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Evergreen | In botany, an evergreen is a plant which has foliage that remains green and functional throughout the year. This contrasts with deciduous plants, which lose their foliage completely during the winter or dry season. Consisting of many different species, the unique feature of evergreen plants lends itself to various envi... |
Katō Tomosaburō | MarshalAdmiral Viscount Kat Tomosabur was a career officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy, cabinet minister, and Prime Minister of Japan from 1922 to 1923.
Born in Hiroshima, Aki Province to a samurai family, Kat enrolled in the 7th class Imperial Japanese Naval Academy and graduated second out of a class of 30 cadets.... |
Heilbronn | Heilbronn is a city in northern BadenWrttemberg, Germany, surrounded by the Heilbronn District.
From the late Middle Ages on, it developed into an important trading centre. At the beginning of the 19th century, Heilbronn became one of the centres of early industrialisation in Wrttemberg. Heilbronn's old town was compl... |
Amar Singh Thapa | Amar Singh Thapa distinguished as Badakaji Amar Singh Thapa , or Amar Singh Thapa The Elder, also known by the honorific name Bada Kaji or Budha Kaji , was a Gorkhali military general, governor and warlord in the Kingdom of Nepal. He was the overall commander of the Nepal Army in the conquest of Western Provinces and a... |
Navayana |
Navayna , otherwise known as Navayna Buddhism, refers to the socially engaged school of Buddhism founded and developed by the Indian jurist, social reformer, and scholar B. R. Ambedkar it is otherwise called NeoBuddhism and Ambedkarite Buddhism. Rather than a new sect, it is the application of Buddhist principles for... |
Equisetidae |
Equisetidae is one of the four subclasses of Polypodiopsida , a group of vascular plants with a fossil record going back to the Devonian. They are commonly known as horsetails. They typically grow in wet areas, with whorls of needlelike branches radiating at regular intervals from a single vertical stem.
The Equiset... |
Red soil | Red soil is a type of soil that typically develops in warm, temperate, and humid climates and comprises approximately 13 of Earth's soil and it contains thin organic and organicmineral layers of highly leached soil resting on a red layer of alluvium. Red soils contain large amounts of clay and are generally derived fro... |
Pali |
Pli is a classical Middle IndoAryan language of the Indian subcontinent. It is widely studied because it is the language of the Buddhist Pli Canon or Tipiaka as well as the sacred language of Theravda Buddhism. Pali was designated as a classical language by the Government of India on 3 October 2024.
The word 'Pali' ... |
Indology | Indology, also known as South Asian studies, is the academic study of the history and cultures, languages, and literature of the Indian subcontinent, and as such is a subset of Asian studies.
The term Indology is often associated with German scholarship, and is used more commonly in departmental titles in German and c... |
Phoenix (mythology) | The phoenix is a legendary immortal bird that cyclically regenerates or is otherwise born again. Originating in Greek mythology, it has analogs in many cultures, such as Egyptian and Persian mythology. Associated with the sun, a phoenix obtains new life by rising from the ashes of its predecessor. Some legends say it d... |
Far-right politics |
Farright politics, often termed rightwing extremism, encompasses a range of ideologies that are marked by ultraconservatism, authoritarianism, ultranationalism, radical anticommunism and nativism. This political spectrum situates itself on the far end of the right, distinguished from more mainstream rightwing ideolog... |
Pandya dynasty |
The Pandya dynasty , also referred to as the Pandyas of Madurai, was an ancient Tamil dynasty of South India, and among the four great kingdoms of Tamilakam, the other three being the Pallavas, the Cholas and the Cheras. Existing since at least the 4th to 3rd centuries BCE, the dynasty passed through two periods of i... |
Boarding school |
A boarding school is a school where pupils live within premises while being given formal instruction. The word boarding is used in the sense of room and board, i.e. lodging and meals. They have existed for many centuries, and now extend across many countries. Their functioning, codes of conduct, and ethos vary greatl... |
Avanti Schools Trust |
Avanti Schools Trust is the sponsor of statefunded Hindu faith schools in the United Kingdom. The IFoundation is a Hindu and ISKCON charity in England and Wales that is the religious authority governing schools run by the Avanti Schools Trust.
