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- Politics of Iran (8863 bytes)
1: ...hi'a Islam]] of the Twelver ([[Jaafari]]) sect is Iran's official religion.
3: ==Political conditions==
4: ...h Iran, [[Switzerland]] handles U.S. interests in Iran.
6: ...d internationally, although there are claims that Iran still remains a sponsor of terrorism.
8: ...dayeen]], and the [[Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran|Kurdish Democratic Party]].
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- Mesopotamia (2719 bytes)
2: ...iate south, the [[Zagros Mountains]] and the [[Caucasus]] mountains to the north.
6: ... and the metropol [[Ctesiphon]], the capital of [[Iran|Persia]], was situated in Mesopotamia. - Persepolis (15450 bytes)
2: ...ire]], situated some 70 km northeast of [[Shiraz, Iran|Shiraz]], not far from where the small river Pulw...
6: ... of Jamshid"). That they represent the Persepolis captured and partly destroyed by [[Alexander of Mace...
8: ...hich they take to be a representation of the mythical hero Rustam. That the occupants of these seven t...
12: ...s II]], who reigned for a very short time, could scarcely have obtained so splendid a monument, and st...
18: ...pine region was far from convenient, and the real capitals were [[Susa]], [[Babylon]] and [[Ecbatana]]... - Ibn Battuta (16481 bytes)
2: ...dynasty|Merinid Sultanate]] rule in the [[Islamic calendar]] year 703, into a [[Berber]] family. He wa...
11: ...nt on a ''[[hajj]]'' – a pilgrimage to [[Mecca]]. Once done, however, he continued travelling, e...
13: ...g that city he was forced to turn back due to a local rebellion.
15: ...o prophesied that Ibn Battuta would only reach Mecca after a journey through [[Syria]]. An additional ...
17: ...s the [[Il-Khanate]] in modern-day [[Iraq]] and [[Iran]]. - November 4 (10686 bytes)
2: ...year (309th in [[leap year]]s) in the [[Gregorian Calendar]], with 57 days remaining.
4: {{NovemberCalendar}}
7: ... [[Eighty Years' War]]: In [[Belgium]], [[Spain]] captures [[Antwerp (city)|Antwerp]] (after three day...
10: * [[1852]] - [[Count Camillo Benso di Cavour]] became the [[prime minister]] of [[Piedmont (Italy)|Pi...
12: ... of Johnsonville]] - [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] troops bombard a [[United States|Un... - Zenobia (1693 bytes)
4: ...nce)|Syria]] and [[Asia Minor]]. By playing off [[Iran|Persia]] to the east against [[Rome]] to the west...
6: ...he ''[[Aeneid]]'') and declared herself the political heiress of both.
8: ...e conquest of her kingdom in [[272]]. Zenobia was captured and paraded wearing gold chains in Aurelian... - Condoleezza Rice (23116 bytes)
24: |'''[[Political party|Political Party]]'''
25: |[[United States Republican Party|Republican]]
27: ...can American]] [[woman]], the second African American (after [[Colin Powell]]), and the second woman (...
31: ...g his first term. She was the second African American (after Powell) and the first female to have been...
35: ...r. Her name is a variation on the [[Italian]] musical term "con dolcezza" which is a direction to play... - Esther (5002 bytes)
2: ... Persia|Artaxerxes II]]), and heroine of the Biblical [[Book of Esther]] which is named after her.
7: ...at Esther hid her nationality and lineage as Mordecai had advised. In addition [[God]]'s workings are ...
9: ...Hebrew rendition of the latter name is the phonetically unrelated [[Ashtoreth]]. The names may neverth...
12: ...n|Benjamite]]. She resided with her cousin [[Mordecai]], who held some office in the household of the ...
14: ...anged on the [[gallows]] he had intended for Mordecai; and the Jews established an annual feast, the f... - Hyacinth (flower) (2431 bytes)
2: ...e | image = [[Image:HyacinthPink3_wb.jpg|250px]]| caption = Hyacinth in flower}}
14: ''Hyacinthus transcaspicus''
17: ...to the eastern [[Mediterranean]] region east to [[Iran]] and [[Turkmenistan]]. They are named after the ...
24: *''Hyacinthus transcaspicus''
27: ...authorities place ''H. litwonowii'' and ''H. transcaspicus'' in the related genus ''[[Hyacinthella]]''... - Rose (15436 bytes)
2: ..._image | image = [[Image:4-11-07_10a.jpg|240px]]| caption = ''Rosa arvensis'' (Field Rose)}}
10: ...Rosa'''''}}<br />{{Taxobox authority | author = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]| date = [[1753]] }}
27: ...some species, especially the [[Dog Rose]] (''Rosa canina'') and [[Rugosa Rose]] (''Rosa rugosa''), are...
29: ...biology)|thorns]] or prickles. The thorns are typically sickle-shaped hooks, which aid the rose in han...
31: ...cies including [[Emperor Moth]], [[Common Marbled Carpet]], [[Engrailed|The Engrailed]] and [[Coxcomb ... - Jewellery (4234 bytes)
1: ... from less valuable materials. However, jewellery can and has been made out of almost every kind of ma...
