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11202 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1849 | 1849 | 1849 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar.
Events
February 8 – Start of the new Roman Republic
April 12 – Ludwig von Welden becomes commander of Austrian forces in Hungary.
May – The Second Carlist War ends in Spain.
October 7 – Edgar Allan Poe |
11211 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solitaire | Solitaire | Solitaire is a card game for one player using a pack of playing cards. A player wins the game when the player has all the cards in four stacks organized by color ("suit") and number.
There are many types of solitaire, such as Klondike, FreeCell, Pyramid, Golf and Spider. Most computer operating systems include simple ... |
11213 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optics | Optics | Optics is the science of light and how it interacts with the world. Optics explains how rainbows exist, how light reflects off mirrors, how light refracts through glass or water, and what splits light shining through a prism. In addition to visible light in the standard "spectrum" of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, i... |
11216 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%A1clav%20Klaus | Václav Klaus | Václav Klaus (; born 19 June 1941) is a Czech economist and politician. He was the 2nd President of Czech Republic from 2003 to 2013. He also served was the second and last Prime Minister of the Czech Republic.
His presidency was very controversial, because of his opinion on global warming and because of amnesty he de... |
11217 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbra%20Streisand | Barbra Streisand | Barbara Joan "Barbra" Streisand (born April 24, 1942) is an American singer, actress, producer, and director. She has won multiple Emmy Awards, Grammy Awards and Golden Globe awards.
Family: The grandparents on her father's side of the family, were from Galicia. (That region is now in Ukraine and Poland.). She is of ... |
11218 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaica | Jamaica | Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean; it is part of the Greater Antilles. The island, in area, lies about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola. Its capital city is Kingston; other towns include Montego Bay, St. Ann's Bay and Spanish Town. The island is divided into three counties – Cornwall, Middlesex and ... |
11219 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denver | Denver | Denver is the capital and largest city in the U.S. state of Colorado and a county named Denver County. For this reason, Denver is the county seat of Denver County. It is at the foot of the Rocky Mountains on the South Platte River, and was founded in 1858. A nickname for Denver is The Mile High City, because Denver is... |
11220 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl%20Lewis | Carl Lewis | Frederick Carlton "Carl" Lewis (born July 1, 1961) is an American retired track and field athlete. He has won nine Olympic gold medals and eight World Championships. Lewis became an actor and has appeared in a number of movies.
References
Other websites
1961 births
Living people
African-American track and field... |
11228 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink | Pink | Pink is a light reddish color. Pink paint can be made by mixing red, rose, or magenta paint and white paint. Pink is an easy color to make with paint by red and white.
Meaning of Pink
Pink is the color for embarrassment, because of the pink blushing cheeks.
Around the world, pink is used to represent love and eroti... |
11229 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bleach | Bleach | Bleach is the name for a number of chemical substances which can be used to remove colors, or to make things white. Very often, they act through oxidation. Bleaches on the base of sulfur have been in use for thousands of years. Modern bleaches are usually based on chlorine or on oxygen.
Many bleaches can kill bacteria... |
11230 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygon | Polygon | A polygon is a closed two-dimensional shape. It is a simple curve that is made up of straight line segments. It usually has three sides and three corners or more.
It could also be referred to as 'A closed plane figure bound by three or more straight line segments'. It has a number of sides, also called edges. A square... |
11232 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazakhstan | Kazakhstan | Kazakhstan is a country in the middle of Eurasia. Its official name is the Republic of Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan is the ninth biggest country in the world, and it is also the biggest landlocked country in the world. Before the end of the Soviet Union, it was called "Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic". The president of the ... |
11233 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sign | Sign | A sign is something you see (or hear) which means something. A sign may be natural or man-made.
A natural sign shows something significant. Leaves turn brown and fall off deciduous trees in the autumn. Temperatures drop, daylight hours shorten. It suggests winter is coming. Many birds migrate and some mammals hibernat... |
11234 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barley | Barley | Barley is a member of the grass family of plants. Its seeds are a cereal grain. It is a staple food of humans and other animals, and it is one of mankind's oldest crops. It can be made into flour or beer.
