A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0-9 Gezer Calendar ... ghost Gezer Calendar (from the article "Hebrew alphabet") ...hundred inscriptions exist. As is usual in early alphabets, Early Hebrew exists in a variety ... gezera shawa (from the article "biblical literature") One exegetical device of the Jewish rabbis (teachers, biblical commentators, and religious leaders) was that ... Gezhouba Dam (from the article "Yangtze River") ...kilowatts, representing about two-fifths of the total energy potential of all the rivers of China. ... Gezing town, southwestern Sikkim state, northern India. Gezing lies just west of the Rangit River on ... Gezira Scheme (from the article "Sudan, The") Irrigated areas along the White and Blue Niles produce the bulk of the country's commercial ... Gezo (from the article "Benin") ...attacked and defeated by the kingdom of Oyo, to the northeast (in modern Nigeria), to ... Ggantija (from the article "Gozo") ...principal town, Victoria, formerly called Rabat, stands near the middle of the island on one ... Ghab Depression (from the article "Syria") ...declines from 3,000 feet (900 metres) in the north to 2,000 feet in the south. ... Ghad Party, al- (from the article "Egypt") In 2006 Ayman Nour, the leader of Egypt's al-Ghad ("Tomorrow") Party, who had been incarcerated ... ghada (from the article "Arabian Desert") ...more, thus nourishing xerophytes (plants adapted to survive under arid conditions). Shrubs unique to the ... Ghadamis oasis, northwestern Libya, near the Tunisian and Algerian borders. It lies at the bottom of ... Ghadr (Urdu: "Revolution"), an early 20th-century movement among Indians, principally Sikhs living in North America, to ... [2 Related Articles] Ghaffar Khan, Abdul the foremost 20th-century leader of the Pashtuns (or Pathans; a Muslim ethnic group of Pakistan ... [1 Related Articles] Ghafiri (from the article "Oman") ...imam was determined by an agreement made among the religious leaders and the heads of ... Ghaggar River river, northern India. The Ghaggar rises in the Siwalik Range, northwestern Himachal Pradesh state, and ... [1 Related Articles] Ghaghara River major left-bank tributary of the Ganges River, rising as the Karnali River (Chinese: K'ung-ch'iao Ho) ... [2 Related Articles] ghaghra (from the article "dress") ...fabrics available in India and designed a graceful new style of dress that Muslim women ... Ghagra, battle of (from the article "India") ...his campaigns to subjugate the Rajputs of Chanderi. When Afghan risings turned him to the ... Ghailani, Ahmed Khalfan (from the article "Pakistan") ...terror continued, however, and in late July a suicide bomber exploded a device near Aziz's ... Ghali, Butrus (from the article "Egypt") ...At the same time, he tried to give more effective authority to Egyptian political institutions. ... Ghalib (from the article "Oman") The interior remained autonomous until 1954, when Muhammad al-Khalili, who had ruled as imam since ... Ghalib (from the article "Mansur, Abu 'Amir al-") ...becoming the protege (and supposedly the lover) of the mother of the young caliph Hisham ... Ghalib, Mirza Asadullah Khan the preeminent Indian poet of his time writing in Persian, equally renowned for poems, letters, ... [3 Related Articles] Ghana country of western Africa, situated on the coast of the Gulf of Guinea. Although relatively ... [31 Related Articles] Ghana first of the great medieval trading empires of western Africa (fl. 7th-13th century). It was ... [6 Related Articles] Ghana Drama Studio (from the article "Sutherland, Efua") ...of London's School of Oriental and African Studies. Upon her return to Accra, she helped ... Ghana Library Board (from the article "Libraries and Museums") ...early 20th-century forgery. Rock-throwing student protesters caused Dominican Republic Pres. Hippolito Mejia Dominguez to flee ... Ghana Museum and Monuments Board (from the article "Ghana") ...local and world trends. Dance, music, drama, painting, and sculpture all come within the purview ... Ghana, flag of horizontally striped red-yellow-green national flag with a central black