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J. A. Bailey
Jack Arthur Bailey (born Brixton, London 22 June 1930) was an English cricketer and administrator. Jack represented Essex and Oxford University as a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler in 112 first-class matches between 1953 and 1958. He took 347 wickets at an average cost of 21..
Jab
A jab A jab is one of the four main punches used in boxing, the three others being the uppercut, the hook and the cross . Out of all four, the jab is perhaps the most popularly known one, because the word is often used in talk unrelated to boxing. Many also consider the jab to be the most imp..
Jabala
Jabala (or Gabala) is a coastal city in Syria. It was part of the Principality of Antioch, one of the Crusader States, until it was captured by Saladin in 1189 during the Third Crusade. One famous resident was Hugh of Jabala, the city's bishop, who reported the fall of Edessa to Pope Eugene III, a..
Jabalia
Jabalia (Arabic: ) the largest Palestinian refugee camp in existence. The camp had a registered population of 103,646 inhabitants on June 30, 2002, and is located at the northern end of the Gaza Strip, close to the Israeli border and a village with the same name. The camp only covers an area ..
Jabalpur
Jabalpur is a city in the state of Madhya Pradesh in India. It is located in the Mahakoshal region in the geographic center of India. The name Jabalpur is derived from the Arabic word "Jabal" which means mountain, showing that there could been an ancient trade connection with Arab countries. This..
Jabalpur Cantt.
Jabalpur Cantt. is a cantonment town in Jabalpur district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Demographics As of 2001 India census[Geographic references#IndiaGRIndia], Jabalpur Cantt. had a population of 66,482. Males constitute 59% of the population and females 41%. Jabalpur Cantt. h..
Jabalpur District
Jabalpur District is a district of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. The city of Jabalpur is the administrative headquarters of the district. The area of the district is 10,160 sq. km. with of population 2,167,469 (2001 census). Jabalpur District is located in the Mahakoshal region of Madhya P..
Jabalpur Division
Jabalpur Division is an administrative geographical unit of Madhya Pradesh state of India. Jabalpur is the administrative headquarters of the division. Currently (2005), the division consists of districts of Balaghat, Chhindwara, Dindori, Jabalpur, Katni, Mandla, Narsinghpur, and Seoni. Jabalpur Di..
Jabal (Arabic)
Jabal is the arabic word for Mountain. Prominent mountain include: Jabal al-Tariq or Rock of Gibraltar — "Mount of Tariq", named after Tariq ibn-ZiyadJabal al-Thawr, the mountain visited by Muhammad during the Migration to MedinaJabal al-Nour, the "Mountain of Light" where the prophet Muhamamd..
Jabal al-Lawz
Jabal al-Lawz is an old volcano located in northwest Saudi Arabia. It is located at 28 degrees 41 minutes north by 35 degrees 18 minutes east. It is 2403 meters/7384 feet tall. It is favored to by the biblical Mount Sinai by several archeologists. Dr B. Michael Blaine - Arch/Curator of the Near Ea..
Jabal al-Nour
Jabal al-Nour (also Jabal al-Nur or Jabal Nur), meaning "The Mountain of Light", is a mountain in Saudi Arabia. It houses the cave Hira where the prophet Muhammad is said to have received his first revelation from God (Arabic Allah) through the angel Gabriel. ..
Jabal al-Thawr
Jabal al-Thawr (lit Mount of the Bull) is the name of a mountain in Saudi Arabia, located in the lower part of Mecca to the south of the district of Misfalahhttp://www.isesco.org.ma/English/Culture/Mekka/P5.htm. Cave The Mountain in notable for housing a cave known as Qar al-Thawr (lit cave of ..
Jabal Amel
Jabal 'Amel (Arabic: جبل عامل) is a compound of hills that is named after Banu Amela. It starts in Tyre in the north and Galilea in Palestine in the south. Its population is mainly Shi'a muslim. ..
Jabal el Druze
The western slopes of Jabal el Druze Jabal el Druze (Druze Mountain, also known as Jabal el Arab) (Arabic: جبل الدروز) is an 1803-metre mountain in southern Syria, in the As Suwaydā governorate (mohofazat Souweida). In the winter, snow falls, which is atypical for this region. Most o..
Jabal ibn Jawwal
Jabal ibn Jawwal was a Jewish poet who wrote in the Arabic language during the seventh century. He was a contemporary of Muhammad. According to ibn Hisham (Kitab Sirat Rasul Allah, ed. Wüstenfeld, pp. 690, 713) and Abu al-Faraj al-Isbahani ("Kitab al-Aghani," viii. 104), Jabal was a Tha'alabite (Ab..
Jabal Ram
Jabal Ram is the highest point in Jordan, 1,734 metres above sea level. ..
Jabal Umm al Ru'us
Jabal Umm al Ru'us is a town in Saudi Arabia. ..
Jabal Usdum
Eastern face of Mount Sodom Jabal Usdum or "Mountain of Sodom" or "Mount Sodom" is a hill in the southwestern part of the Dead Sea in Israel. It is most remarkable because it is made almost entirely of rock salt. It is approximately five miles long, three miles wide, 742 feet above the Dead Se..
