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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,... - Asia (16910 bytes)
6: ...oundary between Asia and Europe runs via the [[Dardanelles]], the [[Sea of Marmara]], the [[Bosphorus]...
80: ...ast]], which includes [[Syria]], [[Israel]], [[Jordan]], [[Lebanon]], [[Iraq]] and the Asian [[Biconti...
81: ...United Arab Emirates]], [[Bahrain]], [[Qatar]], [[Oman]], [[Yemen]] and occasionally [[Kuwait]].
130: ...or, (although [[as of 2005]] there is no reliable data for Iraq or North Korea). Japan is the world's ...
158: ...n the developing Asia to take avantage of its abundant supply of cheap labor. - 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]] - United Arab Emirates (10825 bytes)
2: ...e British and some Arab [[sheikh]]s. It borders [[Oman]] and [[Saudi Arabia]].<!--
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. - Bangladesh (29715 bytes)
25: | [[Begum Khaleda Zia]]
36: | '''[[Victory Day (Bangladesh)|Victory Day]]'''<br>|| [[December 16]], [[1971]]
65: ...ngal]]. There is recent evidence of civilizations dating back to [[500 BC]], and there are even claims...
69: ...[21 February]] as [[International Mother Language Day]]. In 1955, the government of Pakistan changed t...
73: ... estimates claim 50,000 deaths in the first three days of the so-called ''[[Operation Searchlight]]'' ... - Women's suffrage (11832 bytes)
24: *[[Oman]] -- limited to 175,000 people chosen by the gove...
33: ... author of the book ''The Great Lawsuit; Man vs. Woman''.
35: ...l organization, known as the [[National American Woman Suffrage Association]].
39: ...s. In 1895 Utah adopted a constitution in which woman suffrage was provided for. One after another, we...
43: ...ould ratify the action of Congress. Within a few days [[Illinois]], [[Wisconsin]] and [[Michigan]], t... - 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... - Castle (27805 bytes)
2: ...astle" designations, relics of the [[feudalism|feudal]] age, often remained attached to the dwelling, ...
4: ...y of Japan|Japanese history]], where the feudal [[Daimyo]] inhabited them.
26: ...as lower grade housing within the walls to accommodate some of the key population of the local area, s...
30: ...structures and many survive through to the modern day; they are now mostly considered monuments.
48: ... in the life of John, [[bishop]] of Terouanne (''Ada Sanctorum'', quoted by GT Clark, ''Medieval Mil. ... - 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]] - Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (16156 bytes)
18: ...orticulturists]], who use it as fertilizer. Up to date statistics on all types of CJD are published by...
25: ...borne%20Hagger' number 476] to the BSE Inquiry, [[David Osborne Hagger]] reported on behalf of the Med...
29: ...born in Britain. The second was reported in [[Canada]] on [[May 20]], [[2003]]. It occurred in a singl...
31: ...he presence of misshaped prions when they are abundant, but it is not known how far the disease must p...
35: ...e United Kingdom, which yields its results in one day. Until the switch, U.S. surveillance relied on a... - Sea (3330 bytes)
23: * [[Bohol Sea]] (aka Mindanao Sea)
26: * [[Banda Sea]]
69: * [[Gulf of Oman]]
121: * [[World Ocean Day]] - Mother's Day (4660 bytes)
1: ...the [[U.S. Postal Service]] was held up for eight days because of the number of letters and cards.
3: ...ferent origins. One school of thought claims this day emerged from a custom of mother worship in ancie...
5: ...f.com/a/mothers-day-origins.htm original Mother's Day Proclamation] in 1870, as a call for peace and d...
14: ''For a great and earnest day of counsel.<br>
20: ... in the [[United Kingdom]] falls on the fourth Sunday of [[Lent]] (typically March or early April). It... - Bahrain (16123 bytes)
67: ...en the name of Bahrain specifically referred to today's Bahrain.
111: ... of 33 islands, Bahrain does not share a land boundary with another country but does have a 161 km coa...
115: ...n of limited arable land and coastal degradation (damage to coastlines, coral reefs, and sea vegetatio...
122: Nowadays Bahrain is a cosmopolitan society with mixed co...
133: ===Holidays=== - List of philosophers (79981 bytes)
14: *[[Isaac Abrabanel|Isaac ben Judah Abravanel]], (1437-1508){{fn|C}}{{fn|R}}
15: *[[Judah Leon Abravanel|Judah ben Isaac Abravanel]], (1460?-1535?){{fn|C}}{{fn...
19: *[[Adam Parvipontanus]], (d. 1181)
20: *[[Marilyn McCord Adams]], (born 1943){{fn|O}}
21: *[[Robert Adams (philosopher)|Robert Adams]], (born 1937){{fn|O}} - Islam (36809 bytes)
10: ...ther [[Prophets of Islam|prophets]], including [[Adam]], [[Abraham]], [[Moses]], and [[Jesus]]. Muslim...
12: ...nal revelation of God. Islamic teaching sees [[Judaism]] and [[Christianity]] as derivations of the t...
14: ...llāhu; muhammadur-rasūlu-llāhi'' — "There is no god but God; Muhammad is the mess...
25: #Belief in the Day of Judgment (''Qiyamah'') and in the Resurrectio...
26: #Belief in Destiny (Fate) (''Qadaa'' and ''Qadar'' in Arabic). (Note that this does not mean one ... - List of national anthems (17969 bytes)
33: |[[Antigua and Barbuda]]||[[Fair Antigua, We Salute Thee]]
59: ...ous community)|Basque Country]]''||<i>[[Eusko Abendaren Ereserkia]] (Anthem of the Basque Homeland)</i...
71: ...[[Benin]]||[[L'Aube Nouvelle]] (The Dawn of a New Day)
103: |[[Canada]]||[[O Canada]] Royal Anthem: [[God Save the Queen]]
105: |[[Cape Verde]]||[[Cā®“ico da Liberdade]] - State of Palestine (7675 bytes)
2: ... typical requirement of an autonomous [[state]] — being in possession of sovereign territory. C...
5: ...1601;لسطين'''<br>'''Dawlat Filastin'''</font>
31: ...about half the world's governments recognize it today. It maintains embassies in these countries (whic...
33: ...to have recognized Israel within its pre-1967 boundaries, or was at least a major step on the path to ...
42: ...and]], [[Tanzania]], [[Togo]], [[Tunisia]], [[Uganda]], [[Zambia]], [[Zimbabwe]]. - Cities along the Silk Road (5982 bytes)
9: * [[Adana]], Turkey
12: * [[Damascus]], [[Syria]]
16: * [[Baghdad]], Iraq
19: * [[Hamadan]], Iran
22: * [[Hecatompylos]] (was probably located near [[Damghan]]), Iran - Akkadian Empire (9189 bytes)
2: ...harru-kin'') and his grandson, [[Naram-Sin]]. The date of Sargon is placed by modern scholars around [...
4: ...s being brought from [[Magan]] (probably modern [[Oman]]).
10: ...re]] bearing the names of Sargon and his son. A cadastral survey seems also to have been instituted, a...
12: ...riest of the city of Tutu, and in the name of his daughter, Lipus-Eaum, a priestess of [[Sin (god)|Sin...
14: ...es were brought from all parts of western Asia: cedar wood from the Amanus mountains, quarried stones ...
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