star. The width-to-length ratio of the ... Ghana, history of (from the article "Ghana") HistoryAfrican Cup of NationsAfrican Cup ... Ghana, University of (from the article "Selected universities and colleges of the world") ...the national archives; and the national museum. Also located in the city are the offices ... Ghanem, Antoine (from the article "Lebanon") In the thick of continuing political conflict, two parliamentary deputies of the government bloc were ... Ghanem, Shokri (from the article "Libya") ...Col. Muammar al-Qaddafi; (nominal) Secretary of the General People's Congress Zentani Muhammad al-Zentani | ... ghanimah in the early Islamic community (7th century AD), booty taken in battle in the form ... Ghaniya, Banu (from the article "North Africa") ...Banu Ghaniyah-the family that last ruled Muslim Spain in the name of the Almoravids and ... ghanja (from the article "drug use") Ghanja is a less active form of cannabis. Whereas hashish and charas are made from ... Ghannouchi, Mohamed (from the article "Tunisia") Area: 163,610 sq km (63,170 sq mi) | Population (2007 est.): 10,226,000 | Capital: Tunis ... ghanta (from the article "ceremonial object") ...rods and mobile disks. Producing a sharp ringing sound, it was regarded as particularly sacred ... Ghanzi village, west-central Botswana. The village is located at the northern rim of the Kalahari (desert) ... [1 Related Articles] Ghar Dalam (from the article "Malta") The earliest archaeological remains in Malta date from about 5000 BCE. Neolithic farmers lived in ... Gharb coastal lowland plain of northwestern Morocco. Crossed from east to west by the Sebou River, ... Gharbiyah, Al- muhafazah (governorate) in the middle Nile River delta, Lower Egypt. It is ... [1 Related Articles] Ghardaia chief town of the M'zab Oasis, north-central Algeria. It lies along the left bank of ... Gharib, Jaouad (from the article "Track and Field Sports") In the men's 110-m hurdles, Ladji Doucoure's win in 13.07 sec brought France's first medal ... Gharid, al- (from the article "Islamic arts") ...Other notable musicians of the period were Ibn Muhriz, of Persian ancestry; Ibn Surayj, son ... Gharyan town, in the Tripolitania region of northwestern Libya. It lies at the foot of the ... Ghashmi, Ahmad al- (from the article "Yemen") ...economic, and social relationships. A clear indication of this discontent was the assassination of two ... Ghasidas (from the article "Satnami sect") The most important Satnami group was founded in 1820 in the Chattisgarh region of middle ... Ghassan Arabian kingdom prominent as a Byzantine ally (symmachos) in the 6th century AD. From its ... [7 Related Articles] Ghassaniy, Muyaka bin Haji al- Kenyan poet who was the first Swahili-language secular poet known by name. [2 Related Articles] Ghassulian culture archaeological stage dating to the Middle Chalcolithic Period in southern Palestine (c. 3800-c. 3350 BC). ... [1 Related Articles] Ghat oasis, southwestern Libya, near the Algerian border. Located on an ancient Saharan caravan route, it ... ghat (from the article "Nasik") ...The main part of the town lies on the right (south) bank of the river, ... ghata-pallava in Indian art, important decorative motif consisting of a pot filled with flowers and leaves. ... Ghatak, Ritwik (from the article "motion picture, history of the") ...ratri (Days and Nights in the Forest, 1970), and ghatam large, narrow-mouthed earthenware water pot used as a percussion instrument in India. Unlike other Indian ... Ghats two mountain ranges forming the eastern and western edges, respectively, of the Deccan (q.v.) plateau ... [3 Related Articles] Ghavam el-Saltaneh, Ahmad Iranian politician who was a five-time prime minister of Iran (1921-22, 1922-23, 1942-43, 1946-47, 1952). Ghawar, Al- (from the article "Saudi Arabia") ...the first offshore field in the Middle East, at Ra's Al-Saffaniyyah, just south of the ... Ghawr ash-Sharqiyah Canal (from the article "Yarmuk River") After the Six-Day War of 1967, the government of Israel opened the lower Yarmuk River ... Ghawr Plain (from the article "Jordan River") ...bank and the Yabis