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Al Hudaydah

(Encyclopedia)Al Hudaydah: see Hodeida, Yemen.

Al Hufuf

(Encyclopedia)Al Hufuf: see Hofuf.

Davis, Al

(Encyclopedia)Davis, Al (Allen Davis), 1929–2011, American football executive, b. Brockton, Mass. After coaching mainly college teams in the 1950s, he was (1960–62) a coach with the Los Angeles, then San Diego,...

Al Fatah

(Encyclopedia)Al Fatah: see Arafat, Yasir; Palestine Liberation Organization. ...

Alamayn, Al

(Encyclopedia)Alamayn, Al, Egypt: see Alamein, El. ...

Al Basrah

(Encyclopedia)Al Basrah: see Basra, Iraq.

Hirschfeld, Al

(Encyclopedia)Hirschfeld, Al (Albert Hirschfeld) hûrshˈfĕld [key], 1903–2003, American graphic artist, b. St. Louis. He and his family moved to New York City when he was 12, and he studied art there and in Par...

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.
 

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