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(Encyclopedia)Casablanca kăˌsəblăngˈkə, kăˌzə–, Span. käˌsäblängˈkä [key], Arab. Dar-al-Baida, city (1994 est. pop. 2,940,623), W Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean. The largest city and principal port...Ramadi
(Encyclopedia)Ramadi: see Ar Ramadi, Iraq.Raqqa
(Encyclopedia)Raqqa, Syria: see Ar Raqqah.artificial heart
(Encyclopedia)artificial heart: see heart, artificial. ...Rashid, El
(Encyclopedia)Rashid, El, Syria: see Ar Raqqah. ...Baybars I
(Encyclopedia)Baybars I bīˈbärs [key], 1223–77, Mamluk sultan (1260–77) of Egypt and Syria. Once a Turkish slave, Baybars became a commander of the Ayyubid and then Mamluk armies. In 1260 he led Mamluk troop...Astana
(Encyclopedia)Astana, Kazakhstan: see Nur-Sultan. ...Tselinograd
(Encyclopedia)Tselinograd, Kazakhstan: see Nur-Sultan. ...Aqmola
(Encyclopedia)Aqmola, Kazakhstan: see Nur-Sultan. ...ventricular assist device
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