Prior to the founding of schools by the IFoundation, Hinduism was the onl... |
Fengjian | Fengjian, literally demarcation and establishment but often described as Chinese feudalism, was a governance system and political thought in Ancient China and Imperial China, whose social structure formed a decentralized system of confederationlike government. The ruling class consisted of the Son of Heaven and aristoc... |
Persian Gulf |
The Persian Gulf, sometimes called the Arabian Gulf, is a mediterranean sea in West Asia. The body of water is an extension of the Arabian Sea and the larger Indian Ocean located between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula. It is connected to the Gulf of Oman in the east by the Strait of Hormuz. The river delta of the Sha... |
Aligarh Movement |
The Aligarh Movement a socioreligious movement in British India aimed to establish a modern system of Westernstyle scientific education for the Muslim population during the later decades of the 19th century. The movement's name derives from the fact that its core and origins lay in the city of Aligarh in Central Indi... |
Archaeological excavation |
In archaeology, excavation is the exposure, processing and recording of archaeological remains. An excavation site or dig is the area being studied. These locations range from one to several areas at a time during a project and can be conducted over a few weeks to several years.
Excavation involves the recovery of s... |
Shanga, Pate Island | Shanga is an archaeological site located in Pate Island off the eastern coast of Africa. The site covers about 15 hectares . Shanga was excavated during an eightyear period in which archaeologists examined Swahili origins. The archaeological evidence in the form of coins, pottery, glass and beads all suggest that a Swa... |
List of largest banks |
The following are lists of the largest commercial banks in the world, as measured by total assets and market capitalization.
This list is based on the April 2024 SP Global Market Intelligence report of the 100 largest banks in the world. The ranking was based upon assets as reported and was not adjusted for differen... |
Constitution of the Chinese Communist Party |
The Constitution of the Chinese Communist Party has 55 articles and its contents describe the program of the party, as well as its organizational structure and party symbolism. The Chinese Communist Party adopted its first program at the 1st National Congress and adopted its first constitution in 1945. Its current co... |
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation |
The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation is the regional intergovernmental organization and geopolitical union of states in South Asia. Its member states are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. SAARC comprises 3 of the world's land area, 21 of the world's popu... |
People's commune |
The people's commune was the highest of three administrative levels in rural areas of the People's Republic of China during the period from 1958 to 1983, until they were replaced by townships. Communes, the largest collective units, were divided in turn into production brigades and production teams. The people's comm... |
Tungsten |
Tungsten is a chemical element it has symbol W . Its atomic number is 74. It is a metal found naturally on Earth almost exclusively in compounds with other elements. It was identified as a distinct element in 1781 and first isolated as a metal in 1783. Its important ores include scheelite and wolframite, the latter l... |
Federal Investigation Agency |
The Federal Investigation Agency is a border control, criminal investigation, counterintelligence and security agency under the control of the Interior Secretary of Pakistan, tasked with investigative jurisdiction on undertaking operations against terrorism, espionage, federal crimes, smuggling as well as infringemen... |
Mithila (region) |
Mithila , also known as Tirhut, Tirabhukti and Mithilanchal, is a geographical and cultural region of the Indian subcontinent bounded by the Mahananda River in the east, the Ganges in the south, the Gandaki River in the west and by the foothills of the Himalayas in the north. It comprises certain parts of Bihar and J... |
Hispid hare |
The hispid hare , also known as the Assam rabbit and bristly rabbit, is a species of rabbit native to South Asia. It is the only species in the genus Caprolagus. Named for its bristly fur coat, the hispid hare is a rabbit with darkbrown fur and a large nose. It has small ears compared to the Indian hare, a lagomorph ... |
Proto-Afroasiatic language |
ProtoAfroasiatic , also known as ProtoHamitoSemitic, ProtoSemitoHamitic, and ProtoAfrasian, is the hypothetical protolanguage from which all modern Afroasiatic languages are descended. Though estimates vary widely, it is believed by scholars to have been spoken as a single language around 12,000 to 18,000 years ago ,... |
Parliament of Pakistan |
Azad Kashmir government
Government of GilgitBaltistan
Local government
Constitution of Pakistan
Territorial election commission
Elections
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Territorial elections
Political parties
Provinces
Autonomous region
Customs
Regional topics
The Parliament of Pakistan is the supreme legislative ... |
Caste system in Nepal | The Nepalese caste system is the traditional system of social stratification of Nepal. The Nepalese caste system broadly borrows the classical Hindu Chaturvarnashram model, consisting of four broad social classes or varna Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya, Sudra.
