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Al Qasim prince: HRH Faisal Bin Bandar ALSaud (Arabic: الأمير فيصل بن بندر آل سعود) Arabic ( or just ) is the largest living member of the Semitic language family in terms of speakers. ...

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Al Qasim IPA: [ælqɑˈsˁiːm] (Arabic: القصيم) is a province of Saudi Arabia, located in the centre of the country. It has an area of 65,000 km² and a population of 933,100 (1999). Its capital is Buraidah (بريدة). Buraidah is one of the biggest dates producers worldwide. Each year (in September), a big "dates Season Ceremony" is celebrated, at which a lot of people come from all over the GCC countries to buy their yearly requirement of dates. It has also the biggest camel market in the world. Other nearby towns include 'Unaizah, Al-bukariyah , Ar-Rass and Albadaya, all of which are mainly agricultural communities. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Not to be confused with the NATO phonetic alphabet, which has also informally been called the “International Phonetic Alphabet”. For information on how to read IPA transcriptions of English words, see IPA chart for English. ... Arabic ( or just ) is the largest living member of the Semitic language family in terms of speakers. ... Saudi Arabia is divided into 13 provinces (mintaqat, singular - mintaqah). ... Buraidah (Arabic: بريدة) lies in the Qasim region of Saudi Arabia in the heart of the Arabian peninsula. ... Buraidah (Arabic: بريدة) lies in the Qasim region of Saudi Arabia in the heart of the Arabian peninsula. ... Binomial name Phoenix dactylifera L. The Date Palm Phoenix dactylifera is a palm, extensively cultivated for its edible fruit. ... Binomial name Phoenix dactylifera L. The Date Palm Phoenix dactylifera is a palm, extensively cultivated for its edible fruit. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Part of the ceremony of the Changing of the Guard in Whitehall, London. ... The Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (Arabic: مجلس التعاون لدول الخليج), formerly named and still commonly called Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) (مجلس التعاون الخليجي) is a regional organization involving the six Persian Gulf Arab States with many economic and social objectives in mind. ... Species Camelus bactrianus Camelus dromedarius Camelus gigas Camelus hesternus Camelus sivalensis Camels are even-toed ungulates in the genus Camelus. ... Satellite view of Unzaizah. ... Ar Rass (Arabic: الرس) is a town in Al-Qasim region in central Saudi Arabia. ...

Provinces of Saudi Arabia Flag of Saudi Arabia
Al Bahah | Al Hudud ash Shamaliyah | Al Jawf | Al Madinah | Al Qasim | Ar Riyad | Ash Sharqiyah | 'Asir | Ha'il | Jizan | Makkah | Najran | Tabuk

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ArtVitae.com - Qasim Al-Septi: Portfolio (255 words)
He's a charismatic, handsome man in his 50s, who holds court most mornings in the gallery and the garden in the back, where there is a charming café, surrounded by lush plants and sheltered from the sun by a corrugated tin roof supported by antique columns.
You should not get stuck in one place always doing the same thing," explains Qasim simply, in between discussions with artists about displaying their work and hollering to his young son to grab some nails to secure a painting in its frame.
Artists of Qasim's generation were the students of the "Pioneers," the first generation of Iraqi artists to bring modernism to Iraq, often inspired by their studies not in Europe but in Turkey.
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Al Zahrawi was the first to describe the so-called "Walcher position" in obstetrics; the first to depict dental arches, tongue depressors and lead catheters and the first to describe clearly the hereditary circumstances surrounding haemophilia.
In the treatment of entropion, Al Zahrawi advised eversion of the eyelid with fingers or with a traction suture.
Al Zahrawi was described by Pietro Argallata (died 1423) as "without doubt the chief of all surgeons".
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