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Abu Nidal Open in a new browser window  
   Palestinian politician and guerilla leader.
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Abadan Open in a new browser window  
   City in Iran with 300,000 inhabitants. Situated in the south-western corner of Iran, on the island of Abadan.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?abadan.htm
Abbas Open in a new browser window  
   Uncle of Muhammad. Successful merchant, and was known for the grandeur that he surrounded himself with during his travels. Stories tell that he was in charge of the Zamzam.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?abbas.htm
Abbasids Open in a new browser window  
   Caliphate dynasty ruling from 750 until 1258. All of one big family that claimed to descend from Abbas, an uncle of Muhammad.
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Abdullah, King Open in a new browser window  
   King of Jordan. Was named crown prince less than 2 weeks before he was sworn in as regent of Jordan, following the declaration of the clinical death of his father, Hussein 1.
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Abdu l-Karim Open in a new browser window  
   Moroccan politician and liberation fighter and leader.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?abdulkar.htm
Abu Bakr Open in a new browser window  
   First Caliph of Islam.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?abubakr.htm
Abu l-Wahhab Open in a new browser window  
   Founder of the Islamic school of the muwahhiduns, also known as Wahhabism.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?abdu_l-wahhab.htm
Abu Dhabi Open in a new browser window  
   Island, city, and emirate in the United Arab Emirates. The emirate has about 1.19 million inhabitanst, while the city has about 420,000.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?abudhabi.htm
al-Assad, Hafez Open in a new browser window  
   President of Syria (1971-2000).
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?assad_hafiz.htm
Abdu l-Qadir Open in a new browser window  
   Emir, religious and military resistance fighter against the French occupation of Algeria.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?abdulqad.htm
Acacus Open in a new browser window  
   Mountain range in south-western Libya, and a subrange of the Hoggar Mountains of Algeria. Lies southwest of the Fezzan area of central Libya.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?acacus.htm
Adana Open in a new browser window  
   City in Turkey with 1.1 million inhabitants. Situated inland, 30 km from the northeastern corner of the Mediterranean Sea.
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Aden Open in a new browser window  
   City of Yemen, and the country's winter capital, with 530,000 inhabitants, situated in the south of the country, at the Gulf of Aden.
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Aden, Gulf of Open in a new browser window  
   Western arm of the Arabian Sea, meeting the Red Sea at the strait Babu l-Mandeb.
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Adhan Open in a new browser window  
   Uttering used to call all Muslims to prayer, salat. Sent out from a minaret, either sung by a muezzin present in the minaret, or transmitted from a loudspeaker with the help of cassette recording.
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Agadir Open in a new browser window  
   City in Morocco with 720,000 inhabitants. A seaport and the administrative and economical centre for its region.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?agadir.htm
Ahmose I Open in a new browser window  
   Egyptian Pharaoh, reigning from 1570 to 1546, and founder of the 18th dynasty.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?ahmose_1.htm
Ahmose II Open in a new browser window  
   Egyptian Pharaoh, reigning from 569 to 526 BCE, as part of the 26th dynasty.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?ahmose_2.htm
Ahriman Open in a new browser window  
   The evil power in the Avesta, the collection of religious writings in Zoroastrianism.
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Ahura Mazda Open in a new browser window  
   The supreme god in Zoroastrianism.
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Ain Draham Open in a new browser window  
   City of Tunisia, and the centre of the mountainous region in the northwest of the country, with about 10,000 inhabitants.
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AIS Open in a new browser window  
   Algerian political group. A militant subdivision of FIS, and not be confused with the far more active and brutal GIA.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?ais.htm
Amenhotep IV Open in a new browser window  
   Egyptian Pharaoh, reigning from 1379 to 1362 BCE, as part of the 18th dynasty.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?akhenat.htm
Al Ahram Open in a new browser window  
   Egypt's largest newspaper, founded in 1875 by the Taqla family.
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Aleppo Open in a new browser window  
   City in Syria with 1.9 million inhabitants. Commercial and cultural centre of northern Syria.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?aleppo.htm
Alexandria Open in a new browser window  
   City in northern Egypt with about 3.9 million inhabitants. A commercial and economic centre.
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Algeria Open in a new browser window  
   Independent republic, divided into 48 provinces. Certain mountainous regions are under the control of Islamist rebels.
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Algiers Open in a new browser window  
   Capital of Algeria with 2.9 million inhabitants, and the largest and most important city of the country, in economical, cultural and scientific sense.
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Ali Open in a new browser window  
   4th Caliph, and the last Caliph that both Sunnis and Shi'is agree upon as justifiably elected, yet the Kharijis did not accept him from 658 and onwards.
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Ali l-Hadi Open in a new browser window  
   The tenth Imam of the Twelver Shi'i Islam (833- 868).
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?10thimam.htm
Ali r-Rida Open in a new browser window  
   Eighth Imam of the Twelver Shi'i Islam (799- 818).
