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| Saudi Arabia  FeatureType : country Elevation : 943 Lat/Lng : 24.0 / 45.0 | Saudi Arabia , officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA; '), is a country in Western Asia constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula. With a land area of approximately , Saudi Arabia is the largest sovereign state in the Middle East, geographically the fifth-largest in Asia, second-largest in (...) |
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| Abha FeatureType : city Elevation : 2228 Lat/Lng : 18.2169 / 42.5053 | Abha is the capital of 'Asir Region in Saudi Arabia. It is situated above sea level in the fertile mountains of south-western Saudi Arabia, near Asir National Park. Abha's mild climate makes it a popular tourist destination for Saudis. (...) |
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| Jeddah FeatureType : city Elevation : 15 Lat/Lng : 21.5433 / 39.1728 | Jeddah (sometimes spelled Jiddah or Jedda; ; ', Hejazi pronunciation:) is a city in the Tihamah region of the Hejaz on the coast of the Red Sea and is the major urban center of western Saudi Arabia. It is the largest city in Makkah Province, the largest seaport on the Red Sea, and with a population (...) |
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| Riyadh FeatureType : city Elevation : 612 Lat/Lng : 24.6826 / 46.7379 | Riyadh (; , Najdi pronunciation:) is the capital and most populous city of Saudi Arabia, approximately 790 km (491 mi) North-east of Mecca. It is also the capital of Riyadh Province and belongs to the historical regions of Najd and Al-Yamama (...) |
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| Mecca FeatureType : null Elevation : 299 Lat/Lng : 21.4225 / 39.8262 | Mecca is a city in the Hejazi region of the Arabian Peninsula, and the plain of Tihamah in Saudi Arabia, and is also the capital and administrative headquarters of the Makkah Region. The city is located inland from Jeddah in a narrow valley at a height of above sea level, and south of Medina (...) |
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| Medina FeatureType : null Elevation : 606 Lat/Lng : 24.4687 / 39.6109 | Medina (; , ', "the radiant city"; or , ' , "the city"), also transliterated as Madīnah, is a city in the Hejaz region of the Arabian Peninsula and administrative headquarters of the Al-Madinah Region of Saudi Arabia (...) |
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| Yemen FeatureType : country Elevation : 711 Lat/Lng : 15.8134 / 47.7905 | Yemen , officially known as the Republic of Yemen , is a country at the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. Yemen is the second-largest Arab sovereign state in the peninsula, occupying . The coastline stretches for about (...) |
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| Persian Gulf FeatureType : waterbody Lat/Lng : 26.9047 / 51.5308 | The Persian Gulf , is a mediterranean sea in Western Asia. The body of water is an extension of the Indian Ocean (Gulf of Oman) through the Strait of Hormuz and lies between Iran to the northeast and the Arabian Peninsula to the southwest (...) |
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| Yanbu FeatureType : city Elevation : 4 Lat/Lng : 24.0823 