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- Jeanne d'Albret (2474 bytes)
2: '''Jeanne d'Albret''' ([[January 7]] [[1528]] – [[June 9]] [[1572]]) was Queen of [[Navarre]] ...
4: Jeanne was born in [[Pau]] in [[1528]], the daughter of [[Henry II of Navarre]] and [[Marguerite... - Artemisia Gentileschi (23093 bytes)
3: ...ileschi''' ([[July 8]], [[1593]] - [[1653]]) is today considered one of the most accomplished Early [[...
10: ...elden]]. The picture shows how, under parental guidance, Artemisia assimilated the realism of [[Carava...
12: ..., so Orazio hired the Tuscan painter to tutor his daughter privately. The unfortunate effect was that ...
14: ...apped around the fingers and tighted by degrees — a particularly cruel torture to a painter. Bot...
18: ... Virgin Mary with Baby"''), currently in the [[Spada Gallery]], [[Rome]]. - Mary, the mother of Jesus (30135 bytes)
17: ...e cross along with her sister Mary, and [[Mary Magdalene]], [[Salome (disciple)|Salome]] and other wom...
19: ...ople in the Upper Room after the Ascension on the day of [[Pentecost]], she is one of the handful who ...
25: ...French, Spanish, and Italian, is rendered ''Notre Dame'', ''Nuestra Señora'', and ''Madonna'' r...
27: ...ome Orthodox and Catholic Christians, she was the daughter of [[Joachim]] and [[Saint Anne|Anna]]. Bef...
41: ...too much attention is focused on Mary, there is a danger of detracting from the worship due to God alo... - Egypt (18830 bytes)
58: ...ares land borders with [[Libya]] to the west, [[Sudan]] to the south, and [[Israel]] to the northeast....
62: ...particularly large number of ancient artifacts. Today, Egypt is widely regarded as the main political ...
82: ...g the assassination of former President [[Anwar Sadat]] on [[October 6]] [[1981]]. President Mubarak i...
84: ...e Prime Minister. Egypt holds regular single-candidate presidential and multi-party parliamentary elec...
86: ...bery]] on a very large scale ever since Nasser, Sadat, Mubarak, and other members of the [[Egyptian Re... - Nile (13738 bytes)
2: ...[Africa]]|the [[Mediterranean]]||[[Uganda]] - [[Sudan]] - [[Egypt]]}}
8: ...from the word ''Neilos'' (Νειλος), a Greek name for the Nile. A...
12: ...m its halfway mark at the [[Atbara River]] in [[Sudan]] all the way to the [[Mediterranean Sea]].
14: If the remote headstream — the Ruvyironza — is taken as the beginning and followed to the ...
24: [[Lake Victoria]], which lies between [[Uganda]], [[Kenya]] and [[Tanzania]] is considered to be... - Alexandria (28378 bytes)
1: ...nd largest city, and the capital of the [[Al Iskandariyah]] governate. It is located at {{coor dm|31|...
3: ... [[Hellenistic civilization|Hellenistic]] world — second only to [[Rome]] in size and wealth thr...
13: * The [[#Foundation|Ptolemaic era]] which starts with the foundin...
18: === Foundation ===
19: ...er the Great]] in or around [[334 BC]] (the exact date is disputed). Alexander's chief architect for t... - United Arab Emirates (10825 bytes)
8: ...Imārāt al-‘Arabīyah al-Muttahidah'''</big>
21: ...yle="background: #ffffff;" | [[image:LocationUnitedArabEmirates.png]]
61: ... [[Sharjah]], [[Dubai]], and [[Umm al-Qaiwain]] — merged to form the United Arab Emirates. They ...
67: ...Zayed Al Nahayan]] was elected president the next day.
71: ...rincipalities to a modern state with a high [[standard of living]]. The country's per capita GDP is no... - Algeria (16548 bytes)
40: | '''[[National Day]]''' || [[1 November]]
44: ...y]]''' || [[Algerian dinar|Algerian dinar <small>(DA)</small>]] = 100 [[centimes]]
60: ...dependent again in much of the area, while the Vandals took over parts until expelled by [[Justinian]]...
64: ...er [[Aruj]], who established Algeria's modern boundaries in the north and made its coast a base for th...
99: *<small>10</small> [[Blida]] - Jordan (20715 bytes)
1: ...of the [[Gulf of Aqaba]] and the [[Dead Sea]]. Jordan's main religion is [[Islam]] and its main langua...
8: | align="center" width="140px" | [[Image:Jordan flag large.png|125px|]]
9: ...[Image:Hashemitearms.jpg|100px|Coat of Arms of Jordan]]
11: | align="center" width="140px" | ([[Flag of Jordan|In Detail]])
12: ...gn="center" width="140px" | ([[Coat of Arms of Jordan|In Detail]]) - Iraq (19222 bytes)
1: ...itish]] forces which drove the former leader [[Saddam Hussein]] and his [[Ba'ath Party]] from power. ...