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Ali Zayni l-Abidin Open in a new browser window  
   The fourth Imam of Shi'i Islam (680- 712 or 713).
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Alids Open in a new browser window  
   Descendants of Ali, the fourth Caliph, and the first Imam (according to Shi'i Islam).
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Allah Open in a new browser window  
   The Arabic word for "God", used in Islam and Christianity.
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Allahu akbar Open in a new browser window  
   Muslim saying, frequently used, in situations ranging from greeting to expression of strong sentiments. It is most correctly translated with "God is greater."
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Amenemhet I Open in a new browser window  
   Egyptian Pharaoh, reigning from 1991 BCE to 1962 BCE, founder of the 12. dynasty, after overthrowing the rulers at Thebes.
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Amenemhet III Open in a new browser window  
   Egyptian Pharaoh, reigning from 1843- 1797 BCE, belonging to the 12th dynasty.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?amenem_3.htm
Amenhotep I Open in a new browser window  
   Egyptian Pharaoh, reigning from 1546 to 1525 BCE, son of the founder of the 18th dynasty, Ahmose 1.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?amenho_1.htm
Amenhotep II Open in a new browser window  
   Egyptian Pharaoh, reigning from 1450 to 1424, as part of the 18th dynasty.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?amenho_2.htm
Amenhotep III Open in a new browser window  
   Egyptian Pharaoh reigning from 1417- 1379, being part of the 18th dynasty.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?amenho_3.htm
Amesha Spentas Open in a new browser window  
   Eternal divine beings in Zoroastrianism, entities that bring blessings and comfort.
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Amman Open in a new browser window  
   Capital of Jordan with 1,2 million inhabitants.
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Andalucia Open in a new browser window  
   Timeline of events taking place in, and forming, the region of Southern Spain consisting of Andalucia Culture.
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Ankara Open in a new browser window  
   Capital of Turkey with 2.9 million inhabitants. Ankara is situated in the central of Turkey.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?ankara.htm
Anti-Lebanon Mountains Open in a new browser window  
   Mountain range of Lebanon and Syria. The length is approximately 150 km, and the highest mountain peaks at 2,814 metres.
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Arabian Sea Open in a new browser window  
   Sea between the Arabian peninsula and the Indian subcontinent, that is part of the Indian Ocean.
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Arabia Open in a new browser window  
   Area made up of the Arabian Peninsula comprising the national states of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Oman, and Yemen.
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Arabic Open in a new browser window  
   Semitic language used by Arabs — where there is a direct connection, as the majority of Arabs are Arabs by language and not by blood.
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Arabs Open in a new browser window  
   People living in North Africa and the Middle East, from western Morocco, to Oman, and from Turkey in the north to Yemen and Sudan in the south.
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Arafat, Yassir Open in a new browser window  
   President of Palestine, through being president of the Palestinian Authority, which controls the Palestinian territories in Gaza and on the West Bank.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?arafat.htm
Abu l-Hassan i l-Ash'ari Open in a new browser window  
   Muslim theolgian, founder of the Ash'ari school of theology.
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Ash'aris Open in a new browser window  
   Theological school founded by Abu l-Hassani l-Ash'ari.
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Assyut Open in a new browser window  
   City in Egypt, with around 380,000 inhabitants.
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Aswan Open in a new browser window  
   City in Egypt with 260,000 inhabitants. Capital of the Aswan Governorate.
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Aswan High Dam Open in a new browser window  
   Dam construction in southern Egypt, that exploits the water of the Nile.
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Atat=FCrk Open in a new browser window  
   Founder of the modern republic of Turkey.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?ataturk.htm
At Ta'if Open in a new browser window  
   City in Saudi Arabia with 590,000 inhabitants. Slightly east of Mecca.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?at_ta'if.htm
Atlas Mountains Open in a new browser window  
   Mountainous area that fills most of the northwestern corner of Africa.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?atlasmou.htm
Averro=EBs Open in a new browser window  
   Muslim philosopher, physician, maliki jurist and ashari theologian.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?averroes.htm
Avesta Open in a new browser window  
   The collections of scared texts in Zoroastrianism.
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Avicenna Open in a new browser window  
   Iranian Islamic philosopher and physician.
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Aya Open in a new browser window  
   Verse in the Holy Koran.
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Ayatullah Open in a new browser window  
   Religious honorary title in Twelver Shi'i Islam in Iran.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?ayatulla.htm
al-Ghazzali Open in a new browser window  
   One of the greatest thinkers in Islam, and among the foremost theologians.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?ghazzali.htm
al-Mutanabbi Open in a new browser window  
   Arab poet, considered the greatest of the classical Arab poets.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?mutanabb.htm
Aqaba, Gulf of Open in a new browser window  
   Gulf that is an arm of the Red Sea, running to the east of the Sinai peninsula and west of the Arabian mainland.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?aqaba_gl.htm

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