Its Latin name is Hordeum vulgare. Barley is an annual plant.
Production
References
Grains |
11235 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount%20Vesuvius | Mount Vesuvius | Mount Vesuvius (, ) is a stratovolcano on the Gulf of Naples, Italy. It is about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) east of Naples. It is the only volcano on the mainland of Europe that erupted in the last 100 years. The last major eruption was in 1944. Two other important active volcanos in Italy, Etna and Stromboli, are on island... |
11237 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1853 | 1853 | 1853 (MDCCCLIII) was a common year starting on Saturday in the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Thursday in the Julian calendar.
Events
October 4–5 – the Crimean War begins when the Ottoman Empire begins war with the Russian Empire
Births
March 30 – Vincent van Gogh, painter
July 18 – Hendrik Lore... |
11238 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1891 | 1891 |
Births
January – June
January 1 – Charles Bickford, American actor (d. 1967)
January 7 – Zora Neale Hurston, Harlem Renaissance writer (d. 1960)
January 8 – Walther Bothe, German physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics (d. 1957)
January 22 – Antonio Gramsci, Italian Communist writer and politician (d. 1937)
January ... |
11239 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1371 | 1371 |
Births
May 28 – John the Fearless, Duke of Burgundy |
11240 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mineralogy | Mineralogy | Mineralogy is the study of minerals. Minerals are things that make rocks. There are many different types of minerals. Some are hard, like diamonds. Some are soft, like talc. Some are metal, like gold or silver. Minerals are put into special groups of minerals made of similar chemicals, or that have similar structures i... |
11242 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermarket | Supermarket | A supermarket, grocery store (or just grocery) is a retail store that sells food. Most grocery stores sell fresh fruit, vegetables, seafood, meat, and other prepared foods.
The person who controls a grocery store is called a grocer. A grocer will order food from farmers or other people who send out farmers food to oth... |
11243 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecuador | Ecuador | Ecuador is a small country in South America. It used to be part of the Spanish Empire. Spain was interested in finding gold in Ecuador. Before Spain, Ecuador was part of the Inca Empire.
The President of Ecuador is Guillermo Lasso since 2021.
Ecuador produces bananas and cocoa.
Geography
Ecuador is along the equato... |
11244 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1515 | 1515 | Year 1515 (MDXV) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar.
Events
January 25 – Coronation of Francis I of France
August 25 – Conquistador Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar founds Havana, Cuba.
September 22 – Anne of Cleves
1510s
16th century
Years |
11245 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1495 | 1495 | Year 1495 (MCDXCV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Births
March 28 – Mary Tudor, Queen of France (died 1533) |
11246 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando%2C%20Florida | Orlando, Florida | Orlando is a city in the center of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County. It contains 307,573 people as of 2020. It is number four among cities in Florida by number of people. The current mayor, or leader, of Orlando is Buddy Dyer.
History
Orlando was created in 1836 when someone found a t... |
11248 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1397 | 1397 |
Events
Richard II takes revenge on his political opponents, the Lords Appellant. |
11250 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando%20%28disambiguation%29 | Orlando (disambiguation) | The word Orlando has several meanings:
There are several places that have the name:
Orlando, Florida, in the United States of America
Orlando, Oklahoma, in the United States of America
Orlando, Soweto, in the Republic of South Africa
There are several artistic works that use the name:
Orlando can be a character i... |
11252 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary | Glossary | A glossary is a list of words and what they mean. They are usually found at the end of a book or report that uses hard words to read or special words. Websites about complicated subjects also sometimes have glossaries.
For example, in a book about philosophy that has the word "epistemology", there might be a glossar... |
11257 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1527 | 1527 |
Events
January 5 – Felix Manz, co-founder of the Swiss Anabaptists, is drowned in the Limmat River in Zürich by the Zürich Reformed state church.
May 6 – Spanish and German troops led by the Duke of Bourbon sack Rome (the infamous Sacco di Roma), forcing Pope Clement VII to make peace with Charles V.
