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Gaziantep Province

**Gaziantep Province** () is a province in sooth-central Turkey. Its caipital is the ceety o Gaziantep which haed a population o 853,513 as o 2000. Its neighbours are Adıyaman tae the north, Şanlıurfa tae the east, Sirie an Kilis at sooth, Hatay at soothwast, Osmaniye tae the wast an Kahramanmaraş tae the  northwast.

An important tradin centre syne auncient times, the province is an aa ane o Turkey's major manufacturin zones, an its agricultur is dominatit bi the growin o pistachio nuts.

In auncient times, first the Hittites an later the Assyrians controlled the region.  It saw hintle fechtin durin the Crusades, an Saladin wan a key battle thare in 1183. Efter Warld War I an Ottoman Empire's disintegration, it wis invadit bi the forces o the French Third Republic durin the Turkis War o Unthirldom.  It wis returned tae Turkis control efter the Treaty o Lausanne wis signed, formally endin hostilities atween Turkey an the Allies o Warld War I.

Oreeginally kent as Antep, the title *gazi* (meanin *veteran* in Turkis) wis addit tae the province's an the provincial caipital's name in 1921, due tae its population's extraordinary courage durin the Turkis War o Unthirldom.

Kilis Province wis ance pairt o the Gaziantep Province.

## Geology
Twa major active geological faults meet in wastren Gaziantep near the mairch wi adjoinin Adana Province: the Deid Sea Transform an the East Anatolian Fault. Thir represent the tectonic boundary atween the northward-muivin Arabian Plate tae the east, an the convergin African an Eurasian Plates tae the wast.

## Geography
Gaziantep is traversed bi the northeasterly line o equal latitude an langitude.

## Destricts

Gaziantep province is dividit intae 9 destricts (destricts o the ceety Gaziantep in **bauld**):
*Araban
*Islahiye
*Karkamış
*Nizip
*Nurdağı
***[[Oğuzeli]]**
***[[Şahinbey]]**
***[[Şehitkamil]]**
*Yavuzeli

## References

## Freemit airtins

*  Gaziantep govrenor's offeecial wabsteid
*  Gaziantep municipality's offeecial wabsteid 
*  Gaziantep weather forecast information 
* Pictures o Gaziantep 
* Picturs o the capital o this province
* Picturs o Gaziantep 
*  Gaziantep Ceety 
*  Gaziantep local newspaper
*  All about cultural activities in Gaziantep
*  Histori Rumkale Photos 
*   The destricts o Gaziantep Latest News
Paphos

**Paphos** (, Transliteration Pafos ), whiles referred tae as Pafos, is a coastal ceety in the soothwast o Cyprus an the caipital o the Paphos Destrict. In antiquity, twa locations wur cried Paphos: Auld Paphos an New Paphos. The currently inhabitit ceety is New Paphos. It lies on the Mediterranean coast, aboot 50&nbsp;km (31.07&nbsp;mi) wast o the Limassol (the biggest port in island), which haes an A6 heich-gate connection. Paphos Internaitional Airport is the kintra's seicont lairgest airport.

Near Palaepaphos (Old Paphos) at the seaside o Petra tou Romiou is the meethical birthplace o Aphrodite, the Greek goddess o luve an beauty an the foondin meeth is interwoven wi the goddess at ivery level, sae that Auld Paphos became the maist famous an important place for worshippin Aphrodite in the auncient warld. In Greco-Roman times Paphos wis the island's caipital, an it is famous for the remains o the Roman govrenor's palace, whaur extensive, fine mosaics are a major tourist attraction. The apostle Saunt Paul visitit the toun durin the 1st century AD. The toun o Paphos is includit in the offeecial UNESCO leet o cultural an naitural treasurs o the warld's heritage.

Paphos enjoys a Subtropical-Mediterranean climate, wi the mildest temperaturs on the island. The teepical simmer's saison lasts aboot 8 month, frae Aprile tae November, awtho an aa o in Mairch an December whiles thare are temperatur abuin 20&nbsp;°C (68.0&nbsp;°F).

## References

## Twinnins
*  **[[Chania]]**, Greece
*  **[[Kalamaria]]**, Greece
*  **[[Preveza]]**, Greece
*  **[[Lamia (ceety)|Lamia]]**, Greece
*  **[[Corfu (ceety)|Corfu]]**, Greece *(1992)*
*  **[[Mytilene]]**, Greece
*  **[[Anzio]]**, Italy

## Freemit airtins

* Municipality o Paphos - offeecial wabsteid
Akhuryan

**Akhuryan** (, ; umwhile, **Duzk’end**, **Duzk’end Mets**, an **Duzk’yand**) is a veelage an rural commonty (municipality) in the Shirak Province o Armenie.  The Naitional Statistical Service o the Republic o Armenie (ARMSTAT) reportit its population wis 9,643 in 2010, doun frae 9,696 at the 2001 census.

## References
Arevik, Armavir

**Arevik** (; umwhile, **Agdzharkh** an **Aghja-Arkh**) is a toun in the Armavir Province o Armenie. The name Arevik comes frae the ruit Arev meanin "sun".

## References
*
*World Gazeteer: Armenia &ndash; World-Gazetteer.com
*
*
Arevik

**Arevik** mey refer tae:
*Arevik, Armavir, toun in Armavir Province
*Arevik, Shirak, veelage in Shirak Province
Zytek

**Zytek Group Ltd** is an automotive an motorsport company foondit in 1981 an based in Fradley an Repton, Unitit Kinrick. Zytek Group haes twa main diveesion: Zytek Automotive, which is based at Fradley, Staffordshire; an Zytek Ingineerin, which is based at Repton, Derbyshire.
Minya, Egyp

**Minya** ( ‎, ) is the caipital o Minya Govrenorate in Upper Egyp. It is locatit approximately 245&nbsp;km (152 mile) sooth o Cairo on the wastren bank o the Nile River, which flows north throu the ceety.  The name o the ceety is derived frae its Auncient Egyptian name *Men'at Khufu* meanin the nursin ceety o Khufu, linkin it tae the Pharoah Khufu or Cheops, foonder o the Great Pyramid at Giza.

The name Minya mey an aa hae oreeginatit frae the ceety's name in Sahidic Coptic *Tmoone* () andin Bohairic *Thmonē* (), meanin "the residence", in reference tae an early monastery ance in the aurie. It is the ceety whaur the Codex Tchacos wis discovered.

Minya is dubbed bi the locals "**Bride o [[Upper Egyp]]**", in reference tae its strategic location in Middle Egyp as a vital link atween the north an the sooth o Egyp. Minya haes ane o the heichest concentration o Christian Coptic population in Egyp (approximately 50% o tot population). It is the hame ceety o the Minya University, Suzanne Mubarak Center for Airts, the new Minya Museum, an the regional North o Upper Egyp Radio an TV.

