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Kharga

(Encyclopedia) KhargaKhargakhärˈgə [key] or Al KharijahAl Kharijahäl khärˈēnjä [key], large oasis (1986 pop. 38,544), S central Egypt, in the Libyan (Western) Desert. Populated chiefly by Arab…

DK History: Islamic Civilization

WHAT WAS LIFE LIKE IN MUSLIM LANDS? HOW DID ISLAM SPREAD SO QUICKLY? WHERE DID MUSLIMS TRAVEL TO? WHY WERE TEXTILES SO IMPORTANT? CALIPHSAL ANDALUSFIND OUT MOREIn AD 610, an Arab merchant called…

Commonly Mispronounced Words

English can be a tricky language, especially when it comes to pronunciation rules. You probably know a few people who would pronounce that word "prob-lee." You might even do it yourself!…

Islamic State

(Encyclopedia) Islamic State (IS), Sunni Islamic militant group committed to the establishment of an Islamic caliphate that would unite Muslims in a transnational, strict-fundamentalist Islamic state…

Beqa, El

(Encyclopedia) Beqa, El: see Biqa, Al.

Bika, El

(Encyclopedia) Bika, El: see Biqa, Al.

Litani

(Encyclopedia) Litani, river, Lebanon: see Biqa, Al.