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Abu al-Faraj

(Encyclopedia) Abu al-Faraj: see Bar-Hebraeus, Gregorius.

Almohads

(Encyclopedia) AlmohadsAlmohadsălˈməhădz [key], Berber Muslim dynasty that ruled Morocco and Spain in the 12th and 13th cent. It had its origins in the puritanical sect founded by Ibn Tumart, who…

Kaaba

(Encyclopedia) Kaaba or CaabaCaababoth: käˈbə or käˈəbə [key] [Arab.,=cube], the central, cubic, stone structure, covered by a black cloth, within the Great Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The sacred…

Deir al-Zour

(Encyclopedia) Deir al-Zour, Syria: see Dayr az Zawr.