Jabal Yibir
Jabal Yibir is a 1527 meter (5010 foot) tall mountain in the United Arab Emirates, and is that country's highest point. It is located in the Hajar Mountains near [25°40′0″N, 56°8′0″E]. ..
Jabara Award
The Jabara Award for Airmanship, named in memory of Colonel James Jabara, is awarded each year to the United States Air Force Academy graduate whose accomplishments demonstrate superior performance in fields directly involved with aerospace vehicles. Jabara Award winners Year Award Winner(s) 19..
Jabari Greer
[] at NFL.com Jabari Greer (born February 11, 1982) is a defensive back who currently plays for the Buffalo Bills. He attended University of Tennessee. College career During his college career, Greer participated in track and field as well as football. He broke the 110-meter hurdles schoo..
Jabari Smith
Jabari Montsho Smith (born April 12 1977 in Atlanta, Georgia) is a professional basketball player currently with Besiktas Cola Turka Istanbul of the Turkish league. After a college career at Louisiana State University, he was selected by the Sacramento Kings in the second round of the 2000 NBA Draf..
Jabarti
Until recently this off shoot of lowest class of sweepers have become extinct. Living in one area, the regime through the ruling machinery which included the municipalities, would divide them into groups. In the past they used to appear late hours at night going from house to house cleaning the "za..
Jabar Gaffney
Derrick Jabar Gaffney (born December 1, 1980 in San Antonio, Texas) is an American football wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles. He was drafted with the 1st pick of the second round of the 2002 NFL Draft out of the University of Florida. He is the son of former New York Jets wide receiver De..
Jabat Island
Jabat Island (or Jabot Island) is an island in the Pacific Ocean. It is a legislative district of the Ralik Chain of the Marshall Islands. Its total land area is only 0.22 miles². The population of Jabat Island is 112. ..
Jaba Ioseliani
Jaba (or Dzhaba) Ioseliani (July 10, 1926-March 4, 2003) was a Georgian politician, bank robber and leader of the paramilitary Mkhedrioni organisation. Born in Khashuri, Georgia, Ioseliani majored in Oriental studies at Leningrad University but did not graduate. He staged a bank robbery in Leningra..
Jabba
Jabba may refer to: Jabba the Hutt, a loathsome, bloated, slug-like alien creature in the fictional Star Wars universeJabba (Channel V), a presenter on Australia's pay-TV music channel, Channel VJabba (rapper), a rapper featured on the hot 2004 song "Move Ya Body" by Nina SkyJapan Basketball Associ..
Jabba's Palace
Jabba the Hutt's Palace on Tatooine, as seen in Return of the Jedi. Jabba's Palace is a geographical location from the Star Wars fictional universe. The palace, made of stone and metal, is located in the desert known as the Dune Sea on the planet of Tatooine and was home to the gangster Jabba..
Jabbareh Farman Farmaian
Offspring of the Persian nobleman Abdol Hossein Mirza Farmanfarma and a member of the Qajar dynasty of Iran. Born in 1916. See also PersiaHistory of PersiaHistory of IranQajar Dynasty of Iran External links [The Qajar (Kadjar) Pages][Qajars Dynasty] Turkoman dynasty of the Shahs..
Jabbar Gibson
Jabbar Gibson (reported also as Jabbor or Jabar) is an 20-year old man who on September 1, 2005, drove an abandoned New Orleans school bus from the flooded area after Hurricane Katrina to Houston, Texas, to rescue victims of the flooded city. He gained national attention when he commandeered the ..
Jabbar Patel
Jabbar Patel is a renowned theatre and film director of India. Born in 1942 in Pandharpur in Maharashtra his most acclaimed film is Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar relased in 1999. He was earlier a pediatrician. External links [link] ..
Jabbar the Powerful
Jabbar is a fictional character, a Teshkeel Comics superhero who is a member of the superhero team, The 99. Character History Nawaf Al-Bilali was an average Saudi Arabian teenager with an average life. One day, tragedy struck. Nawaf stepped on a landmine. The explosion shattered a hidden gem, e..
Jabbatown
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Jabba (Channel V)
Jabba is a television personality who first made a name for himself as part of the launch of subscription television in Australia in 1995. He was a host for music television station "Red" on the "Galaxy" Pay-TV Network before the station changed its name to "Channel [V]". Jabba worked for ..
Jabba O'Neil
Jabba O'Neil is the current manager of Romania national under-21 football team. Who has held this position since 1999 with his previous job being assisant manager at Spartak Rufus. He lives in Moscow. ..
Jabba the Hutt
[Featured articles ] Jabba the Hutt is a fictional character in George Lucas's science fiction saga Star Wars. He first appeared on film in [[Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi]] (1983) as an obese, slug-like alien. Jabba was originally portrayed by an immense ..
Jabbeke
Jabbeke in the province West Flanders Jabbeke is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Jabbeke proper, Snellegem, Stalhille, Varsenare and Zerkegem. On 1 January 2005 the municipality had 13,657 inhabitants (6,882 males and 6,77..
