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Muhammad of Ghor

(Encyclopedia)Muhammad of Ghor, d. 1206, Afghan conqueror of N India. A brother of the sultan of Ghor, he was made governor of Ghazni in 1173 and from there launched a series of invasions of India. By 1186 he had c...

Ouezzane

(Encyclopedia)Ouezzane or Wazzan both: wäzänˈ [key], town, N Morocco. It is a sacred city, the seat of an important Muslim brotherhood. ...

Kismayo

(Encyclopedia)Kismayo –o͞o [key], town (1984 est. pop. 70,000), SW Somalia, on the Indian Ocean. It is the principal town and port of the Jubbada Hoose region. Kismayo was founded in 1872 by the sultan of Zanzib...

Fez

(Encyclopedia)Fez: see Fès, Morocco.

Fas

(Encyclopedia)Fas: see Fès, Morocco.

Mogador

(Encyclopedia)Mogador: see Essaouira, Morocco. ...

Marrakesh

(Encyclopedia)Marrakesh, Morocco: see Marrakech. ...

Wazzan

(Encyclopedia)Wazzan, Morocco: see Ouezzane.

Tetuán

(Encyclopedia)Tetuán: see Tétouan, Morocco.

Saffi

(Encyclopedia)Saffi: see Safi, Morocco.