## Economy

The public sector predominates in industry, controllin maist o the production o caipital an intermediate guids. Amang the state-run industries are cement, minin, fertilizers an agricultural industries. The private sector is active in manufacturin o consumer guids, pairticularly in sma enterprises in an aroond the ceety. The principal private industries are fuid products, furnitur, an metal an woodwirkin. Awtho rich in history, tourism plays a trivial role in the economy o Minya due tae the violence that dominatit the aurie in the Nineties when the govrenment wis fechtin Islamic militants.

## Climate

The ceety o Minya is locatit tichtly atween twa ranges o aboot 500m-muntains on baith wastren an eastren sides, an interestingly faws away frae the Mediterranean Sea an the Red Sea. Hence, thir conditions gie the ceety, nearbi towns an veelages a teepical properties o continental climate. Meanin that the ceety haes hersh an chilpy cauld winter wather, an vera het but non-humid simmers. Durin simmertime, temperatures coud reach 40C, while winter in Minya sees temperatures drop tae sub-zero levels at nicht. While hail or snaw are extremely rare due tae Minya's law precipitation averages, frost will occasionally form on cauld winter nichts. The average annual rainfaw in Minya is 5.3&nbsp;mm.

## Notable Natives

* Suzanne Mubarak (born 28 Februar 1941), Egyp's First Lady (1981–2011)
* Hoda Shaarawi (born Juin 23, 1879 dee'd December 12, 1947), a pioneer Egyptian feminist leader an naitionalist
* Mahmoud Abouelleil (born 24 December 1935), Judge an a umwhile Meenister o Juistice o Egyp
* Mervat Amin (born 24 November 1948), famous Egyptian actress
* Anaam Muhammad Ali (born 15 May 1938), movie driector

## Sister Ceeties

: Hildesheim, Germany (1979)

## References

## Freemit airtins
* Google Aerial Map of Minya
Transmetal

**Transmetal** is a thrash metal/daith metal baund formit in Yurécuaro, Michoacán, México in 1987 bi Javier an Juan Partida. Transmetal hae been ane o the maist important baunds in Laitin Americae.

They hae released ower 20 albums which experiment in thrash an daith metal. Vocals styles are based on groulin. It haes been statit that they are the faithers o Mexican metal.

Albums *Sepelio en el Mar* an *Zona Muerta* wur producit bi Eric Greif.

## Baund members
*Chris Menpart - vocals
*Juan Partida - guitar
*Miguel Angel - guitar
*Lorenzo Partida - bass
*Javier Partida - drums

## Discografie
**Muerto en la Cruz* (1988)
**Desear un Funeral* (1989) (EP)
**Sepelio en el Mar* (1990)
**Zona Muerta* (1991)
**Amanecer en el Mausoleo* (1992)
**Burial at Sea* (1992)	
**En Vivo Vols. 1 & 2* (1992) (live album)
**Crónicas de Dolor* (1993)
**El Infierno de Dante* (1993) (available as *Dante's Inferno* an aw)
**Veloz y Devastador Metal* (1994)
**El Llamado de la Hembra* (1996)
**Las Alas del Emperador* (1996)
**México Bárbaro* (1996)	
**Debajo de los Cielos Púrpura* (1999)
**XIII Años en Vivo Primera Parte/XIII Años en Vivo Segunda Parte* (2000) (live album)
**Tristeza de Lucifer* (2002)	
**El Amor Supremo* (2002)
**Lo Podrido Corona La Inmensidad* (2004)	
**17 Years Down in Hell* (2004)	
**Temple De Acero* (2004)
**El Despertar de la Adversidad* (2006)	
**Progresión Neurótica* (2006)
**20 Años Ondeando La Bandera Del Metal* (2007)
**En Vivo Desde Tijuana, Mex.* (2008) (Live Album)
**Odyssey In the Flesh* (2008)
**En Vivo Desde Tijuana* (2010) 
**Decadencia en la Modernidad* (2011)
**Indestructible* (2012)
**Clasicos* (2013)

## References

## Freemit airtins
*Offeecial wabsteid 
*
Jezzine Destrict

The **Jezzine Destrict** ‎() is a destrict in the Sooth Govrenorate o Lebanon. The caipital is Jezzine.
Hatework

**Hatework** wur a thrash metal baund frae the Milan suburb o Arconate, Italy.

## History
Foondit in 1996, the baund wis influenced bi baunds such as Slayer an Kreator, they hae evolved ower the years tae create their awn soond, atween thrash, hardcore an rock'n'roll. The album that maist represent the baund's soond is "Thrash 'n' Roll", published in 2005 bi the label Beer City USA (Dirty Rotten Imbeciles an ithers). Wi the arrival o Fabio Formenti in trainin (Tracciazero), the Hatework carried oot further tae a rock an roll soond combinin the speed o thrash tae the melodies o the U.S. kintra, an the proof is the cover o the classic Johnny Cash song, "Ring Of Fire".

In 2007, coincidin wi the release o best-o album, "The Actual Worst Has Come", published bi the Italian label Punishment 18, the baund decidit tae disbaund temporarily, an focus on ither muisical projects, includin The Wetdogs an Ul Mik Longobardeath. In 2010 the baund members began wirk on a possible comeback, tae celebrate its fifteent anniversary, an alang wi Hyades Vexed.

## Members
*Massimo Clementi - bass, vocals (1996-2007)
*Fabio Formenti - vocals (2005-2007)
*Marco Ruggeri - guitar (1996-2007)
*Lorenzo Bocca - drums (1996-2007)

## Discography
* 2000 - *[[Thrasher's Attack]]* - EP
* 2001 - *[[Italian Thrash Metal Assault]]*- split
* 2001 - *[[Total War (album)|Total War]]* - EP
* 2002 - *[[Madbent for Disaster]]*
* 2003 - *[[Nuclear Babylon / Bastard]]* - split w/Vexed
* 2004 - *[[The First Strike of Hate]]* - compilation
* 2004 - *[[Thrash 'n'Roll]]* 
* 2006 - *[[Hellblasting Revenge]]* - split
* 2007 - *[[The Actual Worst Has Come]]* - compilation
Sidon Destrict

The **Sidon Destrict** () is a destrict athin the Sooth Govrenorate o Lebanon. 

## Ceeties an touns
*Ain El Delb
*Ansariye
*Maghdouché
*Majdelyoun
*Qinarit
*Salhieh
*Sidon - caipital
*Tabbaya
*Zrarieh
Hakkâri Province

**Hakkâri Province** () is a province in the sootheast corner o Turkey. The admeenistrative centre is locatit in the ceety o Hakkâri (). The province covers an aurie o 7,121&nbsp;km² an haes a population o 251,302 (2010 est). The province haed a population o 236,581 in 2000.

The province wis creatit in 1936 oot o pairt o the Van Province. Its adjacent provinces are the Şırnak tae the wast an the Van tae the north.

