(Encyclopedia) Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Sabah, 1937–, emir of Kuwait (2020–). He was governor of the Hawalli region (1962–78), then served as interior minister (1978–88), defense minister (1988–91),…
(Encyclopedia) Jaber al-Ahmad al-SabahJaber al-Ahmad al-Sabahjāˈbĕr är-äkhˈmäd ä-säbäˈ [key], 1926–2006, emir of Kuwait (1977–2006). A member of Kuwait's ruling Sabah family, he was the third son of…
(Encyclopedia) Al HillahAl Hillahäl hĭlˈlä [key], city (1987 pop. 268,834), provincial capital, central Iraq, on a branch of the Euphrates River. It was built (c.1100) largely of material taken from…
(Encyclopedia) Al KufahAl Kufahäl k&oomacr;ˈfä [key], town, S central Iraq. Founded (638) by Caliph Umar I, it was one of the two Muslim centers (the other was Basra) of the early Ummayad caliphs.
(Encyclopedia) Al Ubayyid Al Ubayyid äl &oomacr;bäyĭdˈ [key] or El Obeid El Obeid ĕl ōbādˈ [key], city (2021 metropolitan area pop. 495,000), S central…
(Encyclopedia) Al-KhowarizmiAl-Khowarizmiäl-khōwärēzˈmē [key], fl. 820, Arab mathematician of the court of Mamun in Baghdad. His treatises on Hindu arithmetic and on algebra made him famous. He is…
(Encyclopedia) Al-BattaniAl-Battaniäl-bät-täˈnē [key] or AlbateniusAlbateniusălˌbətēˈnēəs [key], b. before 858, d. 929, Arab astronomer and mathematician. He is best known in astronomy for his…
