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Alamayn, Al

(Encyclopedia) Alamayn, Al, Egypt: see Alamein, El.

Al Basrah

(Encyclopedia) Al Basrah: see Basra, Iraq.

Al-Battani

(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…

Al Aziziyah

(Encyclopedia) Al AziziyahAl Aziziyahäl äzēzēˈyä [key] or AziziaAziziaăzĭzēˈä [key], town, NW Libya, near Tripoli. It is a major trade center of the Jifarah plain. Al Aziziyah was long considered to…

Falluja, Al

(Encyclopedia) Falluja, Al Falluja, Al äl fäl&oomacr;ˈjə [key], town, Anbar prov., central Iraq, on the Euphrates…

Farabi, al-

(Encyclopedia) Farabi, al-Farabi, al-äl-färäˈbē [key], d. 950, Islamic philosopher. He studied in Baghdad and later flourished in Aleppo as a sufi mystic (see Sufism). He died in Damascus. Al-Farabi…

Fayyum, Al

(Encyclopedia) Fayyum, Al: see Faiyum, El, Egypt.

Al-taschith

(Encyclopedia) Al-taschith: see Aijeleth Shahar.

Iskandariyah, Al

(Encyclopedia) Iskandariyah, Al, Egypt: see Alexandria.

Hasa, Al

(Encyclopedia) Hasa, AlHasa, Aläl häˈsä, hăˈsə [key], region, E Saudi Arabia, on the Persian Gulf. Administrated as the Eastern Province, Hofuf is the chief town. Dates, wheat, and rice are produced…