## Destricts

Hakkâri province is dividit intae 4 destricts (caipital destrict in **bauld**):
*Çukurca
***[[Hakkâri]]**
*Şemdinli
*Yüksekova

## History

The aurie haes been ruled bi Akkadians, Hittites, Assyrians, Babylon, Persians, Greeks, Armenians, Parthians, Roum, Byzantium, the Sassanids, Arabs, Kurds, an Mongols in its lang history.

## References
Marjeyoun Destrict

The **Marjeyoun Destrict** is a destrict in the Nabatieh Govrenorate o Lebanon. The caipital o the destrict is Marjeyoun.

Marjeyoun (an aw Marjayoun Marj Ayoun) staunds majestically at a hill facin Munt Haramoun (Jabal El Sheikh, Munt Hermon) tae the East, Beaufort 1000 year auld Crusader Castle (Sh'ief Arnoun) abuin the Litani River an owerleukin Munt Amel (Jabal Amel) tae the Wast, The Rihan, Niha and the Lebanon Mountain Range to the North an the fertile plains o Sahil Marjeyoun that extends intae Northren Israel atween the Galilee finger an plains immediately unnerneath the Golan Heichts.

## Photos o Marjeyoun
Marjeyoum Photo Album 
Baladiyat Marjeyoun photo gallery 

A view of Marjeyoun by satellite 

## Freemit airtins
* The Offeecial Marjeyoun Municipality 
* www.marjeyoun.net
Hasbaya Destrict

The **Hasbaya Destrict** is a destrict in the Nabatiyeh Govrenorate o Lebanon. The caipital o the destrict is Hasbaya.
Keserwan Destrict

**Keserwan** (Qadaa' Keserwèn) (Arabic **قضاء كسروان**) is a destrict (*[[qadaa]]*) in the Munt Lebanon Govrenorate (), Lebanon, tae the northeast o the Lebanon's caipital Beirut. The caipital is Jounieh.

## Oreegin o the name

The name "Keserwan" (an aa spelled "Kesrouane" bi francophones an "Kesrouan" bi some anglophones) comes frae the Arabic wird "kesrah" (Arabic كسره) which means a little piece (as in a little piece o a crunchy or dried breid or a little piece o a braken rock) or the Arabic wird "kasar" (Arabic كسر) which means tae brak.

Ither historical soorces suggest the name wis named in honour o the leader o the Maronites in "Kosra", who wan decisive battles against the Umayyad Caliphate invasion o Munt Lebanon in the early 8t century.

## Ceeties, Touns, an Veelages
*Adma
*Ain Al Rihaneh
*Aintoura
*Ajaltoun
*Ashqout
*Aazra
*Bkerké
*Ballouneh
*Batha
*Becharry
*Bzoummar
*Chahtoul
*Daraya
*Daroun
*Dlebta
*Faitroun
*Nammoura
*Faraya
*Ghazir
*Ghebaleh
*Ghineh
*Ghosta
*Harissa
*Hrajel
*Jeita
*Jounieh
*Jouret Bedran
*Jouret el Termos
*Jwar El Hous
*Kaslik
*Kfardebian
*Kfaryassine
*Kleiat
*Mayrouba
*Rayfoun
*Safra
*Sehaileh
*Tabarja
*Yahchouch
*Zouk Mikael
*Zouk Mosbeh
Matn Destrict

**Matn** (Arabic: **قضاء المتن**, translit: Qada' el Matn), whiles spelt **Metn**, is a destrict (*[[qadaa]]*)(*Caza*) in the Moont Lebanon Govrenorate o Lebanon, east o the Lebanon's caipital Beirut. The destrict caipital is Jdeideh (follaed tae Jdeideh, Bouchrieh, El Sedd Municipality).

Matn is ane o the maist popular areas in Lebanon, wi its rich scenery an its spoilin view o the Mediterranean. Matn's population is amaist entirely Christian wi some Druze an Shias in the region.

The Matn destrict is weel kent as Northren Matn Destrict an aa (Arabic: **قضاء المتن الشمالي**translit: Qada' el Matn ash Shimali) no tae be ramfeeselt wi Soothren Matn (Arabic: ** المتن الجنوبي**translit: Al Matn al Janoubi) whilk is pairt o Baabda Destrict an wi uppermaist Matn (Arabic: ** المتن الأعلى**translit: Al Matn al Aala) whilk is pairt o the Aaley Destrict.

## Municipalities
Tripoli Destrict

The **Tripoli Destrict** is a sma, but vera densely populatit destrict in the North Govrenorate o Lebanon. It consists o the ceety Tripoli an the surroondin aurie. The vast majority o residents are Sunni Muslim (approximately 80%), a sma minority Orthodox an Maronite Christians, an a sma minority o Alawite Muslims.

## Denominational makup o the population
Source: http://elnashra.com/elections/vote
Chouf Destrict

**Chouf** (an aa spelled Shouf, Shuf or Chuf, in Arabic **جبل الشوف** *Jebel ash-Shouf*) is a historic region o Lebanon, as well as an admeenistrative destrict in the governorate (mohafazat) o Munt Lebanon.

Locatit sooth-east o Beirut, the region comprises a narrae coastal strip notable for the Christian toun o Damour, an the valleys an muntains o the wastren slopes o Jabal Barouk, the name o the local Munt Lebanon massif. Chouf is the hertland o the Lebanese Druze community, wi Druze leader Walid Jumblatt residin at the Jumblatt palace in the toun o Moukhtara. The Emirs o Lebanon uised tae hae their residence in Chouf, maist notably Bachir Chehab II, who built the magnificent palace o Beiteddine durin the first hauf o the 19t century. Anither historical toun, locatit juist belaw Beiteddine, is Deir al Qamar (the monastery o the Moon). 

Baakline, anither lairge toun in the Chouf, uised tae be the caipital o auld Muntain o Lebanon, whaur Amir Fakher El-Deen wis born. He wis well liked bi baith Christians an Druze. He switched his residence tae Deir al Qamar seembolizin his neutrality.

The Chouf is livin proof o the harmony atween Maronite Christians an Druze, although several violent clashes hae occurred atween the twa groups in 1848, 1860 an maist recently in 1983-1984, durin the Lebanese Ceevil War (Muntain War, Arabic: *Harb el-Jabal*). This saw the Progressive Socialist Pairty (PSP), a fundamentally Druze pairty, face the Lebanese Forces (LF), comprisin Maronite Christians. Reconciliation atween the Druze an Christian communities came tae fruition on August 8, 2001, when the Maronite Patriarch o Antioch, Cardinal Mar Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir made a historic visit tae the Chouf an met wi Druze leader, Jumblatt. 

Despite a bloody history, the Chouf is ane o the best-preserved Lebanese destricts an its natur haes been generally spared frae the intense biggin frenzy that haes spoiled neighbourin Metn an Kesrouan. The biggest forest o Cedars o Lebanon is foond on the flanks o Jabal Barouk.

