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Shamyl

(Encyclopedia)Shamyl or Shamil both: shäˈmĭl [key], 1798?–1871, imam (religious and political leader) of the E Caucasus. From 1834 to 1859 he led the Muslim tribes of the E Caucasus in their holy war to resist...

Saint Bernard, two Alpine passes

(Encyclopedia)Saint Bernard, two Alpine passes, both used since antiquity. The Great Saint Bernard (alt. 8,110 ft/2,472 m), on the Italian-Swiss border, links Valais canton, Switzerland, with Valle d'Aosta, Italy. ...

Ouse

(Encyclopedia)Ouse o͞oz [key]. 1 Also Great Ouse, river, c.155 mi (250 km) long, rising in the Northampton Highlands, Northamptonshire, S central England. The Great Ouse flows generally NE past Bedford and Ely to ...

Ordos

(Encyclopedia)Ordos ôrˈdōs [key], Mandarin Erdesi, sandy desert plateau region, c.35,000 sq mi (90,650 sq km), Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region, N China; almost encircled by the great northern bend of the Huang...

earth goddess

(Encyclopedia)earth goddess: see Great Mother Goddess. ...

Dividing Range

(Encyclopedia)Dividing Range: see Great Dividing Range. ...

Flora

(Encyclopedia)Flora, in Roman religion, goddess of flowers and fertility. Her festival, the Floralia, Apr. 28–May 1, was celebrated with great gaiety and licentiousness. ...

mother goddess

(Encyclopedia)mother goddess: see Great Mother Goddess. ...

Minquiers

(Encyclopedia)Minquiers, Great Britain: see Channel Islands. ...

Smoky Mountains

(Encyclopedia)Smoky Mountains: see Great Smoky Mountains. ...