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Ya'qubiYa'qubi (Ahmad Ibn Abu Ya'qub Ibn Ja'far Ibn Wahb Ibn Wadih Al-ya'qubi, died 897) was an Arab historian and geographer, was a great-grandson of Wadih, the freedman of the caliph Mansur. Until 873 he lived in Armenia and Khorasan, working under the patronage of the Iranian dynasty of the Tahirids; th..
Ya'qub BilbulYa'qub Bilbul (or Yacob Bilbul) was a Jewish Iraqi poet during the Hashemite dynasty of King Faisal I (1883–1933). ..
Ya'qub bin Laith as-SaffarYa'qub bin Laith as-Saffar (?-879?) was the founder of the Saffarid dynasty. Originally a coppersmith (saffar) from eastern Iran, he eventually rose to become the first Iranian leader to unite the Persians under the banner of Shi'ism. ..
YaqeenYaqeen is generally translated as "certainty", and is considered the summit of the many stations by which the path of walaya (sometimes translated as Sainthood) is fully completed. This is the repository of liberating experience in Islam. In relation to the exoteric religious life Certainty is the s..
YaqinYaqin is the Arabic word for certainty, or that which is certain. In Islamic context, it refers mainly to total belief, without any doubt, of Allah as the only (god) and almighty. External links [The Way to Truth - Yaqin (Certainty)] ..
Yaqob of EthiopiaYaqob or Jacob (Ge'ez ያዕቆብ yāʿiqōb, Amh. yā'iqōb) was {{IPA (throne name Malak Sagad II, መልአክ ሰገድ, mal'ak sagad, Amh. mel'āk seged, "to whom the angel bows"; 1597 - 1603; 1604 - 1606) of Ethiopia, and a member of the Solomonid dynasty. He was the eldest surviving son of S..
YaqubYaqub (in Syriac: ܝܰܥܩܽܘܒ) is a common Syriac and Arabic name. Yaqub, also Yacoub, is a prophet of Islam mentioned in the Qur'an. In the Bible he is known as Jacob. Yaqub was born to Ishaq (the biblical Isaac), and was thus the grandson of Ibrahim (the ..
Yaqub, Almohad CaliphAbu Yusuf Ya'qub al-Mansur (Arabic: ابو يوسف يعقوب المنصور) (c. 1160 – January 23, 1199) (also known as Moulay Yacoub), was the third Almohad caliph, succeeding his father Abu Ya'qub Yusuf. He reigned from 1184 until 1199. He died in Marrakech, Morocco. During his reign, he..
Yaqub al-GhusaynYaqub al-Ghussein (1899-1947) was a Palestinian landowner from Ramla and founder of the Youth Congress Party. He graduated in law from the University of Cambridge. Ghusayn was elected president of the first National Congress of Arab Youth, held in Jaffa in January 1932. He was a member and represe..
Yaqub ibn KillisYaqub ibn Killis, (b. 930 in Baghdad; d. 991) was an Egyptian Vizir under the Fatimids (979-991). Yaqub ibn Yusuf ibn Killis was born in Baghdad in 930 of Jewish extraction. After his family moved to Syria he came to Egypt in 943 and entered the service of the Regent Kafur. Soon he controlled the E..
Yaqub ibn TariqYaqub Ibn Tāriq was an 8th century Persian mathematician and astronomer. Tariq lived in Baghdad, and is considered to be one of the greatest astronomers of his time. In 767AD, at the court of al-Mansur, he probably met the Hindu Kankah (or Mankah?), who had brought there the Siddhanta. He wrote me..
Yaqub SanuYaqub Sanu (dates of birth and death needed) was an Italian-born Jew who became an Egyptian nationalist journalist and writer. Matti Moosa, writing in the The Origins of Modern Arabic Fiction, credited him with establishing the genre of drama in modern Arabic. ..
Yaqub ZaiPlease [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 May 2006. Yaqoob Zai (Gandapur) Yaqub ..
Yaque del Norte RiverThe Yaque Del Norte River is the longest river in the Dominican Republic. The river rises in the centre of the country to the south of Santiago city in Santiago state. The river runs roughly due north, through Santiago, before turning west-north-west through the Cibao Valley. It enters the Manzanill..
Yaque del Sur RiverThe Yaque del Sur River is a river in the southwestern Dominican Republic. It is approximately 130 km (80 mi) in length. ..