## Demographics

Despite the historical feuds atween Maronites an Druze, the Chouf destrict is ane o the maist releegiously diverse regions in Lebanon. The Druze, Maronite Catholics an Sunni Muslims are the lairgest releegious groups. Mairower, there is a substantial Greek Catholic population, as well as a smawer Shi'a Muslim population. The current population is maistly Druze, but the oreeginal population wis Predominantly Maronite, wi a lairge minority o Druze an a smawer Sunni minority. Maist o the Christians muivit tae Beirut, an some who immigratit ootside Lebanon.

## Ceeties an touns

*Ain Qani
*Ammatour
*Baakline
*Barja
*Barouk
*Bakaata
*Beitedine
*Beykoun
*Bsaba
*Bourjain
*Boutmeh
*Brih
Dalhoun
*Damour
*Daraya
*Deir el Qamar
*Dibbiyeh
*El Bireh
*Gharife
*Jahlieh
*Jiyyeh
*Kahlouniye
*Kfarfakoud
*Mazraat el chouf
*Maasser
*Moukhtara (Home to Walid Jumblatt; Politician and Leader of the Druze Progressive Socialist Party)
*Mtolleh
*Niha
*Serjbel
*Shheem
*Zaarourieh
*Mristi
Zahlé Destrict

**Zahlé Destrict** () is an admeenistrative destrict in the Beqaa Govrenorate o the Republic o Lebanon.
The fowk o Zahle destrict are amaist entirely Christian, it is the caipital o the Biqa region in Lebanon, wi a destrict population o aroond 500,000. Aboot hauf o the fowk are Maronites, 25 % catholic, an 25% Greek Orthodox. The surroondin veelages on the border wi Baalbek Destrict are mainly Muslim. Zahle is famous for its wine an vineyards which produces mony jobs in the province o the Beeqa. Zahle is kent for its clean air all year roond.

Zahle simmers can reach up tae 50 degrees in the simmer, winters are characterized bi hivy snaws.  
## Ceeties
*Zahlé
*Kabelias
*Chtaura
*Anjar
*Rayak
*Bouarij

## See an aa
*2011 Estonian cyclists abduction
Aley Destrict

**Aley** () is a destrict (*[[qadaa]]*) in Munt Lebanon Govrenorate, Lebanon, tae the sooth-east o the Lebanon's caipital Beirut. The caipital is Aley.  Aley ceety wis previously kent as the "bride o the simmers" durin the 1960s an 70s, when Aley an neighborin Bhamdune wur attractive tourist locations for Gulf tourists an Lebanese emigres.

Durin the 1975-1990 Lebanese ceevil war, Aley witnessed several battles aroond its environs.

## Veelages
* Aazoneyye
* Abey
* Abadieh
* Aghmeed
* Ain Aanoub
* Ainab
* Ain Dara
* Ain el Remaneh
* Ain el Saydeh
* Aitat
* Aley
* Aramoun
* Baalchmey
* Badghan
* Basateen
* Baysour
* Bdadoun
* Bechamoun - - first veelage tae raise the Lebenese flag in 22 November 1943
* Bhamdoun
* Bleibel
* Bkheshtey
* Bmohray
* Bmakin
* Bsous
* Chartoun
* Chemlane
* Kahale
* Kaifun
* Kfarmatta
* Ktaily
* Majd l Baana
* Majdlaya
* Mecherfe
* Qmatiye
* Qobeiy
* Qrayye
* Ramlieh
* Rechmaya
* Rimhala
* Sarhmoul
* Sawfar
* Sharoun
* Silfaya
* Souk El Gharb

## Demographics
Like the Chouf destrict, Aley is a diverse aurie whaur various releegious sects coincide in peace an harmony. The lairgest releegious community in the Aley destrict are the Druze, follaed bi Maronite, an Greek Orthodox Christians. There are an aa sma communities o Sunni, an Shiite Muslims.  Christians uised tae constitute the majority afore the ceevil war.

## Freemit airtins
* Kahale 
* Bsous
Rashaya Destrict

**Rashaya District** () is an admeenistrative destrict in the Beqaa Govrenorate o the Republic o Lebanon.

Maist o Rachaya's population are Christians wi a muckle Druze minority. Mony fowk o Rachaya hae left for muckler ceeties in Lebanon such as Beirut. Durin the Lebanese ceevil war, Rachaya wis no affectit as hintle as ither pairts o Lebanon durin the conflict.

Rachaya is kent for its pottery an famous for the kirk bells made in the toun, the toun is richt next tae the Anti-Lebanon muntain range in borderin Sirie.
Baalbek Destrict

**Baalbek Destrict** () is an admeenistrative destrict in the Beqaa Govrenorate o the Republic o Lebanon, haein Baalbek as its caipital. It is bi far the lairgest destrict in the kintra comprisin a total o 2319 km2.

Major touns o the destrict are Hallanieh, Tamnine, shmestar, Douris, Yanta, Jdeide, an Kasarnaba.
Baabda Destrict

**Baabda Destrict** (Arabic: قضاء بعبدا, translit: Qada' Baabda), sometimes spelled B'abda, is a destrict (qadaa) in Munt Lebanon Govrenorate, Lebanon, tae the sooth an east o the Lebanon's caipital Beirut. The destrict caipital is the toun o Baabda.

The region is popularly kent forby as Soothren Matn (Arabic: المتن الجنوبي, translit: ِAl Matn al Janoubi), as destinct frae Matn Destrict (Arabic: قضاء المتن الشمالي, translit: Qada' Al Matn ash Shimali), 

## Demographics
The inhabitants o the Baabda destrict are mainly Maronite Catholics, Shi'a Muslims an Druze. The Maronites are the lairgest group, follaed b Shi'a Muslims and Druze. Housomeivver, Sunni Muslims, Greek Catholics an Orthodox Christians inhabit the aurie an aa.
It is important tae note that Shiite Muslims in the Baabda destrict maistly inhabit the coastal area o the destrict which lies directly sooth o Beirut. This aurie is forby kent as "Dahye" or the soothren suburbs o Beirut. The Druze on the ither haund, live in the muntainous aurie further inland. 

As o the 2005 elections, Baabda haes six seats allocatit tae it in the Lebanese Parliament. Three o these seats are allocatit tae Maronite Catholics, while twa are allocatit tae the Shi'a Muslims an ane tae the Druze.

## Amber
Baabda is the source o Amber steids datin frae 120 million years ago that hae uncovered amang the auldest lizards includin the Baabdasaurus, an an aw mony insects.