5: ... Further tracing leads back to the Latin word "jocale", meaning plaything.
7: ...rucifix]] in the form of jewellery, or, as is the case in many Western cultures, [[marriage|married]] ...
16: ...7000 BC]] - Uses of [[copper]] in [[Anatolia]], [[Iran]] and [[Eastern Europe]].
18: ...- [[Smelting]] technology for copper in Egypt and Iran. - Carpet (15753 bytes)
1: ...g of trade routes in the 17th century were significant numbers of [[Persian rug]]s introduced to Weste...
3: ...en carpet (or carpeting) and rug. The former indicates a covering that is affixed to a floor and the ...
5: [[Image:Carpet.png|350px|thumb|Contemporary Afghan Rug]]
7: == Carpet types ==
8: ...carpet 1.jpg|thumb|250px|Swatches of machine-made carpet]] - Balalaika (5108 bytes)
18: ...e a [[plectrum]] is used on the larger sizes. One can play the prima with a plectrum, but it is consid...
24: ...ong-necked [[chordophone]]s stem, including the [[Iran|Persia]]n [[sitar]], the [[Uzbek]] and [[Uyghur]]...
26: ... be moved around by the player at will (as is the case with the modern saz, which allows for the [[mic...
28: ...th the ''[[skomorokh]]s'', sort of free-lance musical [[jester]]s whose tunes ridiculed the [[Tsar]], ...
30: ...istory, the playing of the balalaika was banned because of its use by the ''skomorokhi'', who were gen... - Ashoka (15187 bytes)
7: ...ere have been thousands of kings and emperors who called themselves 'Their Highnesses', 'Their Majesti...
10: ...ings and just one younger sibling, Vitthashoka. Because of his exemplary intellect and warrior skills,...
14: ...is had led to the formation of different militias causing unrest. Ashoka complied and left for the tro...
16: ... he fell in love; recently found inscriptions indicate that she went on to become his second or third ...
20: ...l in Pataliputra. At that stage of his life, many called him Chanda Ashoka meaning murderer and heartl... - Egypt (18830 bytes)
16: ...gn=center colspan=2 | [[image:LocationEgypt.png|Location of Egypt]]
24: | '''[[Capital]] and Largest City'''
25: | [[Cairo]]
54: | '''[[List of country calling codes|Calling Code]]'''
56: ... [[republic]] mostly located in North-Eastern Africa. - Alexandria (28378 bytes)
1: ... east, near the ancient city of [[Canopus (Egypt)|Canopus]]. It has a population of approximately 3,34...
3: ...ig;val Islamic rulers its status as the country's capital was ended, and it fell into a long decline, ...
7: ...n Alexandria's Eastern Harbour, close to Kait Bey Castle]]
19: ... the arrival of flocks of birds to eat it. In any case, the story explains Alexandria's role as the sh...
23: ...to the author known as [[Alexander Romance|pseudo-Callisthenes]]. - Asia (16910 bytes)
1: ...:LocationAsia.png|thumb|250px|World map showing location of Asia]]
4: ...[[geology|Geologically]] and [[geography|geographically]], however, Asia is not considered a continent...
6: ...s, through the [[Kuma-Manych Depression]]), the [[Caspian Sea]], the [[Ural River]] (according to othe...
8: '''Asia''' as a political division consists of the part of Eurasia and nea...
24: ...rline cases between Asia and Europe, Asia and Africa and Asia and Oceania. - List of countries by continent (11037 bytes)
1: ...|alphabetically]], [[List of national capitals|by capital city]], [[List of countries by population|by...
5: '''Countries listed by [[continent]] and their [[capital]]s:'''
7: ==[[Africa]]==
8: Africa is a continent in the systems with 5 or more cont...
15: *[[Cameroon]] (also spelled Cameroun) - [[Yaound靝 - Economy of Afghanistan (14517 bytes)
1: ...]. The replacement of the [[opium]] trade - which can account for one-third of the country's GDP - is ...
4: ... since the [[1980s]] because of loss of labor and capital and disruption of trade and transport. Conti...
6: ...GDP of US$4 billion in fiscal year [[2003]] was recalculated by the IMF to US$6.5 billion, after addin...
9: .... Relatively little use is made of machines, chemical fertilizer, or pesticides.
11: ... mainstay. Overall agricultural production dramatically declined following 3 years of drought as well ... - List of national capitals (10847 bytes)
1: ...(politics)|capital]]s''' of the world in alphabetical order.
4: *[[List of capitals and larger cities by country]]
5: *[[list of capitals of subnational entities]]
6: *[[list of historical national capitals]]
20: <tr><td>[[Antananarivo]] <td>[[Madagascar]] - United Arab Emirates (10825 bytes)
19: | align=center style="vertical-align: top;" colspan=2 | <small>''[[List of stat...
21: ...olspan=2 style="background: #ffffff;" | [[image:LocationUnitedArabEmirates.png]]
26: | '''[[Capital]] and largest city'''
56: | '''[[List of country calling codes|Calling code]]'''
71: ...]], and friendliness to the West have led many to call it the [[Singapore]] or [[Hong Kong]] of the Mi...
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