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- Quran (41479 bytes)
2: ...often called "Al Qur'ān Al Karīm": "The Noble Qur'an" or "The Glorious Qur'ān," also [...
6: ... sura names]].) The suras are not arranged in chronological order (in the order in which Islamic schol...
18: ... the Qur'an are titled ''The Glorious Qur'an, The Noble Qur'an,'' and other similar titles.
20: ... Qur'an in its original form. Many Muslims who do not otherwise understand Arabic memorize the whole t...
24: ...ways in ways that seem sensible or obvious to the non-Muslim reader. - Tiger (11674 bytes)
3: {{Taxobox_image | image = [[Image:LA1_082A.jpg|noframe|250px|Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaic...
13: ...axobox_section_binomial_parens | color = pink | binomial_name = Panthera tigris | author = [[Carolus L...
23: ...ese' tigers, actually a silvery-grey tone, though no reliable evidence has been found.
25: ...ion as capable as that of humans, so the color is not so great a problem as one might suppose).
31: Powerful swimmers, tigers are known to kill prey while swimming. Some tigers have e... - Ottoman Empire (15917 bytes)
20: | [[Istanbul|İstanbul]] ([[Constantinople]]/[[Asitane]]/[[Konstantiniyye]] )
45: ...'Turkish Empire'' or ''Turkey'', though it should not be confused with the modern [[nation-state]] of ...
47: ...ns [[Fall of Constantinople|captured]] [[Constantinople]] (modern [[Istanbul|İstanbul]]) from th...
53: ...[[Egypt]] in the south to the [[Caucasus]] in the north. The Empire was situated in the middle of East...
55: ...he Ottomans built a fortress and supplied huge cannon. The [[the Netherlands|Dutch]] [[Protestants]] ... - Konya (2390 bytes)
1: ...h''', '''Konia''', and '''Qunia'''; historically known as '''Iconium''') is a city in [[Turkey]], on t...
7: ...rkish puppet-ruler under the Mongol warlord [[M?e Khan]].
13: The city is well-known in Turkey for the [[piety]] of its residents ("... - History of the Kurds (8244 bytes)
1: ...ds are one of the [[Iranian peoples]] and speak a north-western [[Iranian language]] related to [[Pers...
3: ...whereas the above groups are thought to have been non Indo-Europeans, apart from the original Mitanni ...
5: ...ior", and which was rendered in Assyrian by the synonym of Gardu or [[Kardu]], the precise term quoted...
7: ... nations inhabiting the high plateaus of [[Asia Minor]], [[Armenia]] and [[Iran|Persia]], became gradu...
13: ...g the province of Shahrizor with its capital city now marked by the great mound of Yassin Teppeh. - Persian Empire (26229 bytes)
1: ...s to confuse Iran with Iraq; so in 1959 Pahlavi announced that both Persia and Iran can be used interc...
11: ...tributary peoples to Assyria, [[Babylonia]], and another Aryan tribe, the [[Scythian]]s. The region of...
13: ...e Persians around 700 BC. His son Teispes led the nomadic Persians to settle in southern Iran around 6...
15: ...arter, the king promised not to terrorize Babylon nor destroy its institutions and culture. Cyrus was ...
19: ...the Achaemenids, since the conquered peoples felt no need to revolt. - Attila the Hun (23655 bytes)
3: ...nvaded the Balkans twice and encircled [[Constantinople]] in the second invasion. He marched through F...
5: ...d noble king, and he plays major roles in three [[Norse saga]]s.
9: ...proto-[[Turkic peoples|Turkic]] nomad tribes from north-eastern [[China]] and [[Central Asia]]. These ...
11: ...leader and a capable warrior is reasonable but unknowable.
15: ...opportunity to strengthen the [[walls of Constantinople]], building the city's first [[sea wall]], and... - Genghis Khan (31537 bytes)
1: '''Genghis Khan''' was a [[Mongol]] [[Khan]] (Emperor) as well as a brilliant and sometimes ...
5: '''Genghis Khan''' was arguably the most successful military [[le...
7: ...s not, and likely will not ever be, conclusively known.
9: ...re dissolved a century and a half later, separate Khanates existed for centuries afterwards.
11: ...ngol]]s until the [[17th century]], when the last Khan of his house was conquered by the [[Manchu]]. Man... - Himalaya (16334 bytes)
1: ..."abode of snow" in [[Sanskrit]] ( from ''hima'' "snow", and ''aalaya'' "abode"). The correct name for ...
5: ...tan Plateau]]. ([[:Image:himalaya_annotated.jpg|annotated version]])]]
10: ...inital]] and [[Darjeeling]] are located here. The northernmost range is called the ''Higher Himalaya''...
12: ...alayan range, before giving way to a permanent [[snow line]] in the topmost regions. The far eastern H...
21: ...rock]]s settled on the ocean floor and the [[volcano]]es that fringed its edges. Since these sediments... - Borzoi (4195 bytes)
27: |[[F餩ration Cynologique Internationale|FCI]]: ||Group 10 Section 1
55: ...play sometimes spontaneously join forces against another dog, seizing it by the neck and holding it im...
61: ... that they were brought to [[Russia]] by [[Kublai Khan]]. Although this might be true, the original Borz...