on the left. The Jordan River's plain then spreads out to ... ghaybah (Arabic: "absence," or "concealment"), Islamic doctrine, especially among such Shi'ite sects as the Ithna 'Ashariyah, ... [1 Related Articles] ghazal in Islamic literature, genre of lyric poem, generally short and graceful in form and typically ... [13 Related Articles] Ghazal River, El- (from the article "Chad, Lake") ...of the basin dips to the northeast of the modern lake, reaching its lowest point ... Ghazali, al- Muslim theologian and mystic whose great work, Ihya' 'ulum ad-din ("The Revival of the Religious ... [16 Related Articles] Ghazan, Mahmud most prominent of the Il-Khans (subordinate khans) to rule the Mongol dynasty in Iran. Reigning ... [6 Related Articles] Ghazi (from the article "Iraq") Faysal was succeeded by his son, King Ghazi (1933-39), who was young and inexperienced-a situation ... ghazi (from the article "Orhan") Under Orhan's leadership, the small Ottoman principality in northwestern Anatolia continued to attract Ghazis (warriors ... Ghazi Muhammad (from the article "Shamil") ...logic, rhetoric, and Arabic, acquired prestige as a learned man, and in 1830 joined the ... Ghazi, Abdul Rashid Pakistani Islamic militant was the younger son of Maulana Abdullah, founder of the Lal Masjid ... [1 Related Articles] Ghazi-ud-Din, 'Imad ul-Mulk (from the article "'Alamgir II") A son of the emperor Jahandar Shah (reigned 1712-13), 'Alamgir was always the puppet of ... Ghaziabad town, administrative headquarters of Ghaziabad district, Uttar Pradesh state, northern India. Founded in 1740, it ... Ghazipur town, administrative headquarters of Ghazipur district, Uttar Pradesh state, northern India, northeast of Varanasi (Benares), ... Ghaznavid Dynasty (AD 977-1186), Turkish dynasty that ruled in Khorasan (in northeastern Iran), Afghanistan, and northern India. [12 Related Articles] Ghazni city, east-central Afghanistan. It lies beside the Ghazni River on a high plateau at an ... [9 Related Articles] Ghedi, Ali Muhammad (from the article "Somalia") ...Somalia's government under President Abdiqassim Salad Hassan was barely functioning in 2007; a new transitional ... ghee clarified butter, a staple food on the Indian subcontinent. As a cooking oil, ghee is ... [2 Related Articles] Ghee Hin Chinese secret society that flourished in Malaya in the 19th and early 20th centuries. During ... [3 Related Articles] Ghelderode, Michel de eccentric Belgian dramatist whose folkish morality plays resound with violence, demonism, holy madness, and Rabelaisian ... [1 Related Articles] Ghent city, Flanders Region, northwestern Belgium. Ghent lies at the junction of the canalized Lys (Leie) ... [6 Related Articles] Ghent azalea (from the article "azalea") ...6.5 feet) high; and the pinxter flower (R. periclymenoides), a shrub 1 to 2 metres ... Ghent University state-financed coeducational institution of higher learning with limited autonomy in Ghent, Belg. Founded in 1817 ... Ghent, Pacification of (Nov. 8, 1576), declaration by which the northern and southern provinces of the Low Countries ... [4 Related Articles] Ghent, Treaty of (Dec. 24, 1814), agreement in Belgium between Great Britain and the United States to end ... [7 Related Articles] Ghent-Bruges school group of manuscript illuminators and scribes active during the last quarter of the 15th and ... Ghent-Terneuzen Canal waterway running 31 km (19 miles) south to north between Ghent, Belg., and the Western ... 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Ghetto (from the article "Venice") ...with life centred on the square, or campo (site of the community ... ghetto formerly a street, or quarter, of a city set apart as a legally enforced residence ... [3 Related Articles] Gheyn, Matthias van den Flemish organist, composer, and an outstanding virtuoso of the carillon, particularly known for his brilliant ... Ghezzi, Ivan (from the article "Anthropology and Archaeology") ...setting of the sun and the movements of stars to monitor the passage of the ... Ghezzi, Pier Leone Italian artist and probably the first professional caricaturist. [1 Related Articles] Ghiaurov, Nicolai Bulgarian opera singer (b. Sept. 13, 1929, Velingrad, Bulg.