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Bahr el Azraq

(Encyclopedia) Bahr el Azraq, river, Sudan: see Blue Nile.

Bahr-el-Ghazal

(Encyclopedia) Bahr-el-GhazalBahr-el-Ghazalbär-ĕl-gäzälˈ [key], region, NW South Sudan, divided into Western Bahr-el-Ghazal, Northern Bahr-el-Ghazal, Warrab, and Lakes states. The region takes its…

Bahr el Jebel

(Encyclopedia) Bahr el JebelBahr el Jebelbäˈhər ĕl jĕbˈĕl [key], river, 594 mi (956 km) long, section of the White Nile, central South Sudan, Africa. The name is usually used for the White Nile…

Camino Real, El

(Encyclopedia) Camino Real, El [Span.,=The Royal Road]. There are Camino Reals in most former Spanish possessions, including four in former Spanish territory in the United States. Probably the best-…

Tel el Amarna

(Encyclopedia) Tel el Amarna, Egypt: see Tell el Amarna.

Tell el Amarna

(Encyclopedia) Tell el Amarna or Tel el AmarnaTell el Amarnaboth: tĕl ĕl ämärˈnä [key], ancient locality, Egypt, near the Nile and c.60 mi (100 km) N of Asyut. Ikhnaton's capital, Akhetaton, was in…

South El Monte

(Encyclopedia) South El Monte, city (1990 pop. 20,850), Los Angeles co., S Calif., in the San Gabriel Valley; inc. 1958. Manufactures include transportation equipment, electrical and plastic products…

Sharm el Sheikh

(Encyclopedia) Sharm el Sheikh or Sharm ash Shaykh: see Sinai.