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Ibn Khalikan

(Encyclopedia) Ibn KhalikanIbn Khalikanĭbn khăˈlēkăn [key] or Ahmad bin Muhammad al-Barmaki al-Irbili ash-Shafii, 1211–82, Arabic biographer, b. in Erbil, Iraq. Ibn Khallikan lived and served as a…

Murad V

(Encyclopedia) Murad V, 1840–1904, Ottoman sultan (1876), son of Abd al-Majid. He came to the throne of the Ottoman Empire (Turkey) when his uncle, Abd al-Aziz, was deposed, but he was soon declared…

Hasa, Al

(Encyclopedia) Hasa, AlHasa, Aläl häˈsä, hăˈsə [key], region, E Saudi Arabia, on the Persian Gulf. Administrated as the Eastern Province, Hofuf is the chief town. Dates, wheat, and rice are produced…

Qattara Depression

(Encyclopedia) Qattara DepressionQattara Depressionkätärˈə [key] or Munkhafad al-QattarahMunkhafad al-Qattarahm&oobreve;ngkhäfädˈ äl-kät-täräˈ [key], desert basin, c.7,000 sq mi (18,130 sq km),…

Qayrawan, Al

(Encyclopedia) Qayrawan, AlQayrawan, Aläl kīräwänˈ [key] or KairouanKairouankīrwänˈ, Fr. kĕrwäNˈ [key], city (1994 pop. 102,600), NE Tunisia. It is a sacred city of Islam. Founded in 670 by Uqbah bin…

Ras al-Khaimah

(Encyclopedia) Ras al-KhaimahRas al-Khaimahräs äl-khīˈmä [key], sheikhdom (1995 pop. 144,430), c.650 sq mi (1,680 sq km), United Arab Emirates, SE Arabia, on the Persian Gulf; the northernmost of the…

Green, Al

singerBirthplace: Forrest City, Ark.Born: 4/13/46

Hirt, Al

trumpeterBirthplace: New OrleansBorn: 1922Died: 1999