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  1. 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...
  2. 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.
  3. 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 ===
  4. 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...
  5. Bahrain (16123 bytes)
    4: ...1577; &#1575;&#1604;&#1576;&#1581;&#1585;&#1610;&#1606;<br>Mamlakat al Bahrayn'''</big></big>
    16: ...Bahrainona]] &#1576;&#1581;&#1585;&#1610;&#1606;&#1606;&#1575;''</small>
    22: | '''[[Capital]]''' || [[Manama]]
    36: <br />&nbsp;- [[Population density|Density]]
    42: ...'''<br />- From [[Iran|Persia]]<br>- From the [[United Kingdom]]<br />
  6. 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...
  7. 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.
  8. 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...
  9. 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}}
  10. Islam (36809 bytes)
    2: ...he submission to [[God]]" is a [[monotheistic]] faith, one of the [[Abrahamic religion]]s, and the wor...
    6: ...l&#257;m'' 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 ...
  11. 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...
  12. 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...
  13. State of Palestine (7675 bytes)
    2: ...ernment based on the [[Palestinian National Authority]].
    5: ...1604;&#1577; &#1601;&#1604;&#1587;&#1591;&#1610;&#1606;'''<br>'''Dawlat Filastin'''</font>
    20: | [[Capital|Proclaimed capital]]
    22: | capitals_coordinates = 31&deg; 47&prime; N, 35&deg; 13&...
    31: ...tain diplomatic ties with the [[Palestinian Authority]], established under the [[Oslo Accords]].
  14. 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...
  15. Arsenic (12497 bytes)
    1: <!-- Here is a table of data; skip past it to edit the text. -->
    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]])
  16. Achaemenid dynasty (14622 bytes)
    3: ...r, the Achaemenid rulers of Persia ruled over territories roughly encompassing some parts of today's [...
    11: ...53;&#257;n]] 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...
  17. 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==
  18. Palestine (region) (604 bytes)
    1: ...used in the past three millennia (see also [[definitions of Palestine]]).
  19. 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]]
  20. 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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