The caste system defines social classes by a number of hierar... |
Zebu |
The zebu , also known as indicine cattle and humped cattle, is a species or subspecies of domestic cattle originating in South Asia. Zebu, like many Sanga cattle breeds, differ from taurine cattle in the fatty hump on their shoulders, their large dewlap, and their sometimesdrooping ears. They are well adapted to high... |
Aksai Chin |
Aksai Chin is a region administered by China partly in Hotan County, He'an County, and Hekang County of Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang, and partly in Rutog County of Ngari Prefecture, Tibet, and constituting the easternmost portion of the larger Kashmir region that has been the subject of a dispute between India and Ch... |
Pala Empire |
The Pla Empire was the empire ruled by the Pala dynasty, a medieval Indian dynasty which ruled the kingdom of Gauda. The empire was founded with the election of Gopla by the chiefs of Gauda in late eighth century CE. The Pala stronghold was located in Bengal and eastern Bihar, which included the major cities of Gaua,... |
Organicism |
Organicism is the philosophical position that states that the universe and its various parts ought to be considered alive and naturally ordered, much like a living organism. Vital to the position is the idea that organicistic elements are not dormant things per se but rather dynamic components in a comprehensive syst... |
Dilmun | Dilmun, or Telmun, , NI.TUK dilmun Arabic was an ancient East Semiticspeaking civilization in Eastern Arabia mentioned from the 3rd millennium BC onwards, covering the transition from Prehistoric Arabia into the historic period. Based on contextual evidence, it was located in the Persian Gulf, on a trade route betwee... |
Against Political Equality | Against Political Equality The Confucian Case is a 2019 book by Tongdong Bai in which the author advocates a domestic governance that is influenced by Confucianism, possessing both meritocratic characteristics and democratic elements. Bai argues that egalitarianism and its analogous system of liberal democracy sometime... |
Biryani |
Biryani is a mixed rice dish originating in South Asia, traditionally made with rice, meat or seafood , and spices.
Biryani is one of the most popular dishes in South Asia and among the South Asian diaspora, though the dish is often associated with the region's Muslim population in particular. Regional variations ex... |
Kankesanthurai | Kankesanthurai , colloquially known as KKS, is a port suburb, fishing division and resort hub of the Jaffna District, Northern Province, Sri Lanka. Formerly an electoral district, Kankesanthurai is home to the Kankesanthurai beach, Keerimalai Naguleswaram temple and the Maviddapuram Kandaswamy Temple. The port's harbou... |
JAC Group | JAC Group is a Chinese automobile and commercial vehicle manufacturer. The company is based in Hefei, China.
The company produced about 524,000 units in 2021, including 271,800 commercial vehicles and 252,500 passenger vehicles. It also sold 16,800 battery electric vehicles in December 2021.
Established in 1964 as He... |
Mesopotamia |
Mesopotamia is a historical region of West Asia situated within the TigrisEuphrates river system, in the northern part of the Fertile Crescent. It corresponds roughly to the territory of modern Iraq and forms the eastern geographic boundary of the modern Middle East. Just beyond it lies southwestern Iran, where the r... |
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation |
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation is a Eurasian political, economic and international security organization of ten member states. It was established in 2001 by China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. In June 2017, it expanded to eight states, with India and Pakistan. Iran joined the grou... |
Mazar-e-Quaid |
GovernorGeneral of Pakistan14 August 1947 11 September 1948
MazareQuaid , also known as Jinnah Mausoleum or the National Mausoleum, is the final resting place of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan. Designed in a 1960s modernist style, it was completed in 1971, and is an iconic symbol of Karachi as well as... |
Chern class | In mathematics, in particular in algebraic topology, differential geometry and algebraic geometry, the Chern classes are characteristic classes associated with complex vector bundles. They have since become fundamental concepts in many branches of mathematics and physics, such as string theory, ChernSimons theory, knot... |
Women's Chess World Cup | The Women's Chess World Cup is a women's major chess competition organized by FIDE.
