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Al-Jaghbub
Al-Jaghbub is a remote desert oasis in eastern Libya. It is actually closer to the Egyptian town of Siwa than to any Libyan town of note. Supported by reservoirs of underground water and a dates, the town is best known for its hard-won self sufficiency. History It was once the headquarters of the ..
Al-Jahiz
Al-Jahiz (in Arabic الجاحظ) (real name Abu Uthman Amr Ibn Bahr al-Kinani al-Fuqaimi al-Basri) (born in Basra, 776 - 868) was a famous Arab scholar probably of Abyssinian descent. He was an Arabic prose writer, historian, and author of works of adab, Mu'tazili theology, and politico-religious p..
Al-Jaish
Al-Jaish is a Syrian football club based in Damascus. It was founded in 1947. They play at the Abbasiyyin Stadium. ..
Al-Jaldaki
Izz al-Din Aydamir al-Jaldaki (عز الدين علي بن محمد أيدمر بن علي الجلدكي), also written al-Jildaki, was a 14th century Persian physician and alchemist from Khorasan. Al-Jaldaki was one of the last and one of the greatest of medieval Islamic alchemists. He was born..
Al-Jathiya
Surat Al-Jathiya (Arabic: سورة الجاثية ) (Crouching) is the 45th sura of the Qur'an with 37 ayat. Preceded by:Ad-Dukhan Sura 45 Succeeded by:Al-Ahqaf The Qur'an 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 ..
Al-Jawfa, Khirbat
al-Jawfa, Khirbat' was a Palestinian village that was captured by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. al-Jawfa, Khirbat DistrictDistrict of Jinin Location12 km northeast on Jinin Israeli occupation dateMay 12, 1948? Israeli military operationOperation Gideon Israeli attacking brig..
Al-Jawhari
Al-Jawhari (ca. 800-860) was a 9th century mathematician associated with the House of Wisdom, a research institution established by the caliph al-Ma'mun. He is known for writing a book, Commentary on Euclid's Elements. we know little of al-Jawhari's life except that he was associated with the remar..
Al-Jazari
Diagram from a book by Al-Jazari. Ibn Ismail Ibn al-Razzaz Al-Jazari, turkish Eb-Ul-Iz (1206 AD) was one of history's greatest engineers. He invented the crankshaft and some of the first mechanical clocks, driven by water and weights. Among his 50 other inventions was the combination lock. He..
Al-Jazeerah Information Center
Al-Jazeerah Information Center is a non-profit United States–based "news and research publication" edited by Dr. Hassan El-Najjar, a Gaza-born associate professor teaching sociology and anthropology at Dalton State College, Georgia, founded in 2001. It is not affiliated in any way with the Qa..
Al-Jazeera Club
-- This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Al Jazira Club have become the UAE’s sporting pride with its modern utilities and facilities as it refle..
Al-Jazira, Mesopotamia
Al-Jazira (Arabic, الجزيرة) is the traditional Arabic name for the region of northeastern modern-day Syria and northwestern modern-day Iraq. It covers northern Mesopotamia, extending from the Euphrates to the Tigris. Its major settlements are Mosul, Dayr az Zawr, Ar Raqqah, Al Hasakah and Qam..
Al-Jazuli Daf'allah
Al-Jazuli Daf'allah (Arabic: الجازولي دفع الله) (born 1935) was prime minister of the Sudan from April 22, 1985 to May 6, 1986. After participating in the coup that deposed President Jaafar al-Nimeiry, he joined the military government as prime minister. He resigned the post after dem..
Al-Jiburi
Al-Jiburi is one of Arab Tribes in Iraq that scattered throughoutDiyala, Babil, Al Qadisyah, Zab River, Yusufiyah. Part of the tribe settled in Kirkuk in the 1970s [link] ..
Al-Jilani
Hakim ‘Ali ibn Kamal al-Din Muhammad al-Jilani was a 16th century Persian royal physician from Gilan, Iran. He came from Persia to the Mughal court of Akbar and served under several Mughal rulers in northwest India. He is particularly known for his commentary on The Canon of Medicine by Avicenna..
