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  • 61Greece, history of — ▪ Byzantine to modern Introduction       history of the area from the Byzantine (Byzantine Empire) period, beginning about AD 300, to the present. For earlier periods, see Aegean civilizations; ancient Greek civilization; and Hellenistic Age.… …

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  • 62UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, country in N. America. This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction Colonial Era, 1654–1776 Early National Period, 1776–1820 German Jewish Period, 1820–1880 East European Jewish Period,… …

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  • 63Advance of the Islamic Courts Union — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Advance of the Islamic Courts Union partof= the Somali Civil War and War on Terrorism date=June 4 ndash; December 20, 2006 place=Somalia caption= result=Ethiopian intervention combatant1= Alleged:… …

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  • 64Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan, adj., n. /sree lahng keuh, lang keuh, shree / an island republic in the Indian Ocean, S of India: a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 18,762,075; 25,332 sq. mi. (65,610 sq. km). Cap.: Colombo. Formerly, Ceylon. Arabic, Serendip.… …

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  • 65Acaill — Lage von Achill Island. Die Insel Achill Island (irisch Acaill; Oileán Acla) liegt in der Grafschaft Mayo und ist mit 146 km² die größte Insel Irlands. Auf Achill Island leben 2.620 Menschen (Stand: 2006). Rund 87 Prozent der Insel sind von… …

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  • 66Achillinsel — Lage von Achill Island. Die Insel Achill Island (irisch Acaill; Oileán Acla) liegt in der Grafschaft Mayo und ist mit 146 km² die größte Insel Irlands. Auf Achill Island leben 2.620 Menschen (Stand: 2006). Rund 87 Prozent der Insel sind von… …

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  • 67Indo-China — • The most easterly of the three great peninsulas of Southern Asia, is bounded on the north by the mountains of Assam, the Plateau of Yun nan, and the mountains of Kwang si; on the east by the province of Kwang si (Canton), the Gulf of Tong king …

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  • 682011 Syrian uprising — Part of the Arab Spring Protest in Hama, a city in northwestern Syria (22 July 2011) …

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  • 69ARAB POPULATION — GENERAL SURVEY Under the British Mandate, 1917–48 In 1917, at the time of the British conquest of Palestine during World War I, the country s Arabic speaking population numbered less than 600,000 persons; in 1947 it was estimated at 1,200,000.… …

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  • 70Crete — See also: Crete (disambiguation) Crete Κρήτη The Minoan Palace at Knossos Geography …

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