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Tafilalt

(Encyclopedia)Tafilalt –lĕt [key], oasis in the Sahara, SE Morocco, c.530 sq mi (1,370 sq km). It has date groves and small trading settlements. After c.760 it was an independent kingdom for nearly two centuries...

Côtes-d'Armor

(Encyclopedia)Côtes-d'Armor –dü-nôr [key], department, NW France, in Brittany, on the English Channel. ...

Gávdhos

(Encyclopedia)Gávdhos kôˈdə [key], small Mediterranean island, S Greece, near Crete. In the Acts of the Apostles it was the refuge of St. Paul's ship during the tempest. ...

Schreckhörner

(Encyclopedia)Schreckhörner klīn [key] reaches a height of 11,473 ft (3,497 m). ...

Gökçeada

(Encyclopedia)Gökçeada ēmˈbrŏs [key], island, 108 sq mi (280 sq km), NW Turkey, in the Aegean Sea, near ...

Galeed

(Encyclopedia)Galeed mĭzˈpə [key], in the Bible, cairn, raised by Jacob and Laban to mark their covenant. The so-called Mizpah benediction given here was a mutual warning, not a blessing. ...

Jahaz

(Encyclopedia)Jahaz jäˈzə [key], in the Bible, unidentified town, E of the Dead Sea. Israel's defeat there of the Amorites is recorded on the Moabite stone. ...

Zaretan

(Encyclopedia)Zaretan zärˈthăn [key], in the Bible, unlocated place in the valley of the Jordan, associated with the crossing of the Jews. Variants, all probably referring to the same place, are Zartanah, Zereda...

Ermeland

(Encyclopedia)Ermeland wôrˈmēə [key], historic region of East Prussia, extending far inland from the Baltic Sea. It was ceded to Poland in 1466 by the Teutonic Knights, passed to Prussia in 1772, and reverted t...

Temiscaming

(Encyclopedia)Temiscaming tĭmĭsˈkəmĭng [key], town (1991 pop. 2,944), SW Que., Canada, at the south end of Lake Timiscaming, NE of North Bay. A paper mill is the town's most important industry. Gold, silver, c...