## Ceeties an touns
*Baabda
*Kfarshima
*Hammana
*Chiyah
*Ras el Matn
*Qarnayel
*Araya
*Qalaa
*Btekhneih

## References
*Mapquest
*Lizard in Amber 
*[Insects in Amber](http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache:ok4Rj4jV5DUJ:zoologie.umh.ac.be/asef/pdf/2004_40_02/compact/Azar_et_Nel_ASEF_2004_40(2)_185-192_COMPACT.pdf+caza+baabda+amber&hl=en&gl=uk&ct=clnk&cd=7)
Destricts o Lebanon

The governorates o Lebanon are dividit intae 25 destricts (*Aqdya*, singular *[[caza]]*). The Beirut Govrenorate is no subdividit. (Caipitals o destricts are in parentheses)

**[[Beirut Govrenorate]]**
*Beirut

**[[Munt Lebanon Govrenorate]]**
*Baabda (Baabda)
*Aley (Aley)
*Matn (Jdeideh)
*Keserwan (Jounieh)
*Chouf (Beiteddine)
*Jbeil (Byblos)

**[[North Govrenorate]]**
*Tripoli (Tripoli)
*Akkar (Halba)
*Zgharta (ZghartaEhden)
*Bsharri (Bsharri)
*Batroun (Batroun)
*Koura (Amioun)
*Miniyeh-Danniyeh Destrict (Miniyeh-Danniyeh) (MinyehSir Ed-Danniyeh)

**[[Beqaa Govrenorate]]**
*Baalbek (Baalbek)
*Hermel (Hermel)
*Zahle (Zahlé)
*Rashaya (Rashaya)
*Wastren Beqaa (JebjennineSaghbine)

**[[Sooth Govrenorate]]**
*Sidon (Sidon)
*Jezzine (Jezzine)
*Tyre (Tyre)

**[[Nabatieh Govrenorate]]**
*Nabatiyeh (Nabatieh)
*Marjeyoun (Marjeyoun)
*Hasbaya (Hasbaya)
*Bint Jbeil (Bint Jbeil)

The destricts are further dividit intae municipalities.
Riffa

**Riffa** (in , transliteration: *Ar Rifa`*) is the seicont maist muckle ceity in the Bahrain. Riffa is dealt intae twa ceities; East Riffa an Wast Riffa. The ceity is mainly locatit in the Central Govrenorate, while smawer pairts are in the Soothren Govrenorate. Maist o the ceity's inhabitants are Sunni Muslims.

The ceity is growin fast an as o the 2001 census it haed a population o 79,550 but the 2008 estimate is 111,000 .

## East Riffa

East Riffa haes mony attractions, ane such attraction is Riffa Fort, which is kent as Sheikh Salman Bin Ahmad Al Fateh Fort forby. The ceity haes several shoppin maws an twa main shoppin streets; Riffa Bazaar (in , *Souk Ar Rifa*) an Bukuwara Street Mercat. The umwhile is mair muckle, while the latter is mair organised an modrenised. Playin gowf in the Ryal Golf Club is considered as ane o the top activities tae dae in the aurie. A new development, creatit bi Arcapita, cried Riffa Views, is an upcomin muckle residential an commercial center . The project will open in stages for the public tae live.  The whole development will include airtificial lakes, an internaitional schuil , commercial districts, supermercats, an will hae access tae the recently opened Royal Women's University. Lulu Hypermarket is new addition tae the rapidly increasin commercial centres in East Riffa.

## Wast Riffa

Wast Riffa is predominately a residential aurie. Maist o the rulin family, meenisters an business investors live there. His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa o Bahrain lives there, as well as the Prime Meenister, Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa. Riffa’s famous clock touer is locatit in the centre o Wast Riffa.

East Riffa is hame tae Bahrain's National Stadium, where maist fitbaa matches an important sports events in Bahrain tak place. Wast Riffa an East Riffa, each haes its awn fitbaa club an stadium.

## References

## Freemit airtins
*Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Agadez Region

**Agadez** is an admeenistrative Region in Niger. Agadez covers 634,209&nbsp;km². The caipital o the depairtment is Agadez.

## Description
The 667,799&nbsp;km² o Agadez Region represents 52% o the tot aurie o Niger, the lairgest o its 7 regions. Despite the size Agadez is spairesely populatit, its 321&nbsp;639 indwallers are anerlie 2,9% o the tot population o Niger, wi a population density o anerlie 0.5 fowk per/km².  The region includes the vast Ténéré Saharan desert, dune seas lik the Erg o Bilma, an the muntains o the Aïr. Hintle o its population comprises nomadic or semi-nomadic fowk: the Tuareg, Toubou, Wadoobe Fula. In the touns an oasies thare, are populations o settled Kanuri (in the east), Hausa, an Songhay. Traversed for centuries bi the Trans Saharan trade, its oasis touns o the Aïr an the eastren Kaouar Cliffs are kent for thair gairdens, saut manufactur, an date cultivation.  In the late 1990s, tourism became a lairge industry here, an the Uranium toun o Arlit provides some 20% o the foreign exchynge for the kintra. Tuareg insurgencies against the Niger govrenment in the 1990s an mid 2000s an drocht in the 1970s, 80s, an 2002 hae led tae humanitarian crises an damaged the region's economy.

## Subdiveesions
Agadez is dividit intae 3 Depairtments an ane Commune.

## Borders
Agadez haes the follaein foreign borders, includin Niger's anerlie borders on Libie an Algerie:
*Kidal Region, Mali - wast
*Tamanghasset Wilayah, Algerie - northwast
*Ghat Sha'biyah, Libie - north
*Murzuq Sha'biyah, Libie - northeast
*Bourkou-Ennedi-Tibesti Region, Chad - east
Domestically, it borders the follaein regions:
*Diffa Region - sootheast
*Zinder Region - sooth, east o Maradi
*Maradi Region - sooth, wast o Maradi
*Tahoua Region - soothwast

## See an aw
*Depairtments o Niger
*Regions o Niger
*Communes o Niger

## Freemit airtins
*
Hermel Destrict

The **Hermel Destrict** () is a destrict in the Beqaa Govrenorate o Lebanon. Population estimatit at 39,000

The caipital o the Hermel Destrict is Hermel.
## References
*NY Times
Zwijndrecht, Netherlands

:*For the Belgian ceety bi the same name, see: [[Zwijndrecht, Belgium]].*

**Zwijndrecht** () is a ceety an municipality (Dutch: *gemeente*) locatit in the province o Sooth Holland, Netherlands. It is at the soothren tip o the island o IJsselmonde, at the confluence o the rivers Oude Maas, Beneden-Merwede, an Noord.

## The municipality
Syne the umwhile municipality o Heerjansdam merged wi it in 2003, the municipality o Zwijndrecht an aa includes the veelages o Heerjansdam an Kleine-Lindt. It haes 45,445 indwallers as o 2011.

## The toun
The toun o Zwijndrecht is ane o the "Drecht" ceeties. Pairt o the suburban zone sooth o Rotterdam, it haes grown frae aroond 6,000 indwallers in 1960, tae aboot 42,000 the day.

The toun is served bi a railway station o the same name (Station Zwijndrecht).

