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Wad Madani
(Encyclopedia) Wad MadaniWad Madaniwäd mädäˈnē [key], city (1993 pop. 211,362), SE cental Sudan, on the Blue Nile River. It is linked by rail with Khartoum and is the chief center of the Al Gezira…Abbasid
(Encyclopedia) AbbasidAbbasidəbăˈsĭd, ăˈbəsĭd [key] or AbbasideAbbaside–sīd, –sĭd [key], Arab family descended from Abbas, the uncle of Muhammad. The Abbasids held the caliphate from 749 to 1258, but…Benjamin FITZPATRICK, Congress, AL (1802-1869)
Senate Years of Service: 1848-1849; 1853-1855; 1855-1861 Party: Democrat FITZPATRICK Benjamin , a Senator from Alabama; born in Greene County, Ga., June 30, 1802; orphaned, he was taken by his…Mahdi, Sadiq al-
(Encyclopedia) Mahdi, Sadiq al-, 1936–2020, Sudanese political and religious leader. A descendent of Muhammad Ahmad (see Mahdi), Mahdi succeeded (1964) to the leadership of the Ansar, the Sufi order…Majid, Ali Hassan al-
(Encyclopedia) Majid, Ali Hassan al-Majid, Ali Hassan al-äˈlē hāˈsän äl-mäjēdˈ [key], 1941–2010, Iraqi general and Ba'athist, cousin of Saddam Hussein. After Hussein took power (1979), Majid played a…Ba'ath party
(Encyclopedia) Ba'ath partyBa'ath partybäˈäth [key], Arab political party, in Syria and in Iraq. Founded in Damascus in 1941 with an ideology of secularism, socialism, and pan-Arab unionism, it was…The Koran/Sura XXV — Al Furkan
Sura XXV — Al FurkanMecca — 77 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful BLESSED be He who hath sent down AL FURKAN[426] (the illumination) on his servant, that to all…Abdül Aziz
(Encyclopedia) Abdül Aziz. For Ottoman sultans thus named, use Abd al-Aziz.Abdül Hamid
(Encyclopedia) Abdül Hamid. For Ottoman sultans thus named, use Abd al-Hamid.Tallest Buildings in History
The Question: Historically, what have been the world's tallest buildings? The Answer: Before getting to the list, let's define our terms. By…Trending
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