Jabber
This article is about a communications protocol. For information relating to overloading a computer network, see Jabber (networking) Jabber is a collection of open, XML-based protocols for instant messaging and presence information. Jabber-based software is deployed on thousands of servers across ..
Jabberd
The correct title of this } is }}}. The initial letter is capitalized due to [Naming conventions #Lower case first lettertechnical restrictions]. jabberd is a cross-platform Jabber server daemon. It is free, licensed under open source JOSL and GPL. jabberd2 was intended to be jabberd 1..
Jabberd2
The correct title of this } is }}}. The initial letter is capitalized due to [Naming conventions #Lower case first lettertechnical restrictions]. jabberd2 is a Jabber server. It is inspired by jabberd 1.4 with designs on scalability, architectural soundness, and support for latest proto..
Jabberjaw
Picture of Jabberjaw the shark Jabberjaw was a Hanna-Barbera cartoon series created in 1976, starring a fictional shark named Jabberjaw and his four young adult cohorts, who had various adventures in a futuristic underwater world. The quintet also performed regularly as a rock group called The..
Jabberwacky
Jabberwacky is a chatterbot created by British programmer Rollo Carpenter. Its stated aim is to “simulate natural human chat in an interesting, entertaining and humorous manner”. It is an early attempt at creating an artificial intelligence through human interaction. Contents 1 Technolog..
Jabberwock
Jabberwock may refer to: Jabberwocky, a poem by Lewis Carroll that tells the tale of a mythical monster called the JabberwockJabberwock (artificial intelligence), a chat bot created by Juergen Pirner that won the 2003 Loebner PrizeJabberwock (play), a 1972 play by Robert Edwin LeeJabberwocky (TV se..
Jabberwocky
For other uses of the name Jabberwocky, see Jabberwocky (disambiguation). "Jabberwocky" is a poem (of nonsense verse) found in Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (1871) by Lewis Carroll. It is generally considered to be one of the greatest nonsense poems written in the English la..
Jabberwocky (card game)
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Jabberwocky (disambiguation)
Jabberwocky may refer to: Jabberwocky, a poem by Lewis Carroll.Jabberwocky (film), a 1977 film, loosely based on Carroll's poemJabberwocky (album), a 1999 progressive rock concept album by Clive Nolan and Oliver Wakeman, based on the poemJabberwocky (television series), a television seriesJabberwoc..
Jabberwocky (film)
Jabberwocky (1977) is a comic medieval film by Monty Python's resident animator, Terry Gilliam. It stars Michael Palin as a young cooper who is forced through a series of clumsy, often slapstick misfortunes to hunt down a terrible dragon after the death of his father. The name is taken from the no..
Jabberwocky (TV series)
Jabberwocky was a Boston Saturday morning children's TV show that aired for two seasons in the early 1970s, but was rerun in the wee hours of Saturday mornings by many TV stations up until the 1990s. Filmed and created by Harvard University and broadcast on WCVB-TV 5, Jabberwocky featured real acto..
Jabberwocky (writing magazine)
Jabberwocky is the Creative Writing Magazine at the University of Nottingham. As of 2006 it has only been running for a short time but is already building an excellent reputation. It is written and created by students, for students. As of April 2006 it is not a society in itself, but is affiliate..
Jabberwock (magazine)
Jabberwock: a Monthly Magazine for Boys and Girls Published in London by Chapman Hall and edited by Brenda Girvin. Price 6d 1905 - 1907 Vol 1 No 3 (October 1905) contained The Princess and the Cat by Elizabeth Nesbitt. References Kirsten Drotner, English Children and Their Magazines, 1751-19..
Jabberwock (play)
Jabberwork is a 1972 play by American playwright Robert Edwin Lee. ..
Jabber (networking)
Jabber is the transmission of a packet on a computer network that is larger than the network's MTU. Such transmissions hog bandwidth and congest the network. Many network switches have a built-in capability to detect when a device is jabbering and block it until it resumes proper operation. Extern..
Jabber Australia
''' Founded in May 2003 by Jeremy Lunn, Jabber Australia is an advocacy organisation set up to promote the Jabber/XMPP online instant messaging standard. When the idea of the server was first thought up, there were no public Jabber servers in Australia. The initial goal was to be Australia's first ..
Jabbok
Jabbok, "puring out", is a river on the east side of the Jordan River, one of the so-called torrent valleys. Its modern Arabic name, Zarka, means "the blue river". It may also have this name because the river in its course touches the fortress of Zarḳa on the route between Damascus and Mecca. The..
Jabbo Smith
Jabbo Smith, born as Cladys Smith (24 December, 1908 - 16 January, 1991) was a United States jazz musician, known for his hot virtuoso playing on the trumpet. Smith was born in Pembroke, Georgia. At the age of 6 he went into the Jenkins Orphanage in Charleston, South Carolina where he learned trum..
