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The Koran/Sura LII — The Mountain
Sura LII — The MountainMecca — 49 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful BY the MOUNTAIN, And by the Book written On an outspread roll, And by the frequented fane,[127…Cantabrian Mountains
(Encyclopedia) Cantabrian MountainsCantabrian Mountainskăntāˈbrēən [key], N Spain, extending c.300 mi (480 km) along the Bay of Biscay from the Pyrenees to Cape Finisterre. Torre de Cerredo (8,687 ft…Veracruz, city, Mexico
(Encyclopedia) Veracruz, city (1990 pop. 303,152), Veracruz state, E central Mexico, on the Gulf of Mexico. Rivaling Tampico as the country's main port, it is also the commercial and industrial…New Mexico
New Mexico State Information Official Name: The State of New Mexico; Nuevo México (Spanish); Yootó Hahoodzo (Navajo) Capital: Santa Fe Organized as a territory: September 9, 1850 Entered Union (…Mourne Mountains
(Encyclopedia) Mourne MountainsMourne Mountainsmôrn [key], in Down, Newry, and Mourne dists., SE Northern Ireland. Slieve Donard (2,796 ft/852 m) is the highest peak in Northern Ireland. The district…UCI World Championships
2008 UCI World Championships New! 2007 UCI World Championships…Arbuckle Mountains
(Encyclopedia) Arbuckle MountainsArbuckle Mountainsärˈbŭkəl [key], range of low, rolling hills, rising c.700 ft (210 m) above the prairie, S Okla.; remnant of mountains formed in the Precambrian.…Smoky Mountains
(Encyclopedia) Smoky Mountains: see Great Smoky Mountains.Gila
(Encyclopedia) GilaGilahēˈlə [key], river, 630 mi (1,014 km) long, rising in the mountains of W N.Mex. and flowing W across Ariz. to the Colorado River at Yuma, Ariz.; the San Francisco River is its…Ruiz, Juan
(Encyclopedia) Ruiz, JuanRuiz, Juanhwän r&oomacr;ēthˈ [key], 1283?–1350?, Spanish poet, musician, and archpriest of Hita. Ruiz suffered 13 years in prison, during which time he revised his…