Al-Jinn
right Surat Al-Jinn (Arabic: سورة الجن ) (The Jinn or The Sprites) is the 72nd sura of the Qur'an with 28 ayat. In the second ayat the Jinn recant their belief in false gods and venerate Muhammad for his monotheism. The Jinn apologize for their past blasphemy and criticize mankind for ..
Al-Jubba'i
Abu 'Ali Muhammad al-Jubba'i (Persian: أبو على محمد الجوبعى) was a Mu'tazili philosopher of the 10th century. He was born in Khuzistan and died in 915-6. External links [al-JUBBA'I] ..
Al-Jumua
Surat Al-Jumua (Arabic: سورة الجمعة ) (The Friday [Congregation]) is the 62nd sura of the Qur'an with 11 ayat. Al-Jumu'a is the name of a short chapter (Arabic: Surah) of the Qur'an, eleven verses long. The first verse stats that everything "declares the glory" of God, the second..
Al-Jurjani
Zayn al-Din Sayyed Isma‘il ibn al-Husayn al-Jorjani, also spelled al-Jurjani and Gorgani, was a 12th-century royal physician from Gorgan, Iran. Jurjani was a pupil of Ibn Abi Sadiq and Ahmad ibn Farrokh. He arrived at the court in the Persian province of Khwarazm in the year 1110 when he was alre..
Al-Juwayni
Sadruddin Ibrahim bin Muhammad bin al-Hamawayh al-Juwayni al-Shafi'i is a Sunni al-Shafi'i hadith scholar. Al-Dhahabi says in Tadhkirat al-Huffaz, vol. 4, p. 298, that al-Juwayni was a great scholar of Hadith. Also see his biographical note in Ibn Hajar Asqalani , al-Durar al-kaminah, vol. 1, p..
Alájar
Alájar is a town and municipality located in the province of Huelva, Spain. According to the 2006 census, the city has a population of 771 inhabitants. External links [Alájar] - Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía [http://encycl.opentopia.com/ edit ] M..
Aljama
Aljama is a Spanish-language term of Arabic-language origin used in old official documents to designate the self-governing communities of Moors and Jews living under Spanish Christian rule. The Jewish communities of Spain, owing to their social isolation and to the religious and political regulati..
Aljamiado
A text in a Romance language is said to be aljamiado if it is written using the Arabic or Hebrew alphabets, as texts written in the Mozarabic or Ladino languages are. Texts in the Arabic script are often written without short vowels, making these texts more difficult to read; for Aljamiado as for A..
Aljaraque
Aljaraque is a city located in the province of Huelva, Spain. According to the 2006 census, the city has a population of 14,846 inhabitants. External links [Aljaraque] - Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía [http://encycl.opentopia.com/ edit ] Municipalit..
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Aljažev stolp
Aljažev stolp (the Aljaž tower) is located at the top of the mountain Triglav. Together with Triglav, it is a landmark of Slovenian territory and an important symbol of Slovenia. The opening of the tower was on August 7 1895. Jakob Aljaž, a priest from Dovje, designed the tower and had it erec..
Aljean Harmetz
Aljean Harmetz is a Hollywood journalist and film historian. She was the Hollywood film correspondent for the New York Times for 12 years. Her film books include: "The Making of The Wizard of Oz", a detailed book about The Wizard of Oz (1939 film). "Round Up the Usual Suspects: The Making of Casab..
Aljezur
Aljezur Location - Region - Subregion - District or A.R. AlgarveAlgarveFaro Party Manuel Marreiros PS Area 323.5 km² Population - Total - Density 5,32216/km² parishes 4 Coordinates [37º19'N 8º48'W] Municipal holiday August 29 Websi..
Aljojuca
Aljojuca is a municipality and its municipal seat in central eastern Puebla, Mexico. It is bordered by the municipalities of San Juan Atenco to the south, Chalchicomula de Sesma (Cd. Serdan) to the southeast, Tlachichuca to the east, San Nicolas Buenos Aires to the north, and San Salvador El Seco to..
Aljona Sawtschenko
Aljona Sawtschenko (originally Ukrainian Олена Савченко/Olena Savtchenko; German spelling: Aljona Sawtschenko; born 19 January 1984 in Kiev, Ukraine) is now a German figure skater. She is multiple German champion in pair skating with partner Robin Szolkowy. Aljona Sawtschenko start..