Jaber A. el-Baneh
Jaber A. el-Baneh, or Jaber Elbaneh, of Lackawanna New York (Alleged DOB September 9 1966) is wanted by the FBI in connection with a federal criminal complaint unsealed on May 21 2003, in the Western District of New York, Buffalo, New York. He is charged with providing material support to a terror..
Jaber A. Elbaneh
Jaber A. Elbaneh (Arabic: ) (born: September 9, 1966) is a Yemeni who was added as a fugitive to the FBI Most Wanted Terrorists list, having been indicted with a federal criminal complaint unsealed on May 21, 2003, in the United States District Court for the Western District of New York, Buffalo,..
Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
Jaber meeting with French foreign minister Roland Dumas during the Gulf War, October 1990 Jaber III al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah (Arabic: جابر الأحمد الجابر الصباح) (June 29, 1926–January 15, 2006), of the al-Sabah dynasty, served as the thirteenth emir of Kuwait ,..
Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium
Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Kuwait City, Kuwait that is currently under construction. Once completed in 2007, it will be used mostly for football matches and athletics. The stadium will have a capacity of 65,000 people. ..
Jaber II Al-Sabah
--> Sheikh Jaber II Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah (1860-February 5, 1917) was the eighth Sheikh of Kuwait from the Al-Sabah line. He was the eldest son of Mubarak Al-Sabah and is the ancestor of the Al-Jaber branch of the Al-Sabah family. He ruled from November 28, 1915 to his death on February 5, 1917 and..
Jaber I Al-Sabah
Sheikh Jaber bin Abdullah (Arabic: جابر بن عبد الله ; Jaber I or Jaber Al-Aish; 1770-1859) was the third ruler of Kuwait's royal Al-Sabah dynasty, ruling from 1814-1859. He is the eldest son of Abdullah bin Sabah who he succeeded upon Sheikh Abdullah's death. The British had requested..
Jaber Rouzbahani
Jaber Rouzbahani (b. 1986) is an Iranian basketball player from Isfahan. He is notable for his large size with a height of 7 feet 5 inches tall (height has alternately been given as 7'3" or 7'4"), 260 pounds, with an 8-foot wingspan. He has played on the Iran National Basketball team for three years..
Jaber Saeed Salem
Jaber Saeed Salem, born Yani Marchokov on January 3, 1975 in Bulgaria, is a Qatari weightlifter who competed in the Men's 105 kg weight class at the 2000 Summer Olympics and finished fourth. One of eight Bulgarian weighlifters recruited by the Qatar Olympic Committee for $1,000,000, Jaber became a ..
Jabesh
Jabesh in the Bible is the name of the father of king Shallum of the northern kingdom of ten tribes. See also Jabesh-Gilead ..
Jabesh-Gilead
Jabesh-Gilead, an ancient town in the territory of the Tribe of Gad. Most scholars believe it to have been located east of the Jordan River, in the vicinity of Wadi Yabes. See also Jabesh. The identification of Jabesh Gilead has been studied for a long time. In the 1940s and 50s the American sch..
Jabez
In the Books of Chronicles Jabez is a well-respected man (ancestor in the lineage of the kings tribe of Judah whose prayer to God for blessing was answered, see 1 Chronicles 4:9-10. More over the author paused in this long list to give Jabez a place of honour in the long list of Kings and lineage.&#..
Jabez Balfour
Jabez Spencer Balfour (4 September 1843 - 23 February 1916) was a businessman, British politician and criminal. He was brought back from Salta, Argentina after his swindling of the Liberator Building Society was discovered and tried at the Old Bailey. Balfour came from relatively humble beginnings..
Jabez Bryce
Bishop Jabez Bryce Jabez Bryce (born 1935) is a Tonga-born leader in the Anglican Church. As of 2005 he is the Bishop of Polynesia in the Province of New Zealand, which includes most of the South Pacific. Bryce was born in Vava’u, Tonga. He is based in Suva, Fiji, where the Anglican Ch..
Jabez Bunting
Jabez Bunting (13 May, 1779-16 June, 1858), English Wesleyan divine, was born of humble parentage at Manchester. He was educated at Manchester Grammar School, and at the age of nineteen began to preach, being received into full connection in 1803. He continued to minister for upwards of fifty-seven ..
Jabez Bunting Snowball
Jabez Bunting Snowball (24 September 1837 – 24 February 1907) was a businessman, Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick, Canada, and politician from the Town of Chatham, New Brunswick. He operated a number of businesses in the eastern part of the province and was one of its most prominent citize..
Jabez Delno Hammond
Jabez Delno Hammond (1778-1855) was an American author and politician, born in New Bedford, Mass. He practiced medicine in Vermont, but afterward studied law and followed that profession at Cherry Valley, N. Y. He was a Democratic member of the United States Congress in 1815-17, a State se..
Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry
National Statuary Hall Collection; sculpture by Dante Sodini. Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry, (June 5, 1825 – February 12, 1903) born in Lincoln County, Georgia, grew up in Alabama and graduated from the University of Georgia in 1843. While studying at Harvard Law School, Curry was inspired b..
