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Kharijah, Al
(Encyclopedia)Kharijah, Al, Egypt: see Kharga.Arbour, Al
(Encyclopedia)Arbour, Al (Alger Joseph Arbour), 1932–2015, Canadian ice hockey player and coach. A defenseman, he joined the Detroit Red Wings in 1953, then moved to the Chicago Black Hawks in 1958, Toronto Maple...Araish, Al
(Encyclopedia)Araish, Al: see Larache.Jolson, Al
(Encyclopedia)Jolson, Al jōlˈsən [key], 1888–1950, American entertainer, whose original name was Asa Yoelson, b. Russia. He emigrated to the United States c.1895. The son of a rabbi, Jolson first planned to be...Jizah, Al
(Encyclopedia)Jizah, Al, Egypt: see Giza.Al-Jadida
(Encyclopedia)Al-Jadida: see El Jadida, Morocco. ...Al-taschith
(Encyclopedia)Al-taschith: see Aijeleth Shahar. ...Fayyum, Al
(Encyclopedia)Fayyum, Al: see Faiyum, El, Egypt. ...Falluja, Al
(Encyclopedia)Falluja, Al äl fälo͞oˈjə [key], town, Anbar prov., central Iraq, on the Euphrates. A strategic city ...Young, Al
(Encyclopedia)Young, Al (Albert James), 1939-2021, Univ. of Calif., Berkeley (BA, 1969), African-American poet, b. Ocean Springs, Ms. The son of sharecroppers, Young'...Browse by Subject
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