Qual refers to the number of players who qualify for the Candidates Tournament based on the World Cup results other than players who have otherwise qualified before the start of World Cup . For example, in 2021, the top 4 finishers qua... |
Khadga dynasty |
The Khadga dynasty was a Buddhist dynasty which ruled the areas of Vanga and Samatata in ancient Bengal from 625 CE to 716 CE. Chronologically, the dynasty emerged as a powerful kingdom of Bengal between the fall of Gauda Kingdom and the rise of the Pala Empire. Their ascendancy may have been immediately preceded b... |
Marine protected area | A marine protected area is a protected area of the world's seas, oceans, estuaries or in the US, the Great Lakes. These marine areas can come in many forms ranging from wildlife refuges to research facilities. MPAs restrict human activity for a conservation purpose, typically to protect natural or cultural resources. S... |
Johann Bayer |
Johann Bayer was a German lawyer and uranographer . He was born in Rain in 1572. In 1592, aged 20, he began his study of philosophy and law at the University of Ingolstadt, after which he moved to Augsburg to begin work as a lawyer, becoming legal adviser to the city council in 1612.
Bayer had several interests outs... |
Twilight in the Forbidden City | Twilight in the Forbidden City is Reginald Johnston's 486page memoir of the Xuantong Emperor of the Qing dynasty.
Johnston was tutor to the Emperor and an eyewitness to events in China in the 1920s and 1930s. Johnston was also a professor of Chinese at the University of London as well as the British Commissioner of We... |
Blackwater (company) |
Constellis, formerly Blackwater, is an American private military contractor founded on December 26, 1997, by former Navy SEAL officer Erik Prince. It was renamed Xe Services in 2009, and was again renamed to Academi in 2011, after it was acquired by a group of private investors. In 2014, Academi merged with Triple Ca... |
Hastinapur |
Hastinapur is a city in the Meerut district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Hastinapura is described as the capital of the Kuru Kingdom in Hindu texts such as the Mahabharata and the Puranas it is also mentioned in ancient Jain texts. Hastinapur is located on the right bank of the Ganga river.
In Sanskrit, Has... |
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow |
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is an 1820 short story by American author Washington Irving contained in his collection of 34 essays and short stories titled The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. Irving wrote the story while living in Birmingham, England.
Along with Irving's companion piece Rip Van Winkle, The Legen... |
Sufism in Pakistan | Sufism, known as Tasawwuf in the Arabicspeaking world, is a form of Islamic mysticism that emphasizes introspection and spiritual closeness with God. About 60 Muslims in Pakistan regard themselves as followers of Sufi saints.
Most of the Sufis in Pakistan relate to the four main tariqa Chishti, Naqshbandi, QadiriRazz... |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a type of progressive lung disease characterized by chronic respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation. GOLD defines COPD as a heterogeneous lung condition characterized by chronic respiratory symptoms due to abnormalities of the airways or alveoli that cause persistent, ofte... |
Ulama |
In Islam, the ulama are scholars of Islamic doctrine and law. They are considered the guardians, transmitters, and interpreters of religious knowledge in Islam.
Ulama may refer broadly to the educated class of such religious scholars, including theologians, canon lawyers , judges , professors, and high state religio... |
Religion in India |
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Raza Rumi |
Raza Ahmad Rumi is a Pakistani policy analyst and journalist. He is currently the editor of the Friday Times and chief editor of the online media platform Naya Daur Media.
Rumi is the son of Sheikh Riaz Ahmad, who served as chief justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan during the military rule of General Pervez Mus... |
Linguistic relativity |
Linguistic relativity asserts that language influences worldview or cognition. One form of linguistic relativity, linguistic determinism, regards peoples' languages as determining and influencing the scope of cultural perceptions of their surrounding world.