Jabez Vodrey
Jabez Vodrey (1795-1861) was the first English potter west of the Appalachian Mountains. He was born in Tunstall, Staffordshire, England, the centuries-old center of the English pottery industry. In 1820, Vodrey emigrated to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania with another Staffordshire potter, William Frost..
Jabez W. Huntington
Jabez W. Huntington (November 8, 1788 - November 1, 1847) was a United States Representative and Senator from Connecticut. Born in Norwich, he pursued classical studies, and graduated from Yale College in 1806. He taught in the Litchfield South Farms Academy for one year, and studped law. He was..
Jabe Babe - A Heightened Life
Jabe Babe - A Heightened Life is a 2005 Australian documentary film directed by Janet Merewether. The subject of the film is Jabe Babe, a woman diagnosed with marfan syndrome, a hereditary disorder which affects organs including the skeleton, lungs, eyes, heart, and blood vessels. The disorder has..
Jabiluka
Jabiluka is a proposed uranium mine in Australia that was to have been built on land belonging to the Mirrar Aboriginal people which was surrounded by the World Heritage listed Kakadu National Park. Stop Jabiluka protest logo In 1998 the issue came to a head when the Mirrar people called on ..
Jabily
The Jabily (Operculicarya decaryi) is a plant species in the family Anacardiaceae, named after the botanical collector Raymond Decary. ..
Jabil Circuit
Jabil Circuit, Inc NYSE: [JBL] is a provider of electronic manufacturing services. Jabil designs and manufactures electronic circuit boards for major OEMs in a diverse group of industries including automotive, computing and storage, consumer products, medical, networking, peripherals and t..
Jabin
Jabin (ja'-bin) may refer to A king of Hazor, at the time of the entrance of Israel into Canaan (Joshua 11:1-14), whose overthrow and that of the northern chief with whom he had entered into a confederacy against Joshua was the crowning act in the conquest of the land (11:21-23; comp 14:6-15). This..
Jabiru
This article is about the Jabiru bird; for other uses, see Jabiru (disambiguation). The Jabiru (Jabiru mycteria) is a large stork found in the Americas from Mexico to Argentina, except west of the Andes. It is most common in the Pantanal region of Brazil and the Eastern Chaco region of Paraguay. ..
Jabiru, Northern Territory
Jabiru ([12°40′S 132°50′E]) is a town in the Northern Territory of Australia. It is the site of the Ranger Uranium Mine, and is completely surrounded by Kakadu National Park. Apart from the Ranger Mine, Jabiru's most notable industries are tourism (it is the commercial and accom..
Jabiru (disambiguation)
Jabiru can mean the American Jabiru stork (Jabiru micteria)the Asian Black-necked Stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus), called Jabiru in Australiathe Saddle-billed Stork (Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis) of sub-Saharan Africa, sometimes called JabiruJabiru Aircraft, an aircraft manufacturer in Austral..
Jabiru 2200
The Jabiru 2200 is a lightweight four-stroke, horizontally-opposed aircooled engine, used in aircraft. The engine is direct drive and is fitted with alternators, silencers, vacuum pump drives and dual ignition systems as standard. Specifications References [Jabiru Aircraft: 4 Cylinder Engine..
Jabiru 3300
The Jabiru 3300 is a lightweight four-stroke, horizontally-opposed aircooled engine, used in aircraft. The engine is direct drive and is fitted with alternators, silencers, vacuum pump drives and dual ignition systems as standard. Specifications Reference [Jabiru Aircraft: 6 Cylinder Engine&..
Jabiru Aircraft
This article is about the plane. For the stork see Jabiru. 2001 Jabiru SP-470 (G-CBJM) The Jabiru Aircraft Company Pty Ltd produces a range of small civil utility aircraft designed and manufactured in Bundaberg, Australia. They also design and manufacture a range of engines, specifically des..
Jabir Hasan Muhamed Al Qahtani
''For other individuals named Al Qahtani, or some variant thereof, see Al Qahtani (disambiguation). Jabir Hasan Muhamed Al Qahtani is a Saudi Arabian citized who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay naval base, in Cuba.[list of prisoners (.pdf)], US Depar..
Jabir ibn Abd-Allah
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Jabir Jubran Al Fayfi
Jabir Jubran Al Fayfi is a Saudi held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, in Cuba.[list of prisoners (.pdf)], US Department of Defense, April 20 2006 Al Fayfi's detainee ID number is 188. Contents 1 Combatant Status Review Tribunal1.1 al..
Jabitha
The Jabitha was Anakin Skywalker's starship that appeared in the Expanded Universe novel Rogue Planet. Three years after the Battle of Naboo, Jedi master Obi-Wan Kenobi and his padawan Anakin Skywalker travelled to the mysterious living world of Zonama Sekot which was rumoured to be home to the fast..
Jabi Jubran Al Fayfi
Jabir Jubran Al Fayfi is a citizen of Saudi Arabia, held in extrajudicial detention in the United States Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, in Cuba. [list of prisoners (.pdf)], US Department of Defense, April 20 2006 His detainee ID number is 188. Contents 1 Combatant Status Review Tribuna..