YaquiYaqui is the name of a river that flows through Sonora. See: Yaqui language and Río Yaqui. The language of the Yaqui Indians is "Yoeme." The "Yoeme" or Yaqui are a border Native American people who live in region comprising the northern Mexican state of Sonora and the southwestern U.S. state of ..
YaquinaYaquina is now a place-name native of the American state of Oregon. It originally denoted a tribe of American Indians, now nearly extinct, along with their language (an Alsean language that is extinct), which is also known as Yakwina or Yakona. The remnants survive on the Siletz Reservation, Orego..
Yaquina BayYaquina Bay is a small bay in Newport, Oregon located where the Yaquina River flows into the Pacific Ocean. ..
Yaquina Bay BridgeThe Yaquina Bay Bridge The Yaquina Bay Bridge is an arch bridge that spans Yaquina Bay south of Newport, Oregon. It is one of the most recognizable of the U.S. Route 101 bridges designed by Conde McCullough. The bridge opened on September 6, 1931, at a cost of $1,301,016. A total of 220 pe..
Yaquina Bay LighthouseBuilt in 1871, the Yaquina Bay Lighthouse was established soon after the founding of the city of Newport, Oregon, Oregon, United States. Located on the north side of the Yaquina Bay in Newport, it was only active for three years due to the establishment of the Yaquina Head Lighthouse in 1873, locate..
Yaquina Bay State Recreation SiteYaquina Bay State Park ..
Yaquina HeadYaquina Head is a spit of land jutting out into the Pacific Ocean north of the American city of Newport, Oregon. It is home of the Yaquina Head Lighthouse, and is managed by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. A trail leads to the beach on the south side, visible on the right of the photo. The ..
Yaquina Head LighthouseThe Yaquina Head Lighthouse also known as Cape Foulweather Lighthouse, on the coast of Oregon in the United States is now an automated lighthouse. It is located near the mouth of the Yaquina River near Newport at Yaquina Head. Built in 1873, the real lighthouse is named Yaquina Head Lighthouse an..
Yaquina RiverThe Yaquina River (yuh-KWEN-uh) is a river, approximately 50 mi (80 km) long, on the Pacific coast of Oregon in the United States. It drains an area of the Coastal Range west of the Willamette Valley near Newport. It rises in the mountains west of Corvalllis, in the Siuslaw National Forest along th..
Yaquinto PublicationsYaquinto Publications was the wargame publishing arm of Robert Yaquinto Printing [link] Company of Dallas, Texas. In March of 1979 Robert Yaquinto hired Steve Peek and Craig Taylor, both experienced wargame designers with several famous titles in their resumes. Their goal was to rapidly cr..
YaquisYaquis may refer to: Ethnicity The Yaqui people originating from Sonora but now also living in Arizona, Yucatan, and Quintana Roo. Sports Yaquis de Ciudad Obregón, a Mexican baseball team. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ..
Yaquis de ObregónLogo of the team The Yaquis de Obregón is a Mexican baseball team of the Liga Mexicana del Pacífico ("Mexican Pacific (Baseball) League"). The team was founded on October 8 1970, and its home stadium is the Estadio Tomás Oroz Gaytán. They have been champions of their league on three occas..
Yaqui languageYaqui (Yoem Noki), or Yoeme, is a Native American language of the Uto-Aztecan family. It is spoken by about 15,000 people, mostly of the border Yaqui tribe, in the region around the Mexican state of Sonora, and by about 350 people in Arizona in the United States. Contents 1 Phonology1.1&nb..
Yaqui RiverThe Yaqui River (Río Yaqui in Spanish) is a river in the state of Sonora in northwestern Mexico. Being the largest river system in the state of Sonora, the Yaqui river is used for irrigation. With approximately 320km (200mi) in length, the Yaqui flows south and southwest to empty into the Gulf of..
Yaqut al-HamawiYaqut (Yaqut ibn-'Abdullah al-Rumi al-Hamawi) (1179 - 1229) was a Syrian biographer and geographer. "al-Rumi" refers to his Greek (Byzantine) parentage, "al-Hamawi" means that he is from Hama, Syria, and ibn-Abdullah means his father's name was Abdullah. Yaqut was known for his encyclopedia writing..
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