Various colloquialisms refer to linguistic relativism the W... |
Ferroalloy | A ferroalloy is an alloy of iron with a high proportion of one or more other elements such as manganese , aluminium , or silicon . They are used in the production of steels and alloys. The alloys impart distinctive qualities to steel and cast iron or serve important functions during production and are, therefore, close... |
School voucher |
A school voucher, also called an education voucher, is a certificate of government funding for students at a chosen school. Funding is usually for a particular year, term, or semester. Depending on jurisdiction, a voucher may be used for home schooling expenses or exclusively for private schools, charter schools, or ... |
Proto-Dravidian language | ProtoDravidian is the linguistic reconstruction of the common ancestor of the Dravidian languages native to the Indian subcontinent. It is thought to have differentiated into ProtoNorth Dravidian, ProtoCentral Dravidian, and ProtoSouth Dravidian, although the date of diversification is still debated.
As a protolanguag... |
Modern era |
The modern era or the modern period is considered the current historical period of human history. It was originally applied to the history of Europe and Western history for events that came after the Middle Ages, often from around the year 1500, like the Reformation in Germany giving rise to Protestantism. Since the ... |
Running |
Running is a method of terrestrial locomotion by which humans and other animals move quickly on foot. Running is a gait with an aerial phase in which all feet are above the ground . This is in contrast to walking, a slower form of movement where at least one foot is always in contact with the ground, the legs are kep... |
History of Buddhism in India |
Buddhism is an ancient Indian religion, which arose in and around the ancient Kingdom of Magadha . It is based on the teachings of Gautama Buddha, who lived in the 6th or 5th century BCE and was deemed a Buddha or an Awakened One. Buddhist records in the Theravada tradition list Gautama Buddha as the fourth buddha of... |
Climate change |
Presentday climate change includes both global warmingthe ongoing increase in global average temperatureand its wider effects on Earth's climate system. Climate change in a broader sense also includes previous longterm changes to Earth's climate. The current rise in global temperatures is driven by human activities... |
Caste |
A caste is a fixed social group into which an individual is born within a particular system of social stratification a caste system. Within such a system, individuals are expected to marry exclusively within the same caste , follow lifestyles often linked to a particular occupation, hold a ritual status observed with... |
Bhutan–China border | The BhutanChina border is a partially disputed boundary between Bhutan and China, running for 477km through the Himalayas between the two tripoints with India. China claims areas totaling 1,504km along the border, including parts considered Bhutanese by India, and has built roads and military outposts in the vicinities... |
Proboscis monkey |
The proboscis monkey or longnosed monkey is an arboreal Old World monkey with an unusually large nose , a reddishbrown skin color and a long tail. It is endemic to the Southeast Asian island of Borneo and is found mostly in mangrove forests and on the coastal areas of the island.
This species coexists with the Borne... |
Huawei |
Huawei Corporation is a Chinese multinational corporation and technology company headquartered in Longgang, Shenzhen, Guangdong. Its main product lines include telecommunications equipment, consumer electronics, electric vehicle autonomous driving systems, and rooftop solar power products. The company was founded in ... |
Field hockey at the Summer Olympics |
Field hockey made its debut at the Modern Olympic Games as a men's competition in the 1908 Games in London. It was removed from the Olympic schedule of the Summer Olympic Games for the 1924 Paris Games and was reintroduced in the 1928 Amsterdam Games. The Women's field hockey was introduced into the Olympic programme... |
Muhammad Farid Khan |
Nawab Sir Muhammad Farid Khan Tanoli KBE was the last ruling Nawab of the princely state of Amb, from 1936 till 1969. He faced several rebellions from his own clan which led to the state crumble up into more than 13 khanates of his own clans who rejected his rule. He was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of t... |
Dhoti |
The dhoti is an anklelength breechcloth, wrapped around the waist and the legs, in resemblance to the shape of trousers. The dhoti is a garment of ethnic wear for men in the Indian subcontinent. The dhoti is fashioned out of a rectangular piece of unstitched cloth, of usually around 4 yards in length.
The dhoti is t... |
Kandla Port | Kandla Port, officially known as Deendayal Port, is a seaport in Kutch district of Gujarat, India. The port is situated in the Kandla Creek and is 90km from the mouth of Gulf of Kutch, it is one of India's major ports on the west coast. It is about 256 nautical miles southeast of the Port of Karachi in Pakistan and abo... |
Beijing Olympic Village | The Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics Village is a complex of highrise apartments in Beijing, China, which were opened to the public on July 27, 2008 and closed on August 27, 2008, in conjunction with the 2008 Summer Olympics. As an Olympic Village, it hosted the competitors and their coaches during the event.
