). Additionally, the Haltamti were known as ''Elam'' in th...
10: ...estan]] for the duration of their empire, the Elamites had extended their civilisation into the provin...
12: ==Elamite language== - Palestine (region) (604 bytes)
1: ...used in the past three millennia (see also [[definitions of Palestine]]). - Jerusalem (61585 bytes)
2: ...e to the [[religion]]s of [[Judaism]], [[Christianity]], and [[Islam]].
4: ...consists of four quarters: [[Jew]]ish, [[Christianity|Christian]], [[Armenian (people)|Armenian]], and...
6: ...nize Israeli sovereignty over some or all of the city and enforce this view by maintaining their embas...
7: ...]]s also claim all or part of Jerusalem as the capital of a future [[Palestinian state]].
9: ....jpg|right|thumbnail|300px|Jerusalem and the Old City. View from the Mount of Olives]] - Madrid (20882 bytes)
2: [[Image:Coat_of_Arms_of_the_Municipality_of_Madrid.png|thumbnail|200px|[[Coat of arms]]]]...
4: ... the [[metropolitan area]] (urban area plus satellite towns) was 5,603,000 as of 2003 estimates.
6: ...'[[Madrid (autonomous community)|autonomous community]]'' of Madrid.
14: ...led and every mosque and synagogue was utterly obliterated.
16: ... and established himself safely fortified outside its walls in El Pardo. The grand entry of Ferdinand...
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