Division of Kennedy
The Division of Kennedy is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. It was one of the 75 divisions set up for the first federal election in 1901. The division is named after Edmund Kennedy, an explorer in the area where the division is located in Queensland.
The division covers a large area of outback Queensland. It includes the towns of Atherton, Babinda, Camooweal, Charters Towers, Cloncurry, Georgetown, Gordonvale, Hughenden, Ingham, Innisfail, Mareeba, Mount Isa, Normanton and Tully.
Since 1966 the division has been held by the conservative Katter family—Bob Sr. and his son, Bob Jr.—for all but one term. In the 2013 election there was a 17% swing against Katter.
INS Dakar
The INS "Dakar was a submarine of the Israeli Navy. It disappeared in the Mediterranean Sea in 1968. It had formerly belonged to the Royal Navy as the HMS "Totem. After sea trials it departed Scotland in January 1968 for Israel. She never arrived and was lost at sea with her entire crew. In 1999 the wreckage was found between Cyprus and Crete. The cause of her sinking is still not known. In 1971 a memorial to the submarine was established in Gan HaNe'edarim in the National Military and Police cemetery at Mount Herzl, Jerusalem. The bridge portion of the vessel was salvaged and is on display at the Israeli Naval Museum in Haifa.
King David Tomb
King David Tomb is an ancient tomb inside an ancient buliding in Mount Zion in Jerusalem. According to the Jewish tradition, it is the tomb of King David of Israel.
Chamber of the Holocaust
The Chamber of the Holocaust is a small museum in Mount Zion in Jerusalem. It is dedicated to the Holocaust. The museum opened in 1948. It was the first museum dedicated to the Holocaust. The museum opened before the establishment of Yad Vashem museum in Mount Herzl in 1953.
Muhammadgarh (princely state)
Muhammadgarh was a former state in Central India, under the Bhopal Agency. It was situated in the Malwa plateau. It had an area of 29 square miles (75 km2), and a population of 2,944 (as of 1901). Its headquarters were at Muhammadgarh town.
Banganapalle State
Banganapalle State was a Princely state in British India. In 1948, the ruler of Banganapalle acceded to newly independent Republic of India, and Banganapalle was incorporated into Kurnool District of the then Madras Presidency.
Jaora State
Jaora state was founded by 'Abdu'l Ghafur Muhammad Khan, a Muslim of Afghan descent. He was a cavalry officer serving the Pashtun leader Muhammad Amir Khan. The chief crops were Millets, Cotton, Maize and Opium.
Kurwai State
Kurwai state was a Muslim-ruled Princely state of British India, centered around the Kurwai town. The state was 368 km² in area and had a population of 30,631 in 1892.
It was founded in 1713 by Mohammed Diler Khan, an Afghan soldier in the Mughal Army. Abida Sultan, the wife of the last ruler, gave up her right to the throne of Bhopal State and opted for the Muslim Nation state of Pakistan in 1950, eventually entering that country's Foreign service. Later, her son Shaharyar Khan became the Foreign Secretary of Pakistan and then the Chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board.
Loharu State
The Princely state of Loharu, part of the Punjab States Agency was a 9 Salute state, during the British Raj. It encompassed an area of , and was situated in the south-east corner of the undivided Punjab. After the Independence of India and Pakistan in 1947, the state acceded into the Union of India and many of the ruling family and the city's Muslim inhabitants re-settled in Lahore, Pakistan, though the Nawab and his direct descendants (except for the eldest daughter of Nawab Aminuddin Ahmed, Mahbano Begum who lives in Islamabad), stayed on, in India.
Zion Gate
Zion Gate (also David Gate or the Jews Gate) is one of the gates to the Old City of Jerusalem. It is the entrance to the Jewish Quarter. It is also the entrance to the old city from Mount Zion.
Malerkotla (princely state)
Malerkotla, a Muslim majority state was established in 1454 A.D. by Sheikh Sadruddin-i-Jahan from Afghanistan, and was ruled by his Sherwani (tribe) descendents. The State of Malerkotla was established in 1657 A.D. During the 1947 riots when Punjab was in flames, the State of Malerkotla did not witness a single incident of violence; through it all, it remained a lone island of peace.
Murud-Janjira (princely state)
Murad-Janjira is a princely state off the western coast of India. In the year 1736, Siddis of Murud-Janjira set out to recapture Raigarh from the ravaging forces of Baji Rao, on 19 April 1736.
Rajoli Zamindari Estate
Rajoli Zamindari Estate was a non-salute princely state with its seat at Rajoli, Maharashtra.
Rampur State
Rampur State was a 15 gun-salute Princely state of British India and, subsequently, Independent Republic of India. It came into existence on 7 October 1774 as a result of a treaty with Oudh.
Sachin (princely state)
The Sachin State (; ) was a princely state in India during the British Raj. The ruler of Sachin held the title of Nawab.
Pataudi (princely state)
Pataudi state was a small Princely state in India, established in 1804. It has an area of 52 square miles. In 1947 it became part of India. The capital Pataudi, is in present-day Haryana.
Transcaucasian Democratic Federative Republic
The T. D. F. R. also known as the Transcaucasian Federation, was a short-lived country in the South Caucasus (a region in Europe and Asia) extending across what are now the modern-day countries of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia.
Indus Valley Plains of Pakistan
The Indus valley Plain is a flat landform in Pakistan, built up over centuries by sediment. Most of it lies within the PUNJAB province. The plain is the western part of the Northern Plain in Pakistan formed by the Indus River and its tributaries. The plain is extensively farmed for wheat, rice sugarcane and Cotton. The high plain of the Indus Plain is also called Pothohar Plateau and is located near the foothills of Himalayas (e.g. Margalla Hills). The deserts located in the Indus plain of Pakistan are Thal desert, Indus Valley desert, Thar Desert and Cholistan desert.
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Borders of Pakistan