The village ... |
Atlantic World | The Atlantic World comprises the interactions among the peoples and empires bordering the Atlantic Ocean rim from the beginning of the Age of Discovery to the early 19th century. Atlantic history is split between three different contexts transAtlantic history, meaning the international history of the Atlantic World cir... |
MacDill Air Force Base |
MacDill Air Force Base is an active United States Air Force installation located 4miles southsouthwest of downtown Tampa, Florida.
The host wing for MacDill AFB is the 6th Air Refueling Wing , assigned to the Eighteenth Air Force of the Air Mobility Command. The 6 ARW is commanded by Colonel Edward Szczepanik. The ... |
Ritchie's Archipelago |
Ritchie's Archipelago is a cluster of smaller islands which lie 20km east of Great Andaman, the main island group of the Andaman Islands. The Islands belong to the South Andaman administrative district, part of the Indian union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
The archipelago is named after an 18thcentury B... |
7 nm process | In semiconductor manufacturing, the 7 nm process is a term for the MOSFET technology node following the 10 nm node, defined by the International Roadmap for Devices and Systems , which was preceded by the International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors . It is based on FinFET technology, a type of multigate MOSFET ... |
Gensler |
Gensler is a global design and architecture firm headquartered in San Francisco, California. It is the largest architecture firm in the world by revenue and number of architects.
In 2022, Gensler generated 1.785 billion in revenue, the most of any architecture firm in the U.S. As of late 2023, Gensler operated offic... |
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent |
Prince Edward, Duke of Kent , is a member of the British royal family. The elder son of Prince George, Duke of Kent, and Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark, he is a grandson of King George V, nephew of Kings Edward VIII and George VI, and first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II. Edward's mother was also a first cousin ... |
End of the Han dynasty | The end of the Han dynasty was the period of Chinese history from 189 to 220 CE, roughly coinciding with the tumultuous reign of the Han dynasty's last ruler, Emperor Xian. It was followed by the Three Kingdoms era . During the end of the Han dynasty, the country was thrown into turmoil by the Yellow Turban Rebellion .... |
Bab-el-Mandeb |
The BabelMandeb is a strait between Yemen on the Arabian Peninsula and Djibouti and Eritrea in the Horn of Africa. It connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and by extension the Indian Ocean.
In BabelMandeb, Bab means gate while Mandeb means lamentation or grief. The strait derives its name from the dangers atte... |
The Guardian |
The Guardian is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in Manchester in 1821 as The Manchester Guardian and changed its name in 1959, followed by a move to London. Along with its sister paper, The Guardian Weekly, The Guardian is part of the Guardian Media Group, owned by the Scott Trust Limited. The trust was cre... |
List of ethnic groups in China |
The Han people are the largest ethnic group in mainland China. In 2010, 91.51 of the population were classified as Han . Besides the Han Chinese majority, 55 other ethnic groups are categorized in presentday China, numbering approximately 105 million people , mostly concentrated in the bordering northwest, north, nor... |
Eight-thousander |
The eightthousanders are 14 mountains recognized by the International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation with summits that exceed 8,000 metres in elevation above sea level and are sufficiently independent of neighbouring peaks as measured by topographic prominence. There is no formally agreedupon definition of pr... |
Jilu Mandarin | Jilu or JiLu Mandarin, formerly known as Beifang Mandarin Northern Mandarin, is a dialect of Mandarin Chinese spoken in the Chinese provinces of Hebei and the western part of Shandong and Xunke, Tangwang Jiayin counties of Heilongjiang. Its name is a combination of the abbreviated names of the two provinces, which der... |
The Emergency (India) |
The Emergency in India was a 21month period from 1975 to 1977 when Prime Minister Indira Gandhi declared a state of emergency across India by citing internal and external threats to the country.
Officially issued by President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed under Article 352 of the Constitution because of a prevailing Internal... |
Eelam |
Eelam is the native Tamil name for the South Asian island now known as Sri Lanka. Eelam is also the Tamil name for the spurge , toddy and gold.
