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Obeid, El

(Encyclopedia)Obeid, El: see Al Ubayyid, Sudan. ...

Alamein, El

(Encyclopedia)Alamein, El äl älămānˈ [key], town, N Egypt, on the Mediterranean Sea. It was the site of a decisive British victory in World War II (see North Africa, campaigns in). In preparation for an attack...

El Chichón

(Encyclopedia)El Chichón, volcano, Chiapas, Mexico, 40 mi (59 km) SSW of Villahermosa, rising to 3,478 ft (1,060 m). Also known as Chichonal, it had not erupted significantly in historic times until 1982, when a v...

Beqa, El

(Encyclopedia)Beqa, El: see Biqa, Al.

Bika, El

(Encyclopedia)Bika, El: see Biqa, Al.

Mazagan

(Encyclopedia)Mazagan: see El Jadida, Morocco. ...

Akhetaton

(Encyclopedia)Akhetaton: see Tell el Amarna.

Cheremiss

(Encyclopedia)Cheremiss: see Mari El, Russia.

Amarna

(Encyclopedia)Amarna: see Tell el Amarna.

Romero, Saint Óscar

(Encyclopedia)Romero, Saint Óscar (Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez), 1917–80, Salvadoran bishop and human rights advocate. He studied at the Gregorian Univ. in Rome and was ordained in 1942. Returning to El Sa...
 

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