Aljoša-Kristijan Hanjič
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Aljoša Asanović
Aljoša Asanović (born December 14, 1965 in Split) is a retired Croatian footballer, today working in the youth system of the Croatian Football Federation. The talented midfielder was one of the most important players for the Croatian football team during their golden age from 1994-1998. In total ..
Aljoscha Rompe
Aljoscha Rompe (October 20, 1947 - November 23, 2000) was the Swiss vocalist for the East German punk band Feeling B. He lived in Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin for most of his life. He was originally born in Switzerland. Below is a little background of Aljoschas' life: 1983, when the state security se..
Aljunied
Aljunied is a sub-urban area located in the eastern part of the city-state of Singapore. Named after Aljunied Road, it was formally agricultural land which has since been heavily urbanised and presently comprises of a variety of landuses. Today, Aljunied is a bustling neighbourhood with HDB flats w..
Aljunied Group Representation Constituency
Aljunied Group Representation Constituency (Simplified Chinese: 阿裕尼集选区) is a five-member group representation constituency (GRC) in the north-eastern region of Singapore. The GRC consists of a large part of Hougang, Serangoon Gardens, a portion of Bedok and Aljunied. Located within..
Aljunied MRT Station
Top view of the Aljunied MRT Station. Aljunied MRT station (EW9) is an above-ground Mass Rapid Transit station on the East West Line in Singapore. It serves the urban neighbourhood of Aljunied. {| class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="4" style="margin: 0 auto; border-collapse: co..
Aljustrel
Aljustrel Location - Region - Subregion - District or A.R. Beja Party António Godinho CDU Area 458.3 km² Population - Total - Density 9,94022/km² parishes 5 Coordinates [37º55'N 8º10'W] Municipal holiday Saint AnthonyJune 13 Websi..
Al Jabal al Akhdar
Al Jabal al Akhdar (Arabic: الجبل الأخضر ) is one of the municipalities of Libya. It is in the north-east of the country. Its capital is Al Bayda. In its southern part is the fertile upland area of Jebel Akhdar. North of this is a dry, sub-desert area between the uplands and the Me..
Al Jackson
For the baseball player, see Al Jackson (baseball) Al Jackson, Jr. (November 27, 1935 – October 1, 1975) was a drummer, producer and songwriter. The son of orchestra leader Al Jackson, Sr., Jackson was born Memphis, Tennessee, and began playing on stage with his father's band from a young age. He..
Al Jackson (baseball)
Alvin Neill Jackson (born December 25, 1935) is a former left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1959 to 1969. His 43 wins with the New York Mets were the franchise record until Tom Seaver eased past the mark in 1969. Jackson was born in Waco, Texas and attended Wiley College...
Al Jaffe
Al Jaffe (born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts) is ESPN's excutive vice-president of talent (official title: Vice-President of Talent Negotiation and Production Recruitment), a position he has held since 1996. He is also one of the judges on the network's reality series Dream Job. A 1968 graduate of E..
Al Jaffee
Al Jaffee (born March 13, 1921) is a cartoonist, best known for his work in MAD Magazine. He was born in what is now known as Savannah, Georgia. Jaffee began his career in 1941 working as a comic book artist for several publications, including Timely Comics and Atlas Comics, the 1940s and '50s prec..
Al Jafr prison
Al Jafr Prison is a suspected CIA detention center in Jordan's southern desert. It is marked by two towers anchoring a circular stone wall and is rumored to be holding up to 11,000 prisoners. The CIA uses a special center at prison where it has shipped up to 100 Al Qaeda suspects for initial int..
Al Jahra
Al Jahra الجهراء Capital • Coordinates ..
Al Jahra (football club)
Al Jahra (Arabic: الجهراء) is a Kuwaiti professional football (soccer) club. They have won the Kuwait division once in 1990. ..
Al Jamea tus Saifiyah
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Al Janobiyah
.. is arabic for 'the southern'. Southern Governorate, BahreinSouth Governorate, Lebanon See also Al Gharbiyah (western)Ash Shamaliyah (northern)Ash Sharqiyah (eastern)Al Wusta (central)Southern (subnational entity) ..
