Rabat  
   Capital of Morocco with an estimated 1.4 million inhabitants. Industries include manufacture of textiles, processed food and building materials.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?rabat.htm

Rabbi  
   Title of those learned in the Torah in Judaism. Now associated with term meaning minister in a specific synagogue.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?rabbi.htm

Rabin, Yitzhak  
   Israeli politician, the country's 5th prime minister (1974-77, 1992-95), but the first to be born in the country. Includes biography. (1922-1995).
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?rabin_yz.htm

Raï  
   Arabic music style mixing modern, western rhythms and technology with a traditional music line.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?rai.htm

Ramadan  
   Ninth month of the Hijra calendar, which is used in Islam. Often used as a synonym of sawm, the religious fasting festival that fills the entire month.
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Ramadan War  
   Also known as Yom Kippur War and October War. Fought between Israel on one side, and Egypt and Syria on the other, backed by Iraq and Jordan and supported economically by Saudi Arabia. Began October 6, 1973 and ended on October 22 on the Syrian front, a
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Ramses I  
   Egyptian pharoah, reigning from 1320 to 1318 and founder of the 19th dynasty.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?ramses_1.htm

Ramses II  
   Egyptian pharoah, ruling from 1304 to 1237 BCE and the 3rd Pharaoh of the 19th Dynasty. Includes biography.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?ramses_2.htm

Ramses III  
   Egyptian pharoah, reigning from 1198 to 1166 BCE, in the 20th dynasty. Includes brief biography.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?ramses_3.htm

Red Sea  
   Sea between Africa and the Arabian peninsula, bordering Eritrea, Sudan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen. Length is 2,250 km.
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Rif Mountains  
   Located in northern Morocco. Not part of the Atlas Mountains. Includes photo.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?rif.htm

Riyadh  
   Capital of Saudi Arabia, with estimated 4 million inhabitants and situated in the middle of the country. Economy is connected to national administration and financial activities.
   http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?riyadh.htm

Rosh Hashanah  
   Celebration of the Jewish new year, taking place on the first and second of the month Tishri. Falls normally in October, but sometimes occurs in September.
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