Jabi of Silla
Jabi of Silla (r. 458-479, d. 479)Some sources give this as 478, presumably due to a discrepancy between lunar and solar calendars., also known by his title Jabi Maripgan, was the 20th ruler of the Korean kingdom of Silla. He was the eldest son of King Nulji, and his mother was the daughter of Ki..
Jablanac
Jablanac is a village in Croatia, located on the Adriatic Sea underneath the Velebit mountain, overlooking the island of Rab. The village has a ferry port that connects it to Rab. The population of Jablanac is 118 and it is located in the municipality of Senj (which lies to the north). ..
Jablanica
Jablanica is a very common toponym in South Slavic countries. Name is derived from the word jablan/yablan/јаблан which means the poplar tree, and it may refer to: Jablanica, a town in Bosnia and HerzegovinaYablanitsa, a town in Lovech Province, BulgariaJablanica, mountain in Republic of Maced..
Jablanica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Coat of Arms Municipality of Jablanica Jablanica is a town and municipality in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The town is situated on the Neretva river in the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina entity. In the 1991 census, there were 12,664 inhabitants of the..
Jablanica, Republic of Macedonia
Jablanica is a mountain in the Republic of Macedonia. One part of the mountain lies in Albania. The mountain ridge is higher than 2,000 m for approximately 50 km, while the highest part, located in its very center, is 2,257 m high. The mountain can be reached from the Vevcani village that is locat..
Jablanica District
Jablanica District within Central Serbia The Jablanica District (Jablanički okrug, Јабланички округ) expands in the south eastern parts of Serbia. It has a population of 255,011. Seat of the District is in the city of Leskovac, the biggest settlement in south Serbia. Contents..
Jablanica River
The Jablanica (Serbian Cyrillic: Јабланица) is a 85 km long river is southern Serbia. Left tributary of the Južna Morava, it gives the name to the region of Jablanica and the modern Jablanica District of Serbia. Origin The Jablanica originates from the Goljak mountain, near the village of..
Jable, Syria
Jable (or Jablah) is a small town on the Mediterranean in Syria. It is famous in Syria for athletic achievements: strong soccer team, long distance swimming world record, etc. The city is surrounded by fertile farming land and is not far away from the Syrian coastal mountains. The city is home to t..
Jablonec
Jablonec can refer to several towns in central Europe: Jablonec nad Nisou, a town in Liberec Region, Czech Republic*FK Jablonec 97, football club base in Jablonec nad NisouJablonec, a village in Bratislava Region, Slovakia This article consisting of geographical locations is a [disambiguationdi..
Jablonec nad Nisou
Jablonec nad Nisou (German: ) is a town in northern Bohemia, the second largest town of the Liberec Region. It is known as a mountain resort in the Jizera Mountains, an education centre, and a centre of world-production of glass and jewellery. Contents 1 History2 Present-day3 F..
Jablonec nad Nisou District
Jablonec nad Nisou District (Okres Jablonec nad Nisou in Czech) is district (okres) within Liberec Region (Liberecký kraj) of the Czech Republic. Its capital is city Jablonec nad Nisou. Complete list of towns and villages Jablonec nad Nisou - Albrechtice v Jizerských horách - Bedřichov - ..
Jablonka
Jablonka can refer to Jablonka, a village in the Opole Voivodship (Głubczyce County) of Poland ([50°01′N 17°53′E])Jablonka, a village in the Trenčín Region (Myjava District) of SlovakiaEva Jablonka, an Israeli biologist This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a l..
Jablonné nad Orlicí
Jablonné nad Orlicí is a town in Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has around 3,150 inhabitants. External link [Municipal website] (cz) ..
Jablonskia congesta
Jablonskia congesta is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Phyllanthaceae. The genus Jablonskia is monotypic. This species is found in northern South America. ..
Jablonski diagram
A Jablonski diagram, named after the Polish physicist Aleksander Jabłoński, is a diagram that illustrates the electronic states of a molecule and the transitions between them. The states are arranged vertically by energy and grouped horizontally by spin multiplicity. Radiative transitions are indi..
Jablunkov
Jablunkov (Polish: , German: ) is a town in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has cca 5,800 inhabitants. External link [Municipal website (in Czech)] ..
Jabneel
The name Jabneel may refer to two places in ancient Israel: A town in Judah, mentioned as a boundary site (Joshua 15:1,11). It is thought to be identical with Jabne, the town Uzziah wrested from the Philistines (2. Ch 26:6). It is identified with today's Yavne, 20 km south of Joppa.A boundary site ..
Jabo
There are several unrelated senses of the term Jabo which could be sought under this title: *The Jabo tribe in West Africa or the Jabo language. *An abbreviation for the German term Jagdbomber (literally "pursuit bomber"), which is discussed in the article Ground attack aircraft. *A German nickname..
Jaboatão dos Guararapes
Jaboatão dos Guararapes is a city in Pernambuco, Brazil. It is located at around [8°6′46″S, 35°0′54″W]. It is a part of the Metropolitan Region of Recife. ..