A waterbus route 2 stop (Zwijndrecht Veerplein) connects it wi the follaein:
*Dordrecht Merwekade
*Dordrecht Hooikade
*Papendrecht Veerdam
*Papendrecht Oosteind
*Hollandse Biesbosch
*Sliedrecht Middeldiep

## Freemit airtins
*Offeecial wabsteid o the municipality (in Dutch)
*Map o the toun o Zwijndrecht  (in Dutch)
*Map o the veelage o Heerjansdam  (in Dutch)
Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant

**Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant** is a veelage in Powys, mid Wales. Population 1,470, Welsh-speakin 65%.

The veelage is best kent as the umwhile pairish o William Morgan, then a vicar wha first translatit the Bible intae Welsh an later rose tae acome a Bishop at Llandaff Cathedral an St Asaph.

## Local Attractions

Attractions near the veelage include the Pistyll Rhaeadr waterfaw, kent for its natural airch.

The Berwyn Muntains are nearbi an Loch Vyrnwy.

## Film Location

Pairts o the 1995 film *[[The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain]]*, starrin Hugh Grant wur filmed in the veelage.

## Public transport

Bus services are operatit bi faimily-run firm Tanat Valley Coaches, which is based on the edge o the veelage. Route D76 links the veelage wi Llanfyllin, Meifod an Welshpool, whilst routes D78/D79 connect the veelage wi Llangynog, Llangedwyn, Penybontfawr an Oswestry.

## References

## Freemit airtins
*Photos o Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant an surroondin aurie on geograph
Abbeycwmhir

**Abbeycwmhir** or Abbey Cwmhir (, "Abbey in the Lang Valley") is a veelage in the valley o the Clywedog breuk in Powys, Wales.

## The Abbey

The veelage is named efter Cwmhir Abbey, the Cistercian abbey biggit thare in 1143. It wis the lairgest Abbey in Wales but wis niver completit. Its fowerteen bay nave wis langer than Canterbury an Salisbury Cathedral naves an twice as lang as that at St. Davids. It wis a dochter hoose o Whitland Abbey, an constructit at the behest o three sons o Madog, the then Prince o soothren Powys. The first community at Dyvanner (, "Manor Hoose") failed acause o the intervention o Hugh de Mortimer, Earl o Hereford but in 1176 the Rhys ap Gruffydd o Deheubarth re-established the Abbey on land gien bi Cadwallon ap Madog. Llewelyn ap Gruffydd is buried near the altar in the nave. The abbey wis burned bi the forces o Owain Glyndwr in 1401. At the Dissolution o the Monasteries in Mairch 1537 anerlie 3 monks lived in the abbey.

The Abbey wis slichtit in 1644, durin the Inglis Ceevil War, awtho some ruins still remain.  Thare is a memorial stane tae Llywelyn the Last, the last native Prince o Wales o direct strynd, whose body is buried thare.

## Places o note
* The veelage kirk o St Mary wis rebuilt in the neo-Byzantine style bi Mary Beatrice Philips in 1866. She wis a grand dochter o Francis Philips who purchased the Abbeycwmhir estate in 1837 wi money frae the cotton-tred. It replaced a kirk biggit in 1680.  Suin efter the Victorian kirk wis biggit, the Rev. Francis Kilvert visitit.
* The *Happy Union Inn* is a grade II leetit biggin. The age o the biggin is something o a mystery thegither wi its name an unuisual pub sign. The present awner is the 3rd generation o his faimily tae run the pub. 
* Abbey Cwmhir Hall: an Elizabethan-style hoose biggit in 1833 bi Thomas Wilson, then awner o the Abbeycwmhir estate. It replaced a smawer Tudor-style hoose. It is open tae the public.

## See an aa
*Glyndwr's Way

## References


## Freemit airtins
* Veelage wabsteid
Dammam

**Dammam** (an aw **Ad Dammām**) () is the caipital o the Eastren Province o Saudi Arabie, (the maist ile-rich region in the warld). The judicial an admeenistrative bodies o the Eastren Province an several govrenment depairtments are locatit in the ceety. Dammam is the lairgest ceety in the Eastren Province an third lairgest in Saudi Arabie efter Riyadh an Jeddah. It is an important commercial hub an port in Saudi Arabie.

Dammam, an the rest o the Eastren Province, is served bi the Keeng Fahd Internaitional Airport (KFIA), the lairgest airport in the warld in terms o land aurie (approximately 780&nbsp;km2), aboot 20&nbsp;km tae the northwast o the ceety.

Dammam's King Abdul Aziz Sea Port is the lairgest on the Persian Gulf. Its import-export traffeck in the kintra is seicont anerlie tae Jeddah's port.

## Etymology
The oreegins o the name "Dammam" is controversial, some say that it is onomatopoeic an it wis gien tae the aurie acause o a drum poseetioned in a nearbi keep, when soondit for the alairm it produced a melody cried "damdamah", ithers say that the name wis gien accordin tae the Arabic wird "dawwama" (whirlpool) which indicatit a nearbi sea steid that Dhows uisually haed tae avoid.

## Freemit airtins

* Municipality o Dammam  Offeecial wabsteid (in Arabic)
* Keeng Fahd Internaitional Airport Flicht Informations tae an frae Dammam Airport
*A travel through the Eastren Province, Splendid Arabia: A traivel steid wi photos an routes
Bílovec

**Bílovec** (; ) is a toun in the Moravian-Silesian Region, near Nový Jičín. It is situatit on the slopes o the Nízký Jeseník muntains an on the banks o the Bílovka River.

## Notable fowk
Bílovec is the birthplace o tennis players Květa Peschke an Petra Kvitová.

## Gallery

 File:Bílovec, Slezské sq 2.jpg | Slezské square
 File:Bílovec, Tkalcovská str.jpg| Tkalcovská street

## References
Arabs

**Arab fowk**, kent as **Arabs** an aw (, *ʿarab*), are a panethnicity primarily livin in the Arab warld which is locatit in Wastren Asie an North Africae. Thay are identified as such on ane or mair o genealogical, linguistic, or cultural grunds, wi tribal affiliations, an intra-tribal relationships playin an important pairt o Arab identity in tracin strynd o a naitional frae an Arab state.

## Etymologie

The earliest documentit uise o the wird "Arab" as definin a group o fowk dates frae the 9t century BC in Assirie records which describe the indwallers o the Arabie Peninsula.

The maist popular Arab accoont hauds that the wird 'Arab' came frae an eponymous faither cried Yarab, who wis supposedly the first tae speak Arabic. Al-Hamdani haed anither view; he states that Arabs wur cried Gh**Arab** (Wast in Semitic) bi Mesopotamians acause Arabs residit in Wastren Mesopotamie; the term wis then corruptit intae Arab. Yet anither view is held bi Al-Masudi that the wird Arabs wis initially applee'd tae the Ishmaelites o the "Arabah" valley.

