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Al-Battani
(Encyclopedia) Al-BattaniAl-Battaniäl-bät-täˈnē [key] or AlbateniusAlbateniusălˌbətēˈnēəs [key], b. before 858, d. 929, Arab astronomer and mathematician. He is best known in astronomy for his…Ahmad al-Mansur
(Encyclopedia) Ahmad al-MansurAhmad al-Mansuräˈməd äl-mäns&oomacr;rˈ, Arabic äkhmädˈ [key] [al-Mansur,=the victorious], d. 1603, emir of Morocco (1578–1603). Proclaimed ruler after his brother's…Jazirah, Al
(Encyclopedia) Jazirah, Al, Sudan: see Gezira, Al.Coele-Syria
(Encyclopedia) Coele-Syria: see Biqa, Al.Beqa, El
(Encyclopedia) Beqa, El: see Biqa, Al.Bika, El
(Encyclopedia) Bika, El: see Biqa, Al.Baghdadi, Abu Bakr al-
(Encyclopedia) Baghdadi, Abu Bakr al-, nom de guerre of Awwad Ibrahim Ali al-Badri al-Samarrai, 1971–2019, Iraqi jihadist leader. Following the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003, he helped found a Sunni…Imru al-Kais
(Encyclopedia) Imru al-Kais: see Amru al-Kais.Litani
(Encyclopedia) Litani, river, Lebanon: see Biqa, Al.Al-Hakam II
(Encyclopedia) Al-Hakam II: see Hakam II, al-.