Al Jardine
Al Jardine is a founding member of the Beach Boys, their occasional lead vocalist, and one of their guitarists. Alan Charles Jardine was born in Lima, Ohio on September 3, 1942. A few years later, he moved to Hawthorne, California, where he met Brian Wilson in high school. He played stand up bass ..
Al Jarreau
Al Jarreau in Wrocław, Poland; June 25th, 2006 Alwyn Lopez Jarreau (born March 12, 1940 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin), known popularly as Al Jarreau, is an American, Grammy Award–winning jazz singer. Versatile in his singing style, Jarreau is a six-time Grammy-nominated vocalist and the only..
Al jawaher wal la'li
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Al Jawf
Al Jawf may refer to: Al-Jawf, Saudi Arabia is a city known for its major prisonAl Jawf ProvinceAl Jawf Governorate, a governorate of YemenAl Jawf, Libya, a city and municipality in Libya This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If..
Al Jawf, Libya
Al Jawf is a city in southeastern Libya, the capital of the Al Kufrah municipality in Libya. The city is located at [24°13′N 23°18′E] with an elevation 1,254 feet (382.2 meters) above sea level. In a 1984 census the city's population was 17,320. Al Jawf receives almost no rain wh..
Al Jawf, Saudi Arabia
Al-Jawf (Arabic: الجوف) is a city in the north of Saudi Arabia. it is the capital of Al Jawf Province. Saudi Arabian City List of main Saudi Arabian cities |`Afif | `Ar`ar | Abha | Abqaiq | Al Bahah | Buraidah | Ad Dammam | Dhahran | Ad Dir`iyah | Duba | Ha'il | Al Hufuf | Al Jawf | Je..
Al Jawf Governorate
Al Jawf (Arabic: الجوف) is a governorate of Yemen. Governorates of Yemen ..
Al Jawf Province
Al Jawf /ælˈʤɑu̯f/ (Arabic: الجوف) is a province of Saudi Arabia, located in the north of the country, bordering Jordan. It has an area of 139,000 km² and a population of 332,400 (1999). Its capital is Al Jawf. Provinces of Saudi Arabia Al Bahah | Al Hudud ash Shamaliyah | Al Ja..
Al Jazeera
"Al Jazeera" is a common Arabic phrase and is used to identify geographical locations and other unrelated media outlets. For other meanings of Al Jazeera, see Al Jazira. Al Jazeera Logo Al Jazeera (Arabic: al-Ǧazīrä), meaning "The Island" and/or "The Peninsula" is an Arabic-language..
Al Jazeerah
The name Al Jazeera can refer to: Al Jazeera, the Qatar-based satellite channelAl-Jazeerah Information Center, an unrelated site with a similar name Al Jazira also refers to the northern section of Iraq's riparian plain, which corresponds to ancient Assyria, which had its capital at Ninevah, near..
Al Jazeera Academy
The Al Jazeera Academy is an international school in Doha, Qatar, which opened in 2002. It is divided into four schools: an Early Learning Centre, a primary school, and separate secondary schools for boys and for girls. Students are selected based on their level of English, academic standard and/or ..
Al Jazeera bombing memo
The Al Jazeera bombing memo is an unpublished memorandum made within the British government which purports to be the minutes of a discussion between United States President George W. Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair. The Daily Mirror published a story on its front page on 22 November 2005 claiming..
Al Jazeera Children's Channel
Al Jazeera Children's Channel (JCC) is the first all-Arabic language television channel intended for children. Launched on September 9 2005 by the international television network Al Jazeera, the channel is targeted to children between the ages of three and fifteen. It is available in much of th..
Al Jazeera International
Al Jazeera International is a 24-hour English-language news and current affairs channel headquartered in Doha, Qatar. A subsidiary of Al Jazeera, it aimed to commence global broadcasting in June 2006 [link] but had to postpone its launch at least until September 2006 [link]. ..
Al Jazeera Live
Al Jazeera Live is a television channel launched by Al Jazeera on April 15 2005. It is an all-Arabic channel that broadcasts conferences live without editing or commentary, using subtitles when translation is needed. It is the first of its kind in the Arab world and is similar to the U.S. channel C-..
Al Jazeera Sports
Al Jazeera Sports is a popular Arabic-language sports channel launched in November 2003 by the well-known Al Jazeera news channel. It has quickly grown to be the most popular sports channel in the Middle East and has covered a wide range of major sporting events such as the Euro 2004 soccer games ..
