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Western Sahara

(Encyclopedia)CE5 Western Sahara, territory (2015 est. pop. 526,000), 102,703 sq mi (266,000 sq km), NW Africa, occupied by Morocco. It borders on the Atlantic Ocean in the west, on Morocco in the north, on Alge...

Abdül Mecid

(Encyclopedia)Abdül Mecid: see Abd al-Majid.

Raqqa

(Encyclopedia)Raqqa, Syria: see Ar Raqqah.

Ramadi

(Encyclopedia)Ramadi: see Ar Ramadi, Iraq.

Ahmed I

(Encyclopedia)Ahmed I äˈmĕd [key], 1589–1617, Ottoman sultan (1603–17), son and successor of Muhammad III to the throne of the Ottoman Empire. The chief event of his reign was the Treaty of Zsitvatorok (1606...

Idrisids

(Encyclopedia)Idrisids ĭdˈrĭsĭdzˌ [key], two historic Muslim families. 1 An Arab Shiite dynasty of Morocco (788–974), founded by Idris I, a descendant of caliph Ali. It was the first Shiite dynasty in the hi...

artificial heart

(Encyclopedia)artificial heart: see heart, artificial. ...

Rashid, El

(Encyclopedia)Rashid, El, Syria: see Ar Raqqah. ...

Casablanca

(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...

ventricular assist device

(Encyclopedia)ventricular assist device: see under heart, artificial. ...