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A. B. Yehoshua
Avraham "Boolie" Yehoshua (born in Jerusalem in 1936) is an Israeli novelist, essayist, and playwright, known publicly as A. B. Yehoshua, and familiarly as "Boolie". Yehoshua was born in the fifth Jerusalem generation of a Sephardi Jewish family (Feld 2000). After studying literature and philosophy..
ABY
ABY is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings, as described below: Ashburys railway station (National Rail code: ABY) in the United Kingdom.Southwest Georgia Regional Airport (IATA airport code: ABY) in Albany, Georgia, United States."After the Battle of Yavin"; see Dates in Star Wars. ..
Aby
Aby is located in Lincolnshire, just south of Louth in a triangle of land bordered by the A16, the A1104, and the A157. External links [Aerial view of Aby][Location map of Aby][Other map, etc. sources] ..
Abyaneh
Traditional architecture of the village is a very simple, yet appealing one. View of a terrace inside the village mosque, built several centuries age, overlooking the nearby orcahrds and mountains. Abyaneh is a famous, historic Iranian village near the city of Kashan in Isfahan Province. ..
Abyan Governorate
Abyan (Arabic: ) is a governorate of Yemen. The Abyan region was historically part of the Fadhli Sultanate. It was a former base to the Aden-Abyan Islamic Army terrorist group. Governorates of Yemen ..
Abya Yala
Abya Yala is the name chosen by the Indigenous peoples of the Americas in 1992 to replace the name of the North and South American continents. The expression, which in the Kuna language means "land in its full maturity", is used by the Kuna to refer to the continents. The Aymara leader Takir Maman..
Abydenus
Abydenus, a Greek historian, was the author of an History of the Chaldeans and Assyrians, of which some fragments are preserved by Eusebius in his Praeparatio Evangelica, and by Cyril in his work against Julian. He is to be distinguished from Palaephatus Abydenus, who lived in the time of Alexander ..
Abydos
Abydos may mean: Egyptian Mythology - The holy city of Osiris, who was buried there himself, as were many other pharaohs. Abydos, Egypt, one of the most ancient cities of Upper EgyptAbydos, Hellespont (also "Ábydos"), an ancient city of Mysia, in Asia MinorAbydos (music), a 2004 solo musical proj..
Abydos, Egypt
Abydos Abydos in hieroglyphs Ab-b-Dw:O49 Abydos (Arabic: أبيدوس), one of the most ancient cities of Upper Egypt, stood about 11 km (6 miles) west of the Nile at latitude 26° 10' N. The Egyptian name was Abdju (technically, 3bdw, hieroglyphs shown to the right), "the hill of the..
Abydos, Egypt/temp
Abydos in hieroglyphs Ab-b-Dw:O49 Abydos (Arabic: أبيدوس), one of the most ancient cities of Upper Egypt, stood about 11 km (6 miles) west of the Nile at latitude 26° 10' N. The Egyptian name was Abdju (technically, 3bdw, hieroglyphs shown to the right), "the hill of the symbol or reli..
Abydos, Hellespont
Abydos, an ancient city of Mysia, in Asia Minor, situated at Nagara Point on the Hellespont, which is here scarcely a mile broad. The strategic site has been a prohibited zone in the twentieth century. Abydos was first mentioned in the catague of Trojan allies (Iliad ii.836). It probably was a ..
Abydos (Stargate)
Abydos (P8X-873, Stargate address: ) is the fictional world on which the film Stargate is set. Between the events of the film and television series Stargate SG-1, it was believed to be the only other planet the Stargate could dial to. Contents 1 History1.1 Early history1.2 Modern H..
Abydos offering formula
The Abydos Offering Formula, also known as the Htp-di-nsw offering formula, was written in ancient Egypt as an offering for the deceased. It always begins, M23 t:R4 X8 Htp di nsw. This phrase comes from very old egyptian, and probably means "a boon given by the king," as the King was seen as the..
