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- Ibn Battuta (16481 bytes)
4: ...ic East, meaning "the Sun of Religion". His full title and name is given as '''Shams ad-Din Abu Abdull...
6: ...''A Gift to Those Who Contemplate the Wonders of Cities and the Marvels of Travelling'', but is often ...
8: ...g. The following account assumes the former where it is not obviously the latter.
10: ==The Hajj (with detours)==
13: ...Aydhad|'Aydhad]]. However, upon approaching that city he was forced to turn back due to a local rebell... - United Nations (29685 bytes)
1: ...are not UN members. For more information, see [[United Nations member states]].
3: ...uarters is in [[New York City]], [[USA]]; see [[United Nations headquarters]].
5: ...s, English speakers were referring to it as the United Nations, or UN.
7: ...gans, part of what is collectively called the [[United Nations System]]:
10: *[[UN Security Council]] - Africa (35389 bytes)
1: ...atellite orthographic.jpg|thumb|A satellite composite image of Africa]]
3: ...er 800 million human inhabitants in 54 countries, it accounts for about one seventh of the [[world hum...
8: ...frica (province)|province of Africa]] with its capital [[Carthage]], corresponding to modern-day [[Tun...
10: The origin of ''Afer'' may either come from:
13: ...Greek language|Greek]] word ''aphrike'', meaning without cold; - Sub-Saharan Africa (3920 bytes)
1: ...ons. The modern term ''Sub-Saharan'' corresponds with the standard representation of North as above an...
3: ...es like [[Malaria]]. While the coasts received visits by traders, much of the interior of the continen...
5: ...a is one of the poorest regions in the world, and it contains many of the [[least developed countries]...
7: ...thwest Indian Ocean (Madagascar, The Comoros, Mauritius, and Seychelles) and two island nations in the...
19: * [[Eritrea]] - United States (58223 bytes)
1: ... of America'''—also referred to as the '''United States''', '''the USA''', '''the U.S.''', '''Am...
2: ...ited States also has a collection of overseas territories and possessions around the world. Each of th...
5: native_name = United States of America |
6: common_name = the United States |
12: official_languages = [[Languages in the United States|None at federal level]];<br> [[English l... - List of countries by continent (11037 bytes)
1: ...countries by population density|by population density]], [[list of countries by date of nationhood|by ...
3: ...below list contains both states and dependent territories, see [[country]], [[state]], [[nation state]...
5: ...'Countries listed by [[continent]] and their [[capital]]s:'''
8: Africa is a continent in the systems with 5 or more continents.
26: *[[Eritrea]] - [[Asmara]] - List of national capitals (10847 bytes)
1: ... is a '''list of national [[Capital (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]]
11: <tr><td>[[Abu Dhabi]] <td>[[United Arab Emirates]] - Djibouti (8746 bytes)
2: ... north, [[Ethiopia]] in the west and south, and [[Somalia]] in the southeast. The remainder of the border i...
22: | '''[[Capital]]'''
29: | [[Dileita Mohamed Dileita]]
36: <br /> - [[Density]]
62: ...[[Isa]]. These tribes had regular trade contacts with the Arabs, and adopted [[Islam]] as their religi... - Zebra (3444 bytes)
17: ...a [[camouflage]] mechanism; although some believe it plays a role in their social interactions, acting...
22: ...d eastern Africa. It, or particular subspecies of it, have also been known as the [[Common Zebra]], th...
25: ...belly and narrower stripes than the Plains Zebra. It has two subspecies and is classified as endangere...
29: ...[Ethiopia]], [[Somalia]], and northern [[Kenya]]. It is endangered too. - Giraffe (8140 bytes)
16: ...[Giraffidae]], consisting only of the giraffe and its closest relative, the [[okapi]].
20: ...er the legs. Range: northeastern Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia.
24: ...e, four-sided spots of chestnut brown on an off-white background and no spots on inner sides of the le...
25: ...mdash; deep brown, blotched or rectangular spots with poorly defined cream lines. Hocks may be spotted...
26: ...raffa'') — rounded or blotched spots, some with star-like extensions on a light tan background, ... - Camel (3819 bytes)
15: A '''camel''' is either of the two species of large [[even-toed ungula...
30: ...r blood. This allows them to survive days on end without food and water.
34: ...ason being that the camels use too much of the limited resources needed by sheep farmers.
36: ...timated 1.4 million animals, mostly domesticated. It is thought that there are about 1000 wild Bactria...