19: | '''[[Capital]]''' || [[Baghdad]]
49: ...] came to power (both groups were repressed by Saddam's government), although the Sunnis are now under...
54: ...were elected for 4-year terms. No non-Ba'ath candidates were allowed to run.
59: ...will appoint a Prime Minister and, on his recommendation, cabinet ministers.) - Brunei (7197 bytes)
1: ...Brunei''', more commonly referred to as '''Brunei Darussalam''' or simply '''Brunei''', is a [[petrole...
5: ...604;سلام<br>Negara Brunei Darussalam'''</big></big>
17: ...]] (translation): Always in service with God's guidance''</small>
23: | '''[[Capital]]''' || [[Bandar Seri Begawan]]
65: ...unei is divided into four [[district]]s, called ''daerah''. These are: - Lebanon (34225 bytes)
51: | [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]] +2 ([[Daylight Saving Time|DST +3]])
57: | [[Lebanon Cedar]]
71: Lebanon is one of the fifteen present-day countries that comprise what is considered to be...
73: ...andated]] the five provinces that make up present-day Lebanon to [[France]].
99: ... its withdrawal from the south of Lebanon in accordance with [[UN Security Council Resolution 425]] fr... - Djibouti (8746 bytes)
70: Ismail Omar Guelleh was on Saturday sworn in for a second and final six-year term as... - Israel (51605 bytes)
1: ...orders the states of [[Lebanon]], [[Syria]], [[Jordan]], and [[Egypt]] (listed clockwise from north to...
6: ...5;سرائيل<br>("Dawlat Israil") |
38: established_dates = From the League of Nations mandate administered by the [[United Kingdom]]<br>[[May...
60: ...Emperor [[Hadrian]] renamed ''Provincia [[Judea|Judaea]]'' to ''Provincia [[Syria Palaestina]]'', a Gr...
62: ...he [[Mishnah]] and [[Jerusalem Talmud]], two of Judaism's most important religious texts, were compose... - Afghanistan (23568 bytes)
1: ...''Afghanistan''' ([[Pashtu]]/[[Dari (Afghanistan)|Dari-Persian]]: Afğānistān ا...
5: ...6;'''<br>'''Da Afghanistan Islami Dawlat'''<br>'''Dawlat-e Eslami-e Afghanestan'''</big>
21: ...[Persian language|Persian]] ([[Dari (Afghanistan)|Dari]]),<br>[[Pashtu]]
38: | '''[[National Day]]''' || [[19 August]]
60: ...turbulent history. Through the ages, the region today known as ''Afghanistan'' has been occupied by ma... - Sudan (18856 bytes)
2: ...and [[Ethiopia]] to the east, [[Kenya]] and [[Uganda]] to the southeast, [[Democratic Republic of the ...
8: ...ودان <br> Jumhuriyat as-Sudan |
9: common_name = Sudan |
10: image_flag = Sudan flag large.png |
11: image_coat = Sudan coa.png | - Malaysia (27892 bytes)
34: | [[Abdullah Ahmad Badawi]]
42: | '''[[Independence]]'''<br> - Date
76: ...clude [[Langkasuka]] and [[Lembah Bujang]] in [[Kedah]], as well as [[Beruas]] and [[Gangga Negara]] i...
82: ...s a commercial outpost granted by the Sultan of Kedah. Malacca came into British hands after the Anglo...
86: ...urts. The four northern states of [[Perlis]], [[Kedah]], [[Kelantan]], and [[Terengganu]] were previou... - Kuwait (15932 bytes)
5: ...7; الكويت<br>(Dawlat al Kuwayt)'''</big></big>
29: | [[Saad al-Abdallah al-Salim Al Sabah|Saad Al Sabah]]
70: ...uwait was invaded and annexed by Iraq (under [[Saddam Hussein]]) in August [[1990]]. Hussein's primar...
72: ...g Kuwait International Airport) were also severly damaged during the war . Kuwait now remains under th...
148: ...oad system that is well developed by regional standards. Roads total 4,450 km (2,765 mi), of which 81 ... - Mummy (16225 bytes)
8: ...preserved mummies formed under natural conditions date from the [[Inca]] period in [[Peru]].
18: The earliest known 'mummified' individual dates back to approximately [[34th century BC|3300 B...
27: A typical mummification took 70 days in which craftsmen raced to finish the tomb.
63: ...uage]] remained in use in the Tarim Basin (Modern day [[Xinjiang]] in [[China]]) until the [[8th centu...
65: ...ied body when they opened a coffin in a graveyard dating back 1,900 years, according to Xinhua news ag... - New Mexico (31079 bytes)
17: LandArea = 314,590 |
25: AdmittanceDate = [[January 6]], [[1912]] |
26: ...untain Standard Time Zone|Mountain]]: [[UTC]]-7/[[Daylight saving time|-6]] |
46: ...542]]. Coronado camped near an excavated pueblo today preserved as [[Coronado State Monument]] in [[15...
52: ...ted Native Americans to forced labor on the haciendas and attempted to convert them to Christianity. T...
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