Abyss
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Abyss may mean: Abyssal zone, the deepest extent of the sea.Abyssal plain, a flat area on the ocean floor.Abyss (religion)chaosThe Abyss, a 1989 science fiction deep-sea adventure movieAbyss (comics), a Marvel Comics mutant superhe..
Abyssal Exalted
The Abyssal Exalted are a sub-category of semi-divine heroes from the role-playing game Exalted published by White Wolf Game Studio. Their powers and cultural outlook are detailed in the "fatsplat" (hard-cover sourcebook) Exalted: The Abyssals (ISBN 1588466655). The book draws heavily on another Whi..
Abyssal grenadier
The abyssal grenadier (Coryphaenoides armatus) is a fish of the genus Coryphaenoides, found all the world's oceans, at depths of between 800 and 4,000 metres. Its length is between 20 to 40 centimetres, although Fishbase gives lengths of up to 1 metre . The abyssal grenadier has the usual grea..
Abyssal plain
Abyssal plains are flat or very gently sloping areas of the deep ocean basin floor. They are among the Earth's flattest and smoothest regions and the least explored. Abyssal plains cover approximately 40% of the ocean floor and reach depths between 2,200 and 5,500 m (7,200 and 18,000 ft). They gener..
Abyssal rattail
The abyssal rattail (Coryphaenoides murrayi) is a fish of the genus Coryphaenoides, found around southern Australia, Fiji, and the east coast of New Zealand at depths of between 1,200 and 1,300 metres. Its length is between 30 to 40 centimetres. The abyssal rattail has the usual greatly elonga..
Abyssal zone
The abyssal zone is the pelagic zone that contains the very deep benthic communities near the bottom of oceans. At depths of 2,000 to 6,000 meters (6,560 to 19,680 feet), this zone remains in perpetual darkness and never receives daylight. Its permanent inhabitants – for example, the Black swa..
Abyssinian (cat)
Abyssinian Cat Common nickname Aby Country of origin Egypt Breed standards (external links) [CFA], [ACFA], [TICA], [CCA], [ACF], [FIFe] The Abyssinian is a natural breed of domesticated cat believed to originate from one Egyptia..
Abyssinian Baptist Church
The Abyssinian Baptist Church is among the most famous of the many churches in Harlem, New York City. The church moved to West 138th Street in Harlem from midtown Manhattan in 1923, under the direction of Senior Pastor Adam Clayton Powell, Sr.. By the time he handed the reins of the church to his s..
Abyssinian Campaign
Abyssinian Campaign can mean: East African Campaign, battles fought between British Empire and Commonwealth forces and Italy in Italian East Africa during World War II, often seen as part of the North African CampaignSecond Italo-Abyssinian War (also known as "Rape of Ethiopia" and "Italo-Ethiopian ..
Abyssinian Genet
The Abyssinian Genet is a carnivore mammal, related to civets and linsangs. It is one of eleven species of genet, which are found through Africa, Europe and parts of the Middle East. The Abyssinian Genet can be found in Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Sudan and Djibouti, and inhabits moorland, grassl..
Abyssinian Ground-hornbill
The Abyssinian Ground-hornbill Bucorvus abyssinicus (also known as Northern Ground-hornbill) is one of two species of ground-hornbill. The other is the Southern Ground-hornbill. References BirdLife International (2004). [Bucorvus abyssinicus]. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ..
Abyssinian Roller
The Abyssinian Roller, Coracias abyssinica, is a member of the roller family of birds which breeds across tropical Africa in a belt south of the Sahara. It is resident in the southern part of its range, but northern breeding populations are short-distance migrants, moving further south after the ..
Abyssinia Crisis
The Abyssinia Crisis was a pre-WW2 diplomatic crisis originating in the conflict between Italy and Ethiopia (then called Abyssinia by Europeans). Its effects were to undermine the credibility of the League of Nations and to encourage Italy to ally with Germany. Both Italy and Ethiopia were members..