38: ...ries and Bactrians, survived in the [[Southwest United States]] until the early [[1900s]]. These anima... - Ancient Egypt (16131 bytes)
1: ...ry)]]. As a civilization based on [[irrigation]], it is the quintessential example of a [[hydraulic em...
6: ...on the [[Mediterranean Sea]] and the [[Red Sea]]; it borders [[Libya]] to the west, [[Sudan]] to the s...
10: ...cation of [[Yam (Location)|Yam]] is disputed. And it is unknown if [[Alashiya]] was actually the islan...
14: ...t in Egypt, such as accurately determining the position of points and the distances between them (know...
16: ...yptians. The ancient Egyptians are also credited with devising the world's earliest known [[alphabet]]... - Minnesota (26682 bytes)
9: Capital = [[Saint Paul, Minnesota|Saint Paul]] ...
11: LargestCity = [[Minneapolis, Minnesota|Minneapolis]] |
21: DensityRank = 21<sup>st</sup> |
22: 2000Density = 23.86 |
23: AdmittanceOrder = 32<sup>nd</sup> | - Time zone (34024 bytes)
2: ...ap below shows, the shapes of time zones can be quite irregular because they usually follow the bounda...
6: ...h Observatory]] in [[Greenwich]], [[London]], [[United Kingdom]] [http://greenwichmeantime.com/]. For ...
8: ...1—known in the [[United Kingdom|UK]] as [[British Summer Time]] (BST).
11: ...A]]: UTC − 8 (e.g. if it is 12:00 UTC, then it is 04:00 in Los Angeles)
12: ...a]]: UTC − 5 (e.g. if it is 11:00 UTC, then it is 06:00 in Toronto) - History of the United States (1988-present2) (20668 bytes)
6: ...cy, handily defeating [[Democratic Party of the United States|Democratic]] [[Massachusetts]] governor ...
10: ...ficially disbanded, breaking up into fifteen constituent parts. The [[Cold War]] was over.
12: ...r from the threat of terror, stronger in the pursuit of justice, and more secure in the quest for peac...
14: ... economic stagnation, while at the same time benefitting U.S. consumers and corporations. The [[North ...
16: ...ns the U.S. claimed threatened international security. - List of politics by country articles (10131 bytes)
2: {{Politics}}
3: This is a '''list of [[politics]] articles''' available for every '''[[country...
10: ...tralia]] - [[Politics of Austria|Austria]] - [[Politics of Azerbaijan|Azerbaijan]]
13: ...urma (now [[Politics of Myanmar|Myanmar]]) - [[Politics of Burundi|Burundi]]
16: ...uba|Cuba]] - [[Politics of Cyprus|Cyprus]] - [[Politics of the Czech Republic|Czech Republic]] - January 2 (10888 bytes)
9: *[[1757]] - The [[United Kingdom]] captures [[Kolkata|Calcutta]], [[Indi...
10: ...United States]] [[United States Constitution|Constitution]].
11: *[[1793]] - [[Russia]] and [[Prussia]] partition [[Poland]].
13: *[[1818]] - British [[Institution of Civil Engineers]] formed
20: *[[1882]] - [[John D. Rockefeller]] unites his oil holdings into the [[Standard Oil]] [[tr... - Baboon (5672 bytes)
8: {{Taxobox_familia_entry | taxon = [[Cercopithecidae]]}}
9: ...ry | taxon = '''''Papio'''''}}<br>{{Taxobox_authority | author = [[Johann Christian Polycarp Erxleben|...
16: ...rt tail and often brightly coloured ischial callosities. Baboons are terrestrial (ground dwelling) and...
22: ...found in Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Tanzania, Kenya, Somalia). Many authors distinguish ''P. hamadryas'' as a...
29: ... prefer such "friendly" males as mates. Females initiate mating by presenting her swollen rump to the ... - 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... - Ostrich (8135 bytes)
15: ....5 [[metre]]s (8 [[foot (unit of length)|feet]]). It has a long neck and legs, is flightless, and is c...
16: It lives in the wild in [[Africa]], and is farmed al...
20: ...nd young males are greyish-brown, with a bit of white.
22: ...ow to the chicks. The [[feather]]s are soft and quite different from the stiff [[airfoil]] feathers of...
24: ...on't have feathers. The bird stands on two toes, with the bigger one resembling a [[hoof]]. This is an...
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