63: ...ussia]]), who bred hundreds of Borzois at [[Perchino]], his private kennel. During Tsarist times, seve...
68: A stylized Borzoi serves as the [[logo]] for the Knopf Publishing Group, an [[imprint]] of [[Random Ho... - Ancient China (39554 bytes)
1: ...arian-based Chinese an advantage over neighboring nomadic and mountain-dwelling cultures. The developm...
6: ...and administrators: in short, civilization as we know it. In late [[Neolithic]] times, the [[Huang He]...
14: ...torical Records]]'' written by [[Sima Qian]], a renowned Chinese historiographer of the [[2nd century ...
18: ...aracter]]s, but such claims are unsupported. With no clear written records to match the Shang [[oracle...
24: ...he early Zhou (successor state of the Shang), is known to have existed at the same time as the Shang. - Ancient India (31279 bytes)
5: ...ock shelters decorated with paintings. The first known permanent settlements appeared 9,000 years ago ...
8: ...]] followed, with the successive establishment in northern India of the [[Indo-Greek]], [[Indo-Scythia...
11: ...nce|astronomy]], [[Ancient Indian science and technology|engineering]], [[Religion in India|religion]]...
14: ...empire|Mughal]] dynasty. Nevertheless, some indigenous kingdoms remained in or rose to power, especial...
20: ...y]]. A failed insurrection in [[1857]] popularly known as the [[Sepoy Mutiny|First War of Indian Indep... - Culture of Pakistan (6940 bytes)
3: ...r, Peshawar, Gujarat, Attobabad, Multan, etc. The North-western part of Pakistan, bordering with Afgha...
8: ...]], [[2800 BC]]�[[1800 BC]]. The region that is now Pakistan has in the past been invaded and occupi...
16: ...ic. Popular forms of music also prevail, the most notable being Film music. In addition to this are th...
18: ...genous movie industry exists in Pakistan, and is known as Lollywood as it is based in Lahore, producin...
23: ...eir children influence Pakistan culturally and economically, keeping close ties with their roots by tr... - Tigers (12435 bytes)
3: {{Taxobox_image | image = [[Image:LA1_082A.jpg|noframe|250px|Siberian tiger (Panthera tigris altaic...
13: ...axobox_section_binomial_parens | color = pink | binomial_name = Panthera tigris | author = [[Carolus L...
23: ...ese' tigers, actually a silvery-grey tone, though no reliable evidence has been found.
25: ...on as capable as that of humans, so the colour is not so great a problem as one might suppose).
31: Powerful swimmers, tigers are known to kill prey while swimming. Some tigers have e... - Timeline of Middle Eastern History (12425 bytes)
1: ...ddle East with its particular characteristics was not to emerge until late [[2nd millennium|second mil...
27: ...<nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Dating Creation|1]]<nowiki>]</nowiki>
47: * Jewish chronology dates [[creation (theology)|creation]] to [[2...
52: ...|34th century]]), the earliest historical person known by name.
79: ...[[Urukagina]], king of Lagash, creates the first known judicial code. ([[24th century BC]]) - List of countries by highest point (12398 bytes)
16: |7||[[Afghanistan]]||[[Noshaq]]||7,485m
20: |9||[[Kazakhstan]]||[[Khan Tangiri Shyngy]] (Pik Khan-Tengri)||6,995m
126: |62||[[Lebanon]]||[[Qurnat as Sawda']]||3,088m
172: |85||[[North Korea]]||[[Paektu-san]]||2,744m
194: |96||[[Thailand]]||[[Doi Inthanon]]||2,576m - 18th century new (49640 bytes)
2: ...[Gregorian calendar]], in accordance with the [[Anno Domini]]/[[Common Era]] numbering system.
4: ... History of Britain Series) |publisher=A Hodder Arnold Publication| year=1997 | isbn=0340567511 | oclc...
15: ...agnitude 9) occurs off the coast of the [[Pacific Northwest]]; the coast of Japan is struck by a [[tsu...
17: ... [[Baltic region|Baltic]] power after the [[Great Northern War]].
19: ...[[1702]]: The ''[[Daily Courant]]'' and the ''The Norwich Post'' becomes the first daily newspapers in... - 1901 (12292 bytes)
24: ... passes the [[Platt amendment]], limiting the autonomy of [[Cuba]] as a condition for the withdrawal o...
40: ...r League Baseball]]), is formed in [[Chicago, Illinois]].
50: *[[November 9]] - [[George V of the United Kingdom | Pr...
52: ...rie|Marie Curie]] receives doctorate. The first [[Nobel Prize]] ceremony is held in [[Stockholm]].
55: ===Unknown dates=== - Jerusalem (61585 bytes)
4: ... a wide range of national, religious, and socioeconomic groups. The section called the "Old City" is s...
6: ...otherwise functions as capital. Many countries do not recognize Israeli sovereignty over some or all o...
18: This city has known many wars and various periods of occupation. A...
20: .... Near the end of the reign of King Solomon, the northern ten tribes split off to form the [[Kingdom ...
24: ...701 BCE]], unlike [[Samaria]], the capital of the northern [[Kingdom of Israel]], which had fallen som...
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