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Ganganagar
(Encyclopedia) Ganganagar Ganganagar gŭngˈgänəgər [key], city, Rajasthan state, NW India, on the Bikaner canal system…Korah
(Encyclopedia) KorahKorahkōˈrə [key], in the Bible. 1 Levite leader, with Dathan and Abiram, of the unsuccessful revolt in the desert against the exclusive priesthood of the Aaronic family and…Azazel
(Encyclopedia) AzazelAzazeləzāˈzəl, ăzˈəzĕl [key], in the Bible, an obscure term found in the ritual of the scapegoat in the Book of Leviticus. Azazel may be the place to which the scapegoat was sent…American University in Cairo
(Encyclopedia) American University in Cairo, at Cairo, Egypt; English language; founded 1919. It has faculties of anthropology, computer science, economics and political science, engineering, English…Cerro Azul
(Encyclopedia) Cerro Azul, volcano, 12,428 ft (3,788 m) high, central Chile, in the Andes c.150 mi (240 km) S of Santiago. Also known as Quizapú after the large vent on the northern flank of the…Heizer, Michael
(Encyclopedia) Heizer, Michael, 1944–, American sculptor and painter, b. Berkeley, Calif., studied San Francisco Art Institute (1963–64). Heizer was one of the artists who developed land art in the…Tarim
(Encyclopedia) TarimTarimdārēmˈ [key], Mandarin Dayan, chief river of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, NW China, c.1,300 mi (2,090 km) long, formed by the union of the Aksu and the Yarkant rivers at…Murgab
(Encyclopedia) MurgabMurgabm&oobreve;rgäbˈ [key], river, 530 mi (853 km) long, rising in the Paropamisus range, NE Afghanistan, flowing NW into Turkmenistan, to the Merv oasis, and disappearing…Mason, James
(Encyclopedia) Mason, James, 1909–84, British stage and film actor. Mason, trained at Cambridge as an architect, became a leading man in British films in the 1940s and thereafter an international…jungle
(Encyclopedia) jungle [Hindustani jangal=desert, forest; from Skt. jangala=wasteland, uncultivated land], densest form of tropical forest (usually second growth or later) found throughout tropical…Trending
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