Abyssinia Province, Ottoman Empire
Abyssinia (Turkish: Habeş) was a Red Sea province of the Ottoman Empire in the 16th and early 17th centuries. At various times, it included Massawa (in modern Eritrea), Suakin (Sudan), Jiddah (Saudi Arabia), and Zeila (Somalia). However, the Ottomans were unable to permanently occupy any of Abyss..
Abyssion
Abyssion is a fictional character from the role playing game, Tales of Symphonia, by Namco. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. In the Snowy City of Flanoir, Lloyd and his group met an ill-looking figure kneeling in front of the cathedral. The man introdu..
Abyssocottidae
The deep-water sculpins are a small family, Abyssocottidae, of sculpins that are almost entirely restricted to Lake Baikal in Siberia, most of them living at depths below 170 m. Some species, such as Limnocottus godlewskii and Herzenstein's rough sculpin, Asprocottus herzensteini are abundant in ..
Abyss (comics)
Abyss is a mutant in the Marvel Comics universe. An alternate universe's counterpart of the character first appeared in X-Men Alpha, and the heroic Marvel Universe version of the character first appeared in Cable #40. Contents 1 Character biography2 Powers and abilities3 Age of A..
Abyss (Marvel vs. Capcom 2)
Abyss in his fighting pose. Abyss is a video game character and the final boss of [[Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes|Marvel vs. Capcom 2]]. Story Although he has no official backstory, it is believed by fans that Abyss was responsible for a mysterious wind that spread across the world,..
Abyss (plane)
In Dungeons & Dragons, the fantasy role-playing game, the Abyss or more fully, the Infinite Layers of the Abyss, is a chaotic evil-aligned plane of existence. It exists as one of a number of alignment-based Outer Planes that form part of the standard Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) cosmology, used in the P..
Abyss (religion)
An abyss (Greek: a-, privative, bussos, bottom) is a bottomless depth; hence any deep place. The word is usually used to refer to a pit; to the deepest ocean floor; or to hell. From the late popular abyssimus (superlative of Low Latin abyssus) through the French abisme (i.e. abime) is derived the p..
Abyss (Soul Calibur)
Abyss (アビス Abyss) is a fictional character designed for the Soul Series of fighting games. Abyss made his first and, to date, only appearance in Soul Calibur III as the final boss. Contents 1 Biography2 Weapon3 Stages4 Character Analysis5 Trivia6 Series' Ap..
Abyss (Stargate SG-1)
"Abyss" }||}}} }|episode list=|overridean=}} episode }|episode list=}} of the science fiction}}} television series Stargate SG-1}}}. Plot } On a planet a man and a woman run away from Jaffa. The man, a Tok'ra, tells the woman to hide, while he tries to reach the Stargate. However before he can acti..
Abyss (Thelema)
Thelema [WikiProject_ThelemaWikiProject Thelema] Core topics The Book of the Law Aleister Crowley True Will · 93 Magick Mysticism Thelemic mysticism The Great Work Holy Guardian Angel The Gnostic Mass Thelemic texts Works of Crowley The Holy Books Organisations ..
Abyss Pool
Abyss Pool is a hot spring in the West Thumb Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States. Abyss Pool has a depth of 53 feet (16 m). The pool was named by Chief Park Naturalist Clyde M. Bauer, possibly after a reference to Lieutenant G.C. Doane's 1870 description of a spr..
Abyss Web Server
Abyss Web Server is a web server for Microsoft Windows, Linux, Mac OS and FreeBSD developed by Aprelium Technologies. It is known for its low usage of system resources and stability. Contents 1 Releases1.1 X11.2 X22 External links Releases Abyss Web Server is distributed as t..
Aby Warburg
Botticelli's The Birth of Venus Botticelli's Primavera Aby Moritz Warburg (Born: 13 June 1866 Hamburg, Germany Died: 26 October -1929 Hamburg, Germany) was an influential art historian. He was born in Hamburg. He studied in Bonn, Munich, and in Strasbourg, focussing on archeology and ar..
Aby with Greenfield
Aby with Greenfield is a civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It consists of the villages of Aby and Greenfield. ..
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