The ruit o the wird haes mony meanins in Semitic leids includin "wast/sunset," "desert," "mingle," "merchant," "raven" an are "comprehensible" wi aw o these haein varyin degrees o relevance tae the emergence o the name. It is an aa possible that some forms war metathetical frae  "muivin aroond" (Arabic  "traverse"), an hence, it is allegit, "nomadic."

## References

## Freemit airtins

*Arab League (Arabic)
Semnan Province

**Semnan Province** (, *Ostān-e Semnān* ) is ane o the 31 provinces o Iran.  It is in the north o the kintra, an its center is Semnan. The province o Semnan covers an aurie o 96,816 square kilometers an stretches alang the Alborz muntain range an borders tae Dasht-e Kavir desert in its soothren pairts.

Coonties o the province include Semnan, Damghan, Shahrood, Mehdishahr (Sangsar) an Garmsar. In 1996, the province haed a population o aboot 501,000, an in 2005 Semnan ceety (the caipital o the province) haed a population o 119,778, an the ceety o Shahroud, which accoonts for being the lairgest ceety o this province, haed a population o 231,831. http://www.mongabay.com/igapo/2005_world_city_populations/Iran.html

## Admeenistrative diveesions

## References

## Freemit airtins

*History o Semnan Province 
*Information on Semnan  Naitional geoscience database o Iran
*Semnan Cultual Heritage Organization 
*
Najaf

**Najaf** (; BGN: *An Najaf*) is a ceety in Iraq aboot 160&nbsp;km sooth o Baghdad. Its estimatit population in 2008 is 560,000 fowk. It is the caipital o Najaf Province. It is widely considered the third holiest ceety o Shia Islam an the centre o Shia poleetical pouer in Iraq.

## Releegious significance
Najaf is renowned as the steid o the tomb o Alī ibn Abī Tālib, kent as "Imām Alī" an aw, the First Imam o Shias, the cousin an son-in-law o the prophet Muhammad whom the Shia consider tae be the righteous caliph. The ceety is nou a great centre o pilgrimage frae throughoot the Shi'a Islamic warld. It is estimatit that anerlie Mecca an Medina receive mair Muslim pilgrims. As the burial steid o Shia Islam's seicont maist important figur, the Imam Ali Mosque is considered bi aw Shias as the third holiest Islamic steid.

The Imam Ali Mosque is hoosed in a grand structur wi a gowd gilditd dome an moany precious objects in the waws. Nearbi is the Wadi-us-Salaam cemetery, reputit tae be the lairgest in the warld. It contains the tombs o several prophets an mony o the devout frae aroond the warld aspire tae be buried here, tae be raised frae the deid wi Imām Alī on Judgement Day. Ower the centuries, numerous hospices, schuils, libraries an Sufi convents wur biggit aroond the shrine tae mak the ceety the centre o Shīʻa learnin an theology.

The Najaf seminary is ane o the maist important teachin centres in the Islamic warld. Ayatollah Khomeini lectured thare frae 1964-1978.
Mony o the leadin figures o the new Islamic muivement that emerged in Iraq, Iran an Lebanon in the 1970s haed studied at Najaf.

Hintle o Najaf's heritage wis badly damaged durin the rule o Saddam Hussein, wi a heich-gate bein driven throu the middle o the Wādī'u s-Salām.

## Sister ceeties
*  Minneapolis, Unitit States

## Relatit pages
*Battle o Najaf (2003)
*Battle o Najaf (2004)
*Battle o Najaf (2007)
*Al Najaf Internaitional Airport
*Leet o places in Iraq

## References

## Freemit airtins

* The Holy City of Najaf (Iraq) 
*Interactive Guide: Najaf - *[[The Guardian]]*
Giffnock

**Giffnock** is a sma toun seetuatit in East Renfrewshire, Scotland juist sooth o Glesga. It furms pairt o Greater Glesga an had a population o 16,178 as o the 2001 census. Maist o Giffnock's indwallers wark in Glesga but the toun dis hae local companies an aw- masitly locatit on Fenwick Road whit is the main gate that gaes throu the toun. The aurie haes twa primary schuils- Braibar Primary Schuil an Giffnock Primary Schuil an the heich schuil for maist fowk in Giffnock is Woodfarm Heich Schuil. Some o the maist kent pynts in the toun are Giffnock Library an Giffnock Railway Station whilk are baith locatit on Station Road juist aff Fenwick Road. Giffnock haes monie kirks an severals Boys' Brigade Companies an aw.
Muhammad

**Muhammad** ( (or sometimes **Muhammad ibn Abdullah** an an' a' transliteratit as **Muhammed**, **Mohammad** or **Mohammed**) (ca. 26 Apryle 570 – 8 Juin 632), wis the foonder o the  releegion o Islam. an is considered bi Muslims tae be a messenger an prophet o God, the last law-bearer in a series o Islamic prophets, an, bi maist Muslims, the last prophet o God as taught bi the Quran. Muslims thus consider him the restorer o an uncorruptit oreeginal monotheistic faith (islām) o Adam,  Noah, Aubraham, Moses, Jesus an ither prophets. He wis an aa active as a social reformer, diplomat, merchand, philosopher, orator, legislator, militar leader, humanitarian, philanthropist, an, accordin tae Muslim belief, an agent o divine action.
Admeenistrative diveesions o Azerbaijan

Poleetically, **[[Azerbaijan]]** is dividit intae:
*59 **[[destrict]]s** (*rayonlar*; sing.– *[[raion|rayon]]*), 
*11 **[[Ceety|ceeties]]** (*şəhərlər*; sing.– *[[şəhər]]*), 
*1 **[[Nakhchivan|autonomous republic]]** (*muxtar respublika*), which itsel contains:
**7 destricts
**1 ceety

This leet is for the main pairt o Azerbaijan; the rayons o Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic are leetit belaw an numbered separately. Some rayons are completely or pairtially in the sel-proclaimit Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, shown on the map in green; this is notit in the leet.

The rayons are further dividit intae municipalities.

## Leet o admeenistrative diveesions
### Contiguous Azerbaijan

### Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic

The territory o Nagorno-Karabakh presently forms pairt o Azerbaijani rayons o Khojavend, Tartar, Goranboy, Shusha and Kalbajar. In Soviet times the region wis kent as Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast; housomeivver on 26 November 1991, the Parliament o the Azerbaijan SSR abolished the autonomous status o the NKAO. Syne then the territory o the autonomous oblast haes been admeenistratively split atween the neighborin rayons, but maist o it remains unner the control o the ethnic Armenie forces frae Nagorno-Karabakh an Armenie as result o the Nagorno-Karabakh War. 

The seiven rayons an ane municipality o the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic are leetit an numbered separately.

