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Simon, Théodore
(Encyclopedia)Simon, Théodore: see Binet, Alfred. ...Kut-el-Amara
(Encyclopedia)Kut-el-Amara: see Al Kut, Iraq.Gadhafi, Moammar El-
(Encyclopedia)Gadhafi, Moammar El-: see Qaddafi, Muammar al-. ...Chemical Ali
(Encyclopedia)Chemical Ali: see Majid, Ali Hassan al-. ...Almohads
(Encyclopedia)Almohads ălˈməhădz [key], Berber Muslim dynasty that ruled Morocco and Spain in the 12th and 13th cent. It had its origins in the puritanical sect founded by Ibn Tumart, who stirred up (c.1120) th...Makkah Royal Clock Tower
(Encyclopedia)Makkah Royal Clock Tower: see Abraj Al-Bait. ...Egypt
(Encyclopedia)CE5 CE5 Egypt ēˈjĭpt [key], Arab. Misr, biblical Mizraim, officially Arab Republic o...Knopf, Blanche W.
(Encyclopedia)Knopf, Blanche W.: see under Knopf, Alfred A. ...Kigoma
(Encyclopedia)Kigoma kēgōˈmäˈ [key], town, capital of Kigoma prov., W Tanzania, a port on Lake Tanganyika; combined with Ujiji in a single municipality, Kigoma-Ujiji (2012 pop. 215,458). It is the terminus of ...Aumann, Robert John
(Encyclopedia)Aumann, Robert John, American-Israeli mathematician, b. Frankfurt, Germany, Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1955. He immigrated with his family to the United States in 1938, and moved to ...Browse by Subject
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