Jabol
Jabol (pron. "yabol") is a slang name for a large family of cheap Polish wines, very popular among lower-income residents as well as bums all across the country. These alcoholic drinks, based on spirits, do not have much in common with real wines and to a wine connoisseur they taste like a criss-cro..
Jabonga, Agusan del Norte
Jabonga is a 4th class municipality in the province of Agusan del Norte, Philippines. According to the 2000 census, it has a population of 20,501 people in 3,742 households. Barangays Jabonga is politically subdivided into 15 barangays. BaleguianBangonayA. Beltran (Camalig)BungaColoradoCuyagoLib..
Jabootu
Jabootu is the horned ebon god of bad movies. Background: Jabootu's Bad Movie Dimension is a website that goes through bad movies scene by scene, pointing out flaws in each one to show why the film as a whole does not succeed. Previously known as Ken's World of Awful Movies, the site was create..
Jaborandi
There are two places that have the name Jaborandi in Brazil: Jaborandi, BahiaJaborandi, São Paulo It is also the name of several medical plants in the genus Pilocarpus. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred yo..
Jaborandi, São Paulo
Jaborandi is a Brazilian city of the state of São Paulo, located 491 kilometers from the capital of São Paulo capital. The population in 2000 was 6,424 inhabitants. Contents 1 History of Jaborandi2 Location3 Geography and climate4 Politics History of Jaborandi The name Ja..
Jabotabek
Jabotabek, or Jabodetabek is the term given to the metropolitan area surrounding Jakarta, Indonesia. The population in 2005 is estimated to be 23.4 million, making it the largest metropolitan area in Indonesia, and among the ten largest metropolitan areas in the world. The area consists of Jakarta (..
Jaboticaba
The Jaboticaba (also called Brazilian Grape Tree, Jabuticaba, Guaperu, Guapuru, Hivapuru, Sabara and Ybapuru) is a fruit-bearing tree native to Brazil. The fruit is purplish black, with a white pulp; it can be eaten raw or be used to make jellies and drinks (plain juice or wine). The fruit tree (..
Jaboticabal
Jaboticabal is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil whose name comes from the Tupi language. Covering an area of 708.68 km², it is located 605 m above sea level at latitude 21.255/21°15'17" S and longitude 48.325/38°19'20" W. Its population in 2004 was 71,654. ..
Jabo (ethnic group)
Jabo (IPA [ ɟʱɑ₂bo₂], variant spellings Dyabo, Djabo) is the self-designation of an ethnic group located in the southeastern part of the Republic of Liberia in West Africa. They have also sometimes referred to themselves as [#Gweabo|Gweabo] SNG, S&B or [#Nimiah|Ni..
Jabo (language)
This article concerns itself with the speech variety spoken by the Jabo people of Liberia. They have also been known in the past as the Gweabo. Contents 1 Classification2 Status as a language3 Sources4 Tone5 Vowels6 Consonants7 Implications of the Jabo evidence ..
Jabo Ibehre
Jabo Ibehre (born January 28, 1983 in Islington, England) is a football (soccer) striker currently playing for Leyton Orient F.C. in the English third division, Football League One. Ibehre signed for Orient in March 2000, having previously been a trainee at the club. Ibehre has since made over 100 a..
Jabra
Please [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since March 2006. Jabra Corporation was foun..
Jabran Said Wazar Al Qahtani
There are over half a dozen Guantanamo detainees named al Qahtani, including the similarly named detainee 650:: Jabir Hasan Muhamed Al Qahtani. Jabran Said bin Al Qahtani is a Saudi who is detained in Camp Delta, at the United States Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, in Cuba. Al Qahtani's detainee ID numbe..
Jabrayil
Jabrayil (Cəbrayıl) is a rayon of Azerbaijan. This region is now completely under the control of Armenian separatists from Nagorno-Karabakh, who have named it Jrakn. Subdivisions of Azerbaijan Districts: Absheron | Agdam | Agdash | Agjabadi | Agstafa | Agsu | Astara | Babek* | Balakan ..
Jabra Ibrahim Jabra
Jabra Ibrahim Jabra (born in 1920 died in 1994) is a Palestinian author. He was born in Haifa, and moved when young with his family to Iraq. He was a poet and story writer. One of his novels is "In Search of Walid Masoud". He also translated some English plays to Arabic. ..
Jabra Nicola
Jabra Nicola (1912–1974) was a Palestinian Trotskyist leader, the author of numerous articles and pamphlets who also translated some of the classics of Marxism into Arabic. Born in Haifa, he joined the Palestinian Communist Party before he turned 20, and was responsible for its publication al-..
Jabref
JabRef is a free software bibliography manager that uses BibTeX as its native format. JabRef provides an easy-to-use interface for editing BibTeX files, for importing data from online scientific databases, and for managing and searching BibTeX files. JabRef is released under the terms of the GPL l..
Jabril ibn Bukhtishu
Jabril ibn Bukhtishu, also written as Bakhtyshu, was an 8-9th century physician from the famous Bukhtishu family of Persian Nestorian physicians from the Academy of Gundishapur. Grandson of Jirjis ibn Jibril, he lived in the second half of the eighth century. He was physician to Ja'far the Barma..
