For other uses, see Barcelona (disambiguation). Coat of arms of Barcelona Flag of Barcelona Barcelona within Barcelonès Population (2003) 1,582,738 Area 1004 Km2 Population density (2001) 15,764/Km2 Barcelona is the capital of Spain (41º 23 N, 2º 11 E). It is in the comarca...
Barcelona sacked by This article is about the Spanish Muslim general and statesman Al-Mansur. There is also an article on the Abbasid Caliph Al Mansur of Baghdad Al Mansur. They were both known as Almanzor in the West Abu Aamir Muhammad Ibn Abdullah Ibn Abi Aamir, Al-Hajib Al-Mansur أب...
Al-Mansur
This article is about Greenland, the island dependency of Denmark. For information about the United States town of Greenland, see Greenland, New Hampshire. Greenland (Greenlandic: Kalaallit Nunaat, The Land of the Greenlanders (Kalaallit); Danish: Grønland) is a self-governed Danish territory and an Arctic island nation located in North...
Greenland colonized by For other uses, see Iceland can mean: Iceland - a European country located in the northern Atlantic Ocean Iceland (supermarket) - a chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom and Ireland This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. If...
Icelandic For other uses, see Viking can refer to: Viking Age - the name of the period between 793 A.D and 1066 A.D in Scandinavia Viking - the name of seafaring Scandinavians during the Viking Age (in the western trail) Varangian - the name of seafaring Scandinavians during the Viking Age (in...
Viking This article concerns the comic book character -- for the Viking explorer, see Erik the Red. Erik the Red is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics comic book universe. He is Davan Shakari, an alien from the Shiar Empire in another galaxy. He was created by Chris Claremont and...
Erik the Red (the date is according to legend but has been established as at least approximately correct – see Hunting and whaling have always been important ways to make a living on Greenland. One of the exotic animals found here is the polar bear, which is also in the Danish coat of arms. The history of Greenland, the worlds largest island, is the history of life under extreme...
History of Greenland)
Lady Wulfruna founded the town that later became the city of City of Wolverhampton Geography Status: Metropolitan borough, City (2000) Region: West Midlands Ceremonial County: West Midlands Area: - Total Ranked 281st 69.44 km² Admin. HQ: Wolverhampton ONS code: 00CW Demographics Population: - Total (2002 est.) - Density Ranked 44th 239,358 3,447 / km² Ethnicity: 77.8% White 14.3% S.Asian...
Wolverhampton
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Hakim bi-Amr Allah (literally: Ruler by Gods Command) was the sixth Fatimid Caliph in Egypt, ruling from 996 to 1021. He was born in Egypt in 985 and successfully succeeded his father Abu Mansur Nizar al-Aziz in 996 at the age of eleven in an initial demonstration...
Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah, later sixth The Fatimid Empire or Fatimid Caliphate ruled North Africa from A.D. 909 to 1171. The term Fatimite is sometimes used to refer to citizens of the Empire/Caliphate. The name Fatimid is derived from the name of daughter of the Prophet Muhammad, Fatima az-Zahra. The dynasty and its...
Fatimid An Anglicized/Latinized version of the Arabic word خليفة or Khalīfah, Caliph ( This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons. Please see its description page there. To play the audio file do not click on the -image. Look for a Listen-link near this...
Caliph in This article is part of the History of Egypt series. Ancient Egypt Greek and Roman Egypt Early Arab Egypt Ottoman Egypt Mehemet Ali and his successors Modern Egypt List of Egyptians From 639 to 1517 Egypt was part of the Arab world, ruled at first by governors acting in the...
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Boniface VII (died July 20, 985), who attained the papal chair in 974, is sometimes styled an antipope. He is supposed to have put Benedict VI to death. A popular tumult compelled him to flee to Constantinople; he carried off a vast treasure, and returned in 984 and removed John...
Pope Boniface VII