May 16 – Flo... |
11258 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1373 | 1373 |
Year 1373 (MCCCLXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events
January–December
March 24 – The Treaty of Santarém is signed between D. Fernando of Portugal and Henrique II of Castile, ending the second war between the two countries.
May 13 – Jul... |
11259 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comedian | Comedian | A comedian is a person who tells jokes, or acts in comedies. Some people use the French loanword comedienne to refer to female comedians. A comedian can also be called a comic or a comic actor.
Entertainment occupations |
11262 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turin | Turin | Turin ( , Piedmontese: ; ; , then Taurinum) is a major industrial city on the west bank of the Po river in Piedmont, northwest Italy. Over a 900,000 people live in it. Turin is the fourth largest city in Italy, after Rome, Milan and Naples. Turin is the capital of Piedmont. Fiat's first car factory was in Turin. The c... |
11264 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobart | Hobart | Hobart (Palawa Kani: Nipaluna) is a city in Australia. It is the capital city of the state of Tasmania, and it has about 200,000 people. It is on the western shore of the Derwent River, although some of its suburbs are on the eastern shore. In the western suburbs of Hobart is Kunyani/Mount Wellington.
Hobart was found... |
11265 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/New%20Testament | New Testament | The New Testament is part of the Christian Bible, and the most important religious writing of Christianity. It tells the story of Jesus Christ, his followers, and the beginnings of Christianity. It was written in Koine Greek.
Structure
The New Testament is made up of different parts. In total, there are 27 texts in t... |
11266 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gospel | Gospel | The word gospel came from the Old English word "gōdspel", which literally means "good news", since it narrates Jesus Christ's life and teaching to invite anyone to believe that he was born to save the world from sin and make humans truly know God as a Father. It includes the Death and Resurrection of Jesus.
The Gospel... |
11270 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestine%20%28region%29 | Palestine (region) | Palestine is a region in the Middle East. It is in the Levant, between the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea. Many cultures have lived in Palestine through history and built their civilizations, such as the Philistines, Phoenicians and Arabs. It is also called the Holy Land. It is where Judaism and Christianity be... |
11271 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul%20the%20Apostle | Paul the Apostle | Paul the Apostle, (born as Saul of Tarsus) and also often called St Paul (2BC–67), was a Messianic Jewish-Roman writer and rabbi. He was a convert to Christianity. It is believed that he wrote thirteen books of the Bible, together called the Pauline epistles. They are letters to churches and Christians. He wrote these ... |
11272 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old%20Testament | Old Testament | In Christianity, the Old Testament is the name of the first part of the Bible which was completed before Jesus Christ was born. Scholars prefer the term Hebrew Bible.
Tertullian was probably the first person to call these books the "Old Testament." He used the Latin namevetus testamentum in the 2nd century.
The colle... |
11274 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Painting | Painting | Painting is using colors to make visual art. It is also the word for a painted work of art. Many kinds of paints are used to create art. They include watercolors, acrylics and oils. Other artists like working with pencil or chalk. Sometimes charcoal can be used.
Famous paintings are often kept in art galleries, lik... |
11275 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse | Horse | Horses are a diverse group of animals of the family Equidae. They are herbivores, which means they eat grass and other plants. Some plants are dangerous for them like ragwort, lemongrass (oil grass) and sometimes acorns.
The common horse is the species Equus caballus. It was domesticated from wild horses by humans at ... |
11276 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afterlife | Afterlife | The afterlife is what some people believe happens after death. Different religions teach different things about the afterlife.
Characteristics
Some religions believe in reincarnation (to come back to life as a different person or even animal). These religions include Buddhism and Hinduism. Hinduism specifically bel... |
11277 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prayer | Prayer | Prayer is a communication to God. Many believe their prayers are answered and evidence of it is primarily reported in the Old and New Testament. Later miracles and graces have been reported by the Church and by common people. Prayer is done by those who trust the power of word and thought. Jesus taught people to say... |
11278 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book%20of%20Genesis | Book of Genesis | Genesis (Greek: ἡ γένεσις "origin, birth") is the first book of the Hebrew Bible. It means creation. It begins with the creation of the Universe. It ends with the death of Joseph. The Hebrew name for the book is transliterated Bre'shiyth, which means 'in beginning.'