Al Jazeera Urdu
Al Jazeera Urdu is a forthcoming channel from Al Jazeera. An Urdu language version catering mainly to South Asians. It is offered as part of the ARY Digital Network. Future announced products from Al Jazeea also include an English-language channel, Al Jazeera International, a channel specializin..
Al Jazirah (state)
Al Jazirah Al Jazirah ولاية الجزيرة (also Gezira) is one of the 26 states of Sudan. The state lies between the Blue Nile and the White Nile in the east-central region of the country. It has an area of 23,373 km² and an estimated population of approximately 3,300,000 (2000). The n..
Al Jazira Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium
Al Jazira Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Al-Jazeera Club. The stadiums original capacity was 15,000 but it is currently going through an expansion stage which will incr..
Al Jean
Al Jean is a TV comedy writer most known for his work on The Simpsons. He was born in Farmington Hills, Michigan. His family owns a hardware store across the street from his high school. He attended Harvard University [link]. He has written for National Lampoon magazine, The Tonight Show, ..
Al Jefferson
Al Jefferson (born January 4 1985 in Monticello, Mississippi) is a professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the NBA. High school career Jefferson attended Prentiss High School in Prentiss, Mississippi. As a senior, he was a 2004 McDonalds All-America selection, and was a finalist..
Al Jensen
Allan Raymond Jensen (born November 27, 1958 in Hamilton, Ontario is a former Canadian ice hockey goaltender. Selected 31st overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1978 NHL Entry Draft, Jensen only played one game for the Red Wings before he was traded to the Washington Capitals in July 1981 in exc..
Al Jewer
Al Jewer is a Native American flutist from Wisconsin. He has worked as a record producer and engineer, and as a studio musician, but he has become well known recently with his work on the Native American flute. His original training was with the alto flute, and he been performing classical music w..
Al Jizah
Al Jizah may be referring to one of the following: Giza, orAl Jizah Governorate This article consisting of geographical locations is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. If an referred you here, you might want to go back and fi..
Al Jizah Governorate
Al Jizah (Arabic: الجيزة) is one of the governorates of Egypt. It is in the center of the country. Its capital is Giza. Governorates of Egypt Ad Daqahliyah | Al Bahr al Ahmar | Al Buhayrah | Al Fayyum | Al Gharbiyah | Al Iskandariyah | Al Isma'iliyah | Al Jizah | Al Minufiyah | Al..
Al Johnson (football player)
Al Johnson (born January 27, 1979 in Brussels, Wisconsin) is an American football center for the Dallas Cowboys of the NFL. He was selected with the sixth pick of the second round of the 2003 NFL Draft out of the University of Wisconsin. He missed all of the 2003 season due to a knee injury, but ca..
Al Jolson
Asa "Al Jolson" Yoelson (born to Jewish immigrants Moshe Reuben Yoelson and Naomi Etta Cantor - the original family name was Hesselson - in Seredžius, Lithuania on May 26, 1885 or 1886, and died in San Francisco, California on October 23, 1950) was an American singer. He was one of the most popu..
Al Jourgensen
Al Jourgensen (born October 8, 1958 in Havana, Cuba), is an American musician best known as the hard drinking, chain-smoking founder and frontman of the industrial band Ministry. He is sometimes credited as Alain Jourgensen, Alien Jourgensen, Hypo Luxa (his alias as a music producer), Dog, Alien D..
Al Joyner
Al Joyner was born January 19, 1960 in East St. Louis, Illinois, United States. He was married to the late Florence Griffith-Joyner. They have one daughter Mary Ruth. His sister Jackie Joyner-Kersee is also an Olympian. Joyner was married for a second time on June 28, 2003 to Alisha Biehn. The ..
Al Jufrah
Al Jufrah (Arabic: الجفرة) is one of the municipalities of Libya. It is in the centre of the country. Its capital is Waddan. ..
Al Jumaliyah
Al Jumaliyah الغويرية Capital • Coordinates Ad Dawhah | Al Ghuwariyah | Al Jumaliyah | Al Khawr | Al Wakrah Ar Rayyan | Jariyan al Batnah | Ash Shamal | Umm Salal | Mesaieed ..
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