## See an aw
*Economic regions an destricts o Azerbaijan
*ISO 3166-2:AZ

## References
Cryptic Fate

**Cryptic Fate** is a progressive metal baund frae Dhaka, Bangladesh. 

## History
Cryptic Fate wis formed in 1993. Oreeginally influenced bi classic 80s metal, the baund’s soond haes continued tae matur an evolve intae a unique style that nou bears little or nae resemblance tae the oreeginal. Stairtin oot as a purely hivy metal baund, their first studio album, 'Ends Are Forever', released in 1994, which wis written entirely in Inglis. Their soond stairtit tae tak a drastic turn durin the years follaein the release o their seicont studio album, 'Sreshto' in 2001, a concept album aboot the leeberation war o Bangladesh. In 2006, they released 'Danob', their third full length effort. The album wis nothing short o the best progressive metal the baund haed tae affer, an marked such a depairtur frae their oreeginal soond it wad be impossible for ane unfamiliar wi their muisic tae guess that they are the same group.

## Discography
**Studio albums** 
* 1994: *[[Ends Are Forever]]*
* 2002: *[[Srestho]]*
* 2006: *[[Danob]]*

**Compilation tracks**
* 2000: Cholo Bangladesh (Charpotro)
* 2001: Shokal Choyta (Anushilon)
* 2001: Eito cholchey (Anushilon)
* 2002: Odhikar (Projonmo)
* 2003: Ashirbād - (featuring) Black and Artcell (Din Bodol)
* 2003: Gontobbo (Lokayot)
* 2003: Biday (Aguntok)
* 2004: Prem (Aguntok 2)
* 2005: Onadorer Shontan (Aguntok 3)
* 2010: Ondho (Rock 404)

## References

## Freemit airtins
*
*Cryptic Fate offeecial Facebook page
System of a Down

**System of a Down** (**SoaD**) is an American hivy metal baund frae Glendale, Californie, foondit in 1992. The baund wis foondit whan Soil (wi American guitarist Daron Malakian an Lebanese sangster Serj Tankian) spleetit up. Thay gaithert wi Lebanese drummer Andi Khachaturian an Armenian bassist Shavo Odadjian. Efter, Andi left an John Dolmayan becam the new drum player. System of a Down haes five CDs: System of a Down, Toxicity, Steal This Album!, Mezmerize an Hypnotize.
Al Jahra

**Al Jahra** () is a ceety locatit 32 kilometres (20 mile) north-wast o Kuwait Ceety in Kuwait . Al Jahra is the caipital o the Al Jahra Govrenorate as well as the surroondin Al Jahra Destrict which is agriculturally based. Encyclopædia Britannica recordit the population in 1980 as 67,311. Housomeivver, syne the Gulf War, the population haes appeared tae hae declined, wi a population o 14,658 fowk recorded in 1995 an an estimate o 24,281 as o 2009.

## History
Al Jahra was ance dominatit bi agricultural land an began as a sma oasis veelage. Historically it became kent as a notable tradin point for camels an a stoppin place on the wey tae Kuwait Ceety. It gradually grew intae a toun an the historic Red Fort (Qasr Al-Ahmar) o Al Jahra wis built. Al Jahra wis the steid o the Battle o Jahra in 1920, a conflict atween Kuwaiti an Saudi forces. The day there is a naitional monument commemoratin the battle. The conflict wis settled in 1922 when King Abdul Aziz al-Saud recognized the unthirldom o Kuwait in exchynge for territory.

## Transport

Al Jahra is locatit 32 kilometres (20 mile) north-wast o Kuwait Ceeity an is connectit bi a series o ring roads. Heich-gate 80 connects the ceety tae Abdaly on the Iraqi border. The heich-gate haes become kent as "The Heich-gate o Daith" due tae its involvement in the Gulf War when the Allee'd troops destroyed an Iraqi convoy. The road wis repaired durin the late 1990s, an wis uised in the initial stages o the 2003 invasion o Iraq bi U.S. an Breetish forces. The day there is a blue sign at the Multa'a Ranch turnaff readin, "God Bless U.S. Troops". The surroondin aurie is desert but tents are aften seen locatit alang the heich-gate. The nearest airport is at Kuwait Internaitional Airport.

## Sport

The main fitbaa team is Al Jahra (fitbaa club). They play at the 25,000 capacity Al Shabab Mubarak Alaiar Stadium. They hae wan the Kuwaiti league, unner the auld name o Kuwaiti Premier League ance in 1990. They pairticipatit in the Kuwaiti Premier League 21 times durin the *2007-2008* saison. Al Jahra hae reached the Kuwait Emir Cup Feenal twice in 1996 an 2002, when they lost tae Al Arabi 1-2 an Kuwait Club 0-1 respectively.

Khaima Mall in Al Jahra an aa contains a notable fish mercat.

## References

## Freemit airtins

*Image of Highway 80 near Al Jahra in 1991
Kalbajar Rayon

**Kalbajar** () is a rayon o Azerbaijan. *Kalbajar* is a Kurdish name meaning *Stane City*. The entire region is currently unner the control o Armenie forces that caw the wastren hauf **Karvajar**. The eastren hauf is offeecially pairt o Nagorno-Karabakh, makin up pairt o the Martakert Province. The Azeri an Kurdish population o Kalbajar wur displaced bi the fechtin an currently live as internally displaced bodies in ither regions o Azerbaijan.

## Demographics
1989 405
*Azerbaijanis 83.19% (55.082)
*Armenians 14.79% (9.794)
*Kurds  1.88% (1.248)
*Ither 1%

## History

The Armenie name o the destrict is Karvachar (), that corresponds tae the auncient destrict o **Vaykunik**, ane o 12 cantons o Artsakh (historical Nagorno-Karabakh) . It wis kent as *Upper-Khachen* or *Tsar* (efter its chief toun) an aa, an wis ruled bi ane o the branches o the Hoose o Khachen, that haudit it til the Roushie conquest o the Karabakh region in the early 19t century.

In the early 17t century maist o the oreeginal Armenian population o Kalbajar wis deportit bi Abbas I an eventually Kurds sattlit the area as they did in the neeburin Qashatagh .

In the time o Kurdistan Uyezd, the Kalbajar region wis a predominantly Kurdish inhabitit area.. Efter deportation o the Kurds unner Joseph Stalin, Azeris constitutit the main pairt o the population.

As a result o the Nagorno-Karabakh War, the area wis taken bi Armenie forces in 1992. Subsequently the Azeri population fled the region.

## Cultural monuments
Karvachar is rich in Armenian monuments numberin close tae 750, whilk include monasteries, kirks, chapels, fortresses, khachkars an inscriptions. The maist important o them is the monastery o Dadivank.

## Unner Armenie Control
The destrict wis made intae the province o Shahumyan, ane o the 8 provinces o NKR. The province remains the least populatit o the NKR provinces wi a tot population o 2,800. The toun o Karvachar is hame tae 500 fowk.

## Relatit pages
*Battle o Kelbajar

## References


## Freemit airtins
* Interactive map o Azerbaijan