Summary
God created the universe and everything in... |
11279 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph%20%28Hebrew%20Bible%29 | Joseph (Hebrew Bible) | In the Bible, Joseph was a son of Jacob. Joseph's brothers hated him, because he was their father's favorite son, and his father gave him a coat which was said that it was revealed from heaven. One day they decided to kill him but changed their minds. According to Genesis they sold him as a slave. In Islamic tradition ... |
11281 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary%20Magdalene | Mary Magdalene | Mary Magdalene is a woman in all four gospels of the New Testament. She became a faithful follower of Jesus after he delivered her from seven demons.
She witnessed the crucifixion and burial of Jesus, and was the first person to see and talk with him after he arose from the dead.
She told the apostles that she had se... |
11282 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witness | Witness | A witness is someone who sees something happen. They are often used in court to help find the truth. During a trial, the two lawyers will bring in witnesses to help back up their arguments.
In a criminal trial, the prosecution lawyer will often bring in the victim of the crime to say what happened, and anyone else w... |
11283 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corinthians | Corinthians | Corinthians is the name of different things:
Two books in the New Testament. They are letters by Saint Paul to the church at Corinth. They are called the First Epistle to the Corinthians and the Second Epistle to the Corinthians.
A Brazilian football team from São Paulo. It is very famous in Brazil and have the sec... |
11284 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corinth | Corinth | Corinth is a city in Greece. It gave its name to the Corinth Canal. This is in the middle of the Isthmus of Corinth, a narrow strip of land which joins the Peloponnese peninsula with mainland Greece. It has a castle called the acrocorinth. Corinth is in the north of Peloponnese. It is a coastal city. It had 60,000 peop... |
11285 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross | Cross | A cross is a symbol, which is used for many things.
Crosses in religion
the Christian cross
the Ankh, an Ancient Egyptian symbol for life
the Swastika, a symbol in Hinduism, Jainism and Buddhism, but also used in many cultures at different times.
Other crosses
the Swastika, also known as Hakenkreuz used as a symbol... |
11304 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peloponnese | Peloponnese | The Peloponnese is a large peninsula in Greece. It is the part of Greece which is south of the Isthmus of Corinth.
The Peloponnese has many mountains and a long jagged coastline. The highest part is Mount Taygetus in the south.
There are four south-pointing peninsulas within the Peloponnese. They are called Messenia... |
11305 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isthmus%20of%20Corinth | Isthmus of Corinth | The Isthmus of Corinth is a narrow bit of land which connects the Peloponnese peninsula with mainland Greece. It is near to the city of Corinth. The narrow Corinthian Canal cuts through the isthmus, connecting the Aegean Sea to the Gulf of Corinth.
Geography of Greece
hr:Korintski kanal |
11306 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripoli | Tripoli | Tripoli is a city in northwest Libya. It is the capital of the country. More than three million people live in the metropolitan area.
Originally a Phoenician colony, Tripoli became in turn part of Greek and Roman Cyrenaica, a pirate port, a part of the Ottoman Empire, and the capital of the Italian empire in North ... |
11308 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argos | Argos | Argos is a city in south Greece, the capital of Argos-Mycenae Municipality. It is in the Argolis prefecture, which is on the Peloponnese peninsula. It is named after the child of Zeus and Niobe in Greek mythology. It is the biggest city in Argolida prefecture but the capital of prefecture is Nauplion. Argos is very his... |
11309 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sparta | Sparta | Sparta was a Greek city-state. It is the capital of the Laconia prefecture. It is in the south of Peloponnese peninsula. During antiquity, it was extremely powerful. Today, it is a small city. 16,726 people lived there according to the 2001 census.
It was also known as Lacedaemon.
