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Dhar

(Encyclopedia) Dhar Dhar där [key], town, Madhya Pradesh state, central India. It is a district…

Dharamsala

(Encyclopedia) Dharamsala, town, Himachal Pradesh, N India. Located on the slopes of the Kangra valley at the edge of Dhauladhar range in the outer…

dharma

(Encyclopedia) dharmadharmadärˈmə [key]. In Hinduism, dharma is the doctrine of the religious and moral rights and duties of each individual; it generally refers to religious duty, but may also mean…

Dharwad

(Encyclopedia) Dharwad or Dharwar, city, India: see Hubballi-Dharwad.

Dhekelia

(Encyclopedia) DhekeliaDhekeliathĕkälˈyä [key], Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area, or Eastern Sovereign Base Area, British military base (2004 est. pop. 7,200), c.51 sq mi (131 sq km), SE Cyprus, on…

Dhlakama, Afonso Marceta Macacho

(Encyclopedia) Dhlakama, Afonso Marceta Macacho, 1953–2018, Mozambican rebel leader and opposition figure. Conscripted into the Portuguese colonial army, he soon deserted and fought briefly with the…

Dhule

(Encyclopedia) Dhule Dhule d&oomacr;ˈlē [key], city, Maharashtra state, W central India, on the Panjhra River…

Al Hudaydah

(Encyclopedia) Al Hudaydah: see Hodeida, Yemen.

Abel-maim

(Encyclopedia) Abel-maimAbel-maimāˈbəl-māˈĭm [key], in the Bible, a town, ancient Palestine, the same as Abel-beth-maachah.

Dia Art Foundation

(Encyclopedia) Dia Art Foundation, American foundation that supports contemporary art and artists, est. 1974 by art dealer Heiner Friedrich and his wife, art patron Philippa de Menil. The foundation…