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Ismail, sultan of Morocco

(Encyclopedia)Ismail, 1646?–1727, sultan of Morocco (1672–1727). He organized corps of Sudanese to subdue the revolts that followed his accession. He attacked Christian strongholds in Morocco, regaining Larache...

Haute-Garonne

(Encyclopedia)Haute-Garonne ōt-gärônˈ [key], department, S France, in Languedoc, bordering Spain. Toulouse is the capital. ...

Hautes-Pyrénées

(Encyclopedia)Hautes-Pyrénées ōt-pērānāˈ [key], department, SW France, in the Pyrenees. Tarbes is the capital. ...

Haute-Vienne

(Encyclopedia)Haute-Vienne ōt-vyĕn [key], department, central France, in the Massif Central. Limoges is the capital. ...

Hauts-de-Seine

(Encyclopedia)Hauts-de-Seine ōt-də-sĕn [key], department, N central France, W of Paris. Nanterre is the capital. ...

Greiz

(Encyclopedia)Greiz grīts [key], city, Thuringia, central E Germany, on the White Elster River. Manufactur...

Gironde, department, France

(Encyclopedia)Gironde zhērôNdˈ [key], department, SW France, on the Bay of Biscay. Bordeaux is the capital. ...

Gard

(Encyclopedia)Gard gär [key], department, S France, on the Rhône River and the Mediterranean Sea. Nîmes ...

Flórina

(Encyclopedia)Flórina or Phlorina both: flôrˈĭnə [key], city, capital of Flórina prefecture, N Gr...

Jabal Shammar

(Encyclopedia)Jabal Shammar jäˈbäl shăˈmər [key], former emirate, N Saudi Arabia. Its capital was at Hail. In 1921, Ibn Saud conquered the forces of the emir, Ibn Rashid, and annexed the territory to his king...