The word Spartan is used to describ... |
11312 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympia | Olympia | Olympia ( Olympía) was a place in ancient Greece. It was in Elis, which is now called Ilia; and is in the east of the city Pyrgos. It was the site of the Olympic Games in classical times, the most famous games in history. The Olympic Games were held every four years throughout Classical Antiquity, from the 8th century ... |
11313 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrgos | Pyrgos | Pyrgos is a city in Greece. It is the capital of the Ilia prefecture on the Peloponnese peninsula. Pyrgos is in the west of Peloponnese peninsula. It is in the south of Patras and in the north of Kalamata. It has 24,765 people. Near Pyrgos is the ancient town of Olympia.
Cities in Greece |
11314 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thessaloniki | Thessaloniki | Thessaloniki is the second-largest city in Greece after Athens. There were 325,182 people at the census of 2011. Including the suburbs, there were 1,110,312 people. It is in the region of Macedonia in northern Greece. It is the capital of the Thessaloniki prefecture and it is the capital of the periphery of central Mac... |
11315 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florina | Florina | Florina is a city in Greece in the region of Macedonia. It is the capital of the Florina prefecture. Its population is 15,265 inhabitants. Florina is build at the foot of Varnus mountain. It is built at an altitude of 600 meter approximately. Around Florina there are many forests.
Cities in Greece |
11316 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argolis | Argolis | Argolis is one of 51 prefectures of Greece. It is on the Peloponnese peninsula. The capital of Argolis is the Nafplio.
Prefectures of Greece |
11319 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilia | Ilia | Ilia is one of 51 prefectures of Greece. It is on the Peloponnese peninsula. The capital of Ilia is the Pyrgos.
Prefectures of Greece |
11320 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achaea | Achaea | Achaea is one of 51 prefectures of Greece. It is on the Peloponnese peninsula. The capital of Achaea is Patras.
References
Prefectures of Greece |
11321 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcadia | Arcadia | Arcadia is one of 51 prefectures of Greece. It is on the Peloponnese peninsula. The capital of Arcadia is Tripoli.
Prefectures of Greece |
11322 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laconia | Laconia | Laconia is one of 51 prefectures of Greece. It is on the Peloponnese peninsula. The capital of Laconia is Sparta.
Prefectures of Greece |
11323 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pella | Pella | Pella is one of 51 prefectures of Greece. The capital of Pella is the Edessa and the largest town is Giannitsa. It is also the site of the ancient city of Pella, the capital of the kingdom of Macedon where Alexander the Great and Philip II of Macedon lived.
Prefectures of Greece |
11324 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attica | Attica | Attica is one of 51 prefectures of Greece. Attica contains Athens, the capital of Greece. In ancient period was the area of ancient Athenian state. Attica today is the prefecture with the largest number of people in Greece being the area where Athens, the capital of Greece, is. There are about 3,500,000 people.
Geogra... |
11326 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kastoria | Kastoria | Kastoria is a Greek city, and it is one of 51 prefectures of Greece in the region of Macedonia. Kastoria it is built on the bank of Lake Orestiada. There are 17,038 people living in the city. Kastoria has an old neighbourhood which is picturesque, and it is named Doltso. It has nice old houses with particular local arc... |
11327 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kozani | Kozani | Kozani is a city in northern Greece. It is the capital of Kozani Prefecture and of the region of Macedonia. The population of the city is 38,591, according to 2001 census. In district of Kozani products the main amount of electrical energy of Greece.
Cities in Greece |
11328 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnesia | Magnesia | Magnesia is one of 51 prefectures of Greece. The capital of Magnesia is the Volos.
Prefectures of Greece |
11329 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messenia | Messenia | Messinia is one of 51 prefectures of Greece. The capital of Messinia is the Kalamata.
Prefectures of Greece |
11330 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chalkidiki | Chalkidiki | Chalkidiki, also known as Halkidiki or Chalcidice, is one of 51 prefectures of Greece in the region of Macedonia. It is the area of the ending of Central Macedonia which accesses deeply in the Aegean Sea forming three small peninsulas. The capital of Chalcidice is the Polygyros.
