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Kerman

(Encyclopedia) KermanKermankĕrmänˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 311,643), capital of Kerman prov., E central Iran. It is noted for making and exporting carpets. Cotton textiles and goats-wool shawls are…

Hamid Karzai

President of Afghanistan Born: 1957Birthplace: Kandahar, Afghanistan Karzai was elected president in Afghanistan's first popular elections on Oct. 9. He had been leading an interim Afghan…

1980 World History

Ronald Reagan(1911–2004)The Republican National Committee1980Six U.S. embassy aides escape from Iran with Canadian help (Jan. 29). F.B.I.'s undercover operation “Abscam” (for Arab scam) implicates…

Anquetil-Duperron, Abraham Hyacinthe

(Encyclopedia) Anquetil-Duperron, Abraham HyacintheAnquetil-Duperron, Abraham Hyacintheäbrä-ämˈyäsăNtˈ [key]Anquetil-Duperron, Abraham Hyacinthe, [key]Anquetil-Duperron, Abraham Hyacinthe äNkətēlˈ […

Parsis

(Encyclopedia) Parsis or ParseesParseesboth: pärˈsēz, pärsēzˈ [key], religious community of India, practicing Zoroastrianism. The Parsis (numbering about 75,000) are concentrated in Maharashtra and…

Humayun

(Encyclopedia) Humayun or HomayunHumayunh&oobreve;mäˈy&oomacr;n [key], 1507–56, second Mughal emperor of India (1530–56), son and successor of Babur. In 1535, pressed by enemy incursions into…

Iran

(Encyclopedia) CE5 IranIranēränˈ, ĭrănˈ [key], officially Islamic Republic of Iran, republic (2015 est. pop. 79,360,000), 636,290 sq mi (1,648,000 sq km), SW Asia. The country's name was changed…

Brunei Chiefs of State & Cabinet Members

Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign GovernmentsDate of Information: 8/13/2022[source] Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Sir Prime Min. Hassanal Bolkiah, Sir Min. of Communications…

State Department Notes on Afghanistan

U.S. Department of State Background Note Index: People Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Afghan Relations PEOPLE Afghanistan, often called the crossroads of…