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Hatra

(Encyclopedia)Hatra hăˈtrə [key], Arab. Al Hadr, ancient city and fortress, in modern-day Iraq, 68 mi (110 km) SW of Mosul. It flourished from the 1st cent. b.c. to the 2nd cent. a.d. under the Parthian Empire (...

public ownership

(Encyclopedia)public ownership, government ownership of lands, streets, public buildings, utilities, and other business enterprises. The theory that all land and its resources belong ultimately to the people and th...

Zion, in the Bible

(Encyclopedia)Zion sīˈən [key], section of Jerusalem, defined in the Bible as the City of David. Originally the name referred to the Jebusite fortress conquered by David, on the southeastern hill of Jerusalem. Z...

Ute

(Encyclopedia)Ute yo͞ot, yo͞oˈtē [key], Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Shoshonean group of the Uto-Aztecan branch of the Aztec-Tanoan linguistic stock (see Native American languages). In t...

Irbil

(Encyclopedia)Irbil: see Erbil, Iraq.

Kerbela

(Encyclopedia)Kerbela: see Karbala, Iraq.

Busra

(Encyclopedia)Busra: see Basra, Iraq.

Bussora

(Encyclopedia)Bussora: see Basra, Iraq.

Bassora

(Encyclopedia)Bassora: see Basra, Iraq.

Bagdad

(Encyclopedia)Bagdad: see Baghdad, Iraq.