Official links
Official website
Prefec... |
11331 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euboea | Euboea | Euboea is an island of Greece. It is also one of the 51 prefectures of Greece. Euboea is the second largest island of Greece. Its total area is 3,655 km2. It is to the east of Boeotia and Attica prefectures. The island is surrounded by the Aegean Sea. The capital of Euboea and the biggest city on the island is Chalkida... |
11332 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grevena | Grevena | Grevena is a Greek city and it is one of 51 prefectures of Greece. Grevena is a small city which is in the west of Macedonia. Its population is 12,037 inhabitants according to 2001 census. It is built at a height of 500 meter approximately. West of Grevena is the mountain range of Pindos with many forests and with a sk... |
11333 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arta | Arta | Arta is a Greek city. It is the capital of Arta Prefecture, one of 51 prefectures of Greece. Its population is 24,725. Arta is known because of Arta's bridge. It is an old bridge on the Arachthos river.
Cities in Greece |
11334 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trikala | Trikala | Trikala is a Greek city and it is one of 51 prefectures of Greece. Trikala is in the center of Greece in the Thessaly periphery. According to the 2001 census, 57,914 people lived there. Trikala is built on a large plain. This plain is one of the biggest plain in Greece. In the west of Trikala is the Pindus range. Trika... |
11335 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesbos | Lesbos | Lesbos, also called Lesvos, is an island in Greece. It is in the northeastern Aegean Sea. It is one of 51 prefectures of Greece. The capital of Lesbos is the Mytilene. According to Classical Greek mythology, Lesbos was the patron god of the island.
The word 'lesbian' comes from Lesbos. An ancient poet, Sappho, lived ... |
11336 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samos | Samos | Samos is a Greek island. It is the eighth largest Greek island. It is in the east of Aegean sea. Opposite Samos is the west coasts of Turkey. Samos is one of 51 prefectures of Greece. The prefecture in addition includes the Ikaria island and Fournoi Island. The capital of Samos is Samos City, commonly referred to by th... |
11337 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evros | Evros | Evros is one of 51 prefectures of Greece. The capital of Evros is Alexandroupoli.
Prefectures of Greece |
11338 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evritania | Evritania | Evritania is one of 51 prefectures of Greece. The capital of Evritania is the Karpenisi.
Prefectures of Greece |
11339 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclades | Cyclades | Cyclades is an island group in Greece. The group of Cyclades includes many islands. The larger islands of the group is Naxos, Andros, Tinos, Mykonos, Paros, Milos, Thira (or Santorini), Syros, Amorgos, Ios, Kythnos, Kea, Sifnos, Serifos, Sikinos, Folegandros and Anafi. The group, also includes many others small islands... |
11340 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serres | Serres | Serres is a Greek city. It is also one of 51 prefectures of Greece. There are 56,400 people in Serres. Serres is built on the large plain. It is in the north of Greece, in the region of Macedonia. It is near the Strymonas river.
Other websites
Serres Prefecture Official Website
Cities in Greece |
11341 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilkis | Kilkis | Kilkis is a Greek town and it is one of 51 prefectures of Greece. It is in the north of Greece, in the region of Macedonia. Kilkis is built on the large plain. It is an agricultural city. It has 19,247 people.
Cities in Greece |
11342 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chania | Chania | Chania is a Greek city which is the capital of Chania prefecture. It is in the west of Crete. 55,838 people live there. Chania has an important port which connects Chania with the port of Piraeus.
History
Chania had an significant development from 13th century till 17th century. Then it was under Venetian rule. After... |
11343 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xanthi | Xanthi | Xanthi is a Greek city and its one of 51 prefectures of Greece. Its population is 46,464 inhabitants. It is located in the north-east of Greece, in the district of Thrace. Many Muslims live in Xanthi. So this city has an oriental color.
Cities in Greece |
11344 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batha | Batha | Batha was one of fourteen prefectures of Chad. The area is part of the Batha Region since 2002.