-d. June 2, 2004, Modena, Italy), enraptured ... Ghibellines (from the article "Ghibelline") in medieval Italy, member of the pro-imperial party, opponents of the pro-papal Guelfs. See Guelf ... Ghiberti, Lorenzo important early Italian Renaissance sculptor, whose doors ("Gates of Paradise"; 1425-52) for the Baptistery of ... [12 Related Articles] ghibli hot and dusty wind descending from the interior highlands of Libya toward the Mediterranean Sea. ... [2 Related Articles] Ghica, Ion member of a great Romanian princely family, prominent man of letters, economist, and prime minister ... Ghil, Rene (from the article "Symbolist movement") The principal Symbolist poets include the Frenchmen Stephane Mallarme, Paul Verlaine, Arthur Rimbaud, Jules Laforgue, ... Ghilzay one of the largest of the Pashto-speaking tribes in Afghanistan, whose traditional territory extended from ... [3 Related Articles] ghina' al-San'ani, al- (from the article "Yemen") ...or turbi, now largely replaced by the 'ud) and ... Ghiordes carpet floor covering handwoven in the town of Ghiordes (Gordes), northeast of Izmir in western Anatolia ... Ghiordes knot (from the article "rug and carpet") There are various ways of knotting the pile yarn around the warp yarn. The Turkish, ... Ghiorso, Albert (from the article "einsteinium") ...periodic table, atomic number 99. Not occurring in nature, einsteinium (as the isotope einsteinium-253), produced ... Ghirlandaio, Domenico early Renaissance painter of the Florentine school noted for his detailed narrative frescoes, which include ... [3 Related Articles] Ghisi, Giorgio (from the article "printmaking") One of the exceptions was Giorgio Ghisi of Mantua, who in his isolated regional development ... Ghitani, Jamal al- (from the article "Literature") ...that included friends, conferences, literary festivals, personalities encountered, work experience in Europe and the Arab ... Ghiyas-ud-Din (from the article "Mu'izz-ud-Din Muhammad ibn Sam") Mu'izz-ud-Din's elder brother, Ghiyas-ud-Din, acquired power east of Herat in the region of Ghur (Ghowr, ... Ghiyas-ud-Din Tughluq (from the article "India") Ghazi Malik, who ascended the throne as Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq (reigned 1320-25), had distinguished himself ... Ghiyath-al-Din (from the article "India") ...of entrenched nobles had tried to protect their privileged position against newcomers who were developing ... Ghiz, Joseph A. Canadian premier (1986-92) of Prince Edward Island and eloquent advocate for the failed Meech Lake ... Ghizeghem, Hayne van (from the article "rondeau") ...le regart de vos beaux yeulx" ("For a Glance from Your Lovely Eyes") of Dufay. ... ghol (from the article "Daman") ...main crop of the region, but wheat has been introduced. There is a dairy and ... ghoomar (from the article "South Asian arts") The national social folk dance of Rajasthan is the ghoomar, danced by women in long ... ghop bagi (from the article "jacks") Jewish girls of eastern Europe traditionally played ghop bagi with five bones. ... ghorfa (from the article "Medenine") ...(Berber) groups and was the chief town of the Southern Military Territories during the French ... Ghosananda, Maha Cambodian Buddhist patriarch devoted his life to the search for peace, especially for reconciliation ... Ghose, Rash Behari (from the article "India") In 1907 the Congress held its annual meeting in Surat, but the assembly, plagued by ... Ghose, Zulfikar Pakistani-American author of novels, poetry, and criticism about cultural alienation. Ghosh, Girish Chandra (from the article "South Asian arts") ...("Mirror of the Indigo"), dealing with the tyranny of the British indigo planters over the ... Ghosn, Carlos (from the article "Business Overview") ...single shareholder, Kirk Kerkorian, proposed that GM enter into a partnership with two foreign automakers, ... ghost soul or spectre of a dead person, usually believed to inhabit the netherworld and to ... [3 Related Articles]

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