Jabrin
Jabrin is a small town in northeastern Oman. It is located at about [22°55′0″N, 57°15′0″E]. The town is known for its impressive fort. External links [ArchNet][Photo of the fort][Photo of the fort] ..
Jabriya
Jabriya(Arabic:جابرية) is part of the Hawalli governorate in the country of Kuwait. It is a large suburb mainly being residential. It boarders with Surra, Hawalli, Salmiya and Bayan. Jabriya has seen an increase of commercial activities as of recent years. Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital, one of ..
Jabriya Indian School
Located in the Jabriya district of Kuwait, the Jabriya Indian School was founded in Sept 1993, making it one of the most recent schools in Kuwait to cater to the large Indian community. A particular feature of this school is the presence of a large number of multinational students which gives them a..
Jabron Hashmi
Jabron Hashmi, Lance Corporal (L Cpl ) ,(born 1982, Peshawar, Pakistan, raised in Birmingham, England). The 24 year old Lance-Corporal Hashmi, was killed on 2nd July 2006, in Helmand province, Afghanistan, the first British Muslim soldier to die in the "war on terror". His family discribed Jabro..
Jabru
Jabru was the Elamite god of the underworld. He was the father of all Elamite gods. Sources [Encyclopedia Mythica] ..
Jabugo, Huelva
Jabugo is a town and municipality located in the province of Huelva, Spain. According to the 2005 census, it has a population of 2,475 inhabitants. External links [Jabugo] - Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía [http://encycl.opentopia.com/ edit ] Municip..
Jabuk, South Australia
Jabuk ([35°23′S 140°04′E]) is a former township situated 10 km west of Geranium on the Pinnaroo railway line and the Mallee Highway. Jabuk appears to be named after the nearby Marmon Jabuk Range, but the origin of that name is unclear. It could be named from an Afghan word by a came..
Jabula
Jabula (isiZulu: "rejoice") was a musical ensemble made of South African musicians "exiled" in England during the Apartheid Era. Under Apartheid, traditional African music was largely banned from radio and even private play, and groups who performed it were often forced into exile. The four members..
Jabulani Dubazana
Ladysmith Black Mambazo member Jabulani Dubazana Duration 1975 - 2005 Date of Birth Date of Death Marital Status Married Role Formerly tenor member Jabulani Frederick Mwelase Dubazana was a member of Ladysmith Black Mambazo, a South African choral group founded in 1960 - a..
Jaburo
In the Mobile Suit Gundam metaverse, Jaburo is the headquarters of the Earth Federal Forces during the One Year War and the years after. It is a massive underground complex in the heart of Brazil. Because of its subterranean location, Jaburo is imprevious to conventional assault. Jaburo's exact loca..
Jabu Mahlangu
Jabu Mahlangu (formerly Jabu Pule) (born July 11, 1980 in Daveyton, Benoni) is a South African football (soccer) player. He currently plays for Orlando Pirates after joining the team from fellow Premiership side Supersport United. He also had a short spell with Austrian club SV Mattersburg. His car..
Jabwot
Jabwot is a small solitary island located in the Ralik Chain in the Marshall Islands. It is located 12 km from the Ailinglapalap Atoll. The island has covers a total area of 0.6 km² and has a length of 1.2 km. It is surrounded by a fringing reef system with numerous shallow water reefs that exten..
Jab Jab Phool Khile
Jab Jab Phool Khile is a 1965 Indian Hindi movie. It stars Shashi Kapoor and Nanda. The story is of a poor boy who is a boatman in Kashmir, and falls in love with a rich tourist. ..
Jabłkowski Brothers
Jabłkowski Brothers (Polish: ) is a famous Polish trading company, celebrated for its group of luxurious department stores in some of the most prestigious places of pre-war Poland. Founded in 1884 in Warsaw by Aniela Jabłkowska, from 1892 it was a Jabłkowski family business. Initially run by..
Jabłonki
Jabłonki is a village in Poland near the Bieszczady mountains and the village of Baligród. It was in Jabłonki that on March 28th, 1947, Poland's General Karol Świerczewski was killed in an ambush organised by Ukrainian Insurgent Army. See also Operation Wisła ..
Jabłonowo Pomorskie
Jabłonowo Pomorskie is a town in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodship, Poland. See also http://jablonowo.samorzady.pl ..
Jabłonowski
Jabłonowski family coat of arms: Prus III. Jabłonowski (plural: Jabłonowscy) is the surname of a Polish szlachta (nobility) family. Because Polish adjectives have different forms for the genders, Jabłonowska is the same form for a female family member Contents 1 History2 Coat ..
Jabłoński
Jabłoński (Jabłońska), Jablonski, Yablonski, Yablonsky (Yablonska, Yablonskaya): Contents 1 Jabłoński2 Jablonski3 Jablonsky4 Yablonski5 Jabłonowski6 see also Jabłoński Aleksander Jabłoński / Aleksander JablonskiHenryk Jabłoński / Henryk Jablonski Jabl..
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