Prefectures of Chad |
11348 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biltine%20Prefecture | Biltine Prefecture | Biltine was one of fourteen prefectures, or areas, of Chad. The capital of Biltine is Biltine. In 1993, it had a population of 148,807 people and an area of 46,850 square kilometers of land.
As of 2002, the area is now part of Wadi Fira Region
Prefectures of Chad |
11349 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourkou-Ennedi-Tibesti | Bourkou-Ennedi-Tibesti | Bourkou-Ennedi-Tibesti was one of fourteen prefectures of Chad. The capital of Bourkou-Ennedi-Tibesti was Faya.
Since 2002, Chad is divided into regions.
Prefectures of Chad |
11350 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faya-Largeau | Faya-Largeau | Faya-Largeau is the largest city in northern Chad. 9,867 people were living there in 1993. It is the capital of Bourkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Prefecture.
The town was first called Faya, then it was renamed Largeau after Chad became a colony of France in 1900. When Chad won independence from France in 1960, the town changed ... |
11351 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chari-Baguirmi | Chari-Baguirmi | Chari-Baguirmi was one of fourteen prefectures of Chad. The capital of was Ndjamena. Since 2002, Chad is divided into regions.
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11352 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gu%C3%A9ra | Guéra | Guéra was one of fourteen prefectures of Chad. The capital city of Guéra was Mongo. Since 2002, Chad is divided into regions.
Prefectures of Chad |
11354 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanem | Kanem | Kanem () was one of fourteen prefectures of Chad. The capital of Kanem was Mao. Since 2002, Chad is divided into regions.
Prefectures of Chad |
11356 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lac | Lac | Lac is one of fourteen prefectures of Chad. The capital of Lac is the Bol.
Prefectures of Chad |
11357 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logone%20Occidental%20%28prefecture%29 | Logone Occidental (prefecture) | Logone Occidental was one of fourteen prefectures of Chad. The capital city of Logone Occidental was Moundou. Since 2002, Chad is divided into regions.
Prefectures of Chad |
11358 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logone%20Oriental%20%28prefecture%29 | Logone Oriental (prefecture) | Logone Oriental was one of fourteen prefectures of Chad. The capital of Logone Oriental was Doba. Since 2002, Chad is divided into regions.
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11359 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayo-K%C3%A9bbi | Mayo-Kébbi | Mayo-Kébbi was one of fourteen prefectures of Chad. The capital of Mayo-Kébbi was Bongor. Since 2002, Chad is divided into regions.
Prefectures of Chad |
11360 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moyen-Chari%20%28prefecture%29 | Moyen-Chari (prefecture) | Moyen-Chari was one of fourteen prefectures of Chad. The capital of Moyen-Chari was Sarh. Since 2002, Chad is divided into regions.
Prefectures of Chad |
11361 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouadda%C3%AF%20%28prefecture%29 | Ouaddaï (prefecture) | Ouaddaï was one of fourteen prefectures of Chad. The capital of Ouaddaï was Abéché. Since 2002, Chad is divided into regions.
Prefectures of Chad |
11362 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salamat | Salamat | Salamat was one of fourteen prefectures of Chad. The capital of Salamat was Am Timan. Since 2002, Chad is divided into regions.
Prefectures of Chad |
11363 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tandjil%C3%A9 | Tandjilé | Tandjilé was one of fourteen prefectures of Chad. The capital of Tandjilé was Laï. Since 2002, Chad is divided into regions.
Prefectures of Chad |
11364 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ab%C3%A9ch%C3%A9 | Abéché | Abéché is a city in Chad. It is the capital city of the Ouaddaï prefecture.
Cities in Chad |
11365 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongo | Mongo | Mongo is a city in Chad. It is the capital city of the Guéra prefecture.
Cities in Chad |
11379 | https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron%20Howard | Ron Howard | Ronald William Howard (born March 1, 1954) is an American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter.
Howard was born in Duncan, Oklahoma. His father is actor Rance Howard. He started acting as a young child. As an actor he was best known for his roles on television, as Opie Taylor on The Andy Griffith Show and Richi... |
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