The exact etymology and the original meaning of the word are not clearly known, and there are number of conflicting theories. The retroflex approximant in am is a character... |
Ruth Abraha | Ruth Abraha, also known as Rutta Abraha , is a singer from Eritrea. She is the lead singer of the group Wari.
Abraha's style has been described as a combination of Helen Meles, Elsa Kidane, and Gual Ankere. As of 2011, she was dominating the Eritrean music scene. The Ethiopian Review described her as the hottest singe... |
Agulhas Current | The Agulhas Current is the western boundary current of the southwest Indian Ocean. It flows south along the east coast of Africa from 27S to 40S. It is narrow, swift and strong. It is suggested that it is the largest western boundary current in the world ocean, with an estimated net transport of 70 sverdrups , as weste... |
Western Australia |
Western Australia is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the northeast, and South Australia to the southeast. Western Australia is Australia's largest state, with a land area of 2,527,013 square kilomet... |
Dolomite (rock) | Dolomite is a sedimentary carbonate rock that contains a high percentage of the mineral dolomite, CaMg 2. It occurs widely, often in association with limestone and evaporites, though it is less abundant than limestone and rare in Cenozoic rock beds . One of the first geologists to distinguish dolomite from limestone wa... |
Control of fire by early humans |
The control of fire by early humans was a critical technology enabling the evolution of humans. Fire provided a source of warmth and lighting, protection from predators , a way to create more advanced hunting tools, and a method for cooking food. These cultural advances allowed human geographic dispersal, cultural in... |
Vilabouly Complex, Laos |
The Vilabouly Complex is an archaeological site that is located in the Savannakhet Province in Laos which holds copper smelting and copper mining during the Iron Age. The Vilabouly Complex is significant since it puts archaeologists in a predicament of when did the origin of bronze metallurgy begin in Southeast Asia.... |
Dominique Lapierre |
Dominique Lapierre was a French author.
Dominique Lapierre was born in ChtelaillonPlage, CharenteMaritime, France. At the age of thirteen, he travelled to the U.S. with his father who was a diplomat . He attended the Jesuit school in New Orleans and became a paper boy for the New Orleans Item. He developed interests... |
Eighty Five East Ridge | The Eighty Five East Ridge or 85E Ridge is a nearlinear, aseismic, ageprogressive ridge in the northeastern Indian Ocean. It is named for its nearparallel strike along the 85th meridian. It is one of two major aseismic ridges in the Bay of Bengal, the other being the Ninety East Ridge. The feature extends from the Maha... |
Minister for Foreign Affairs (Pakistan) | Azad Kashmir government
Government of GilgitBaltistan
Local government
Constitution of Pakistan
Territorial election commission
Elections
Provincial elections
Territorial elections
Political parties
Provinces
Autonomous region
Customs
Regional topics
The Minister for Foreign Affairs , simply the Foreign Mi... |
Kingdom of Sikkim |
The Kingdom of Sikkim officially Dremoshong until the 1800s, was a hereditary monarchy in the Eastern Himalayas that existed from 1642 to 16 May 1975, when it was annexed by India. It was ruled by Chogyals of the Namgyal dynasty.
According to legend, Khye Bumsa, a 14thcentury prince from the Minyak House in Kham in ... |
Herbal medicine | Herbal medicine is the study of pharmacognosy and the use of medicinal plants, which are a basis of traditional medicine. Scientific evidence for the effectiveness of many herbal treatments remains limited, prompting ongoing regulatory evaluation and research into their safety and efficacy. Standards for purity or dosa... |
Hongkongers |
Hongkongers , Hong Kongers, Hong Kong citizens and Hong Kong people are demonyms that refer to a resident of Hong Kong, although they may also refer to others who were born andor raised in the territory.
The earliest inhabitants of Hong Kong were indigenous villagers such as the Punti and Tanka, who inhabited the ... |
Long ton | The long ton, also known as the imperial ton, displacement ton, or British ton, is a measurement unit equal to 2,240 pounds . It is the name for the unit called the ton in the avoirdupois system of weights or Imperial system of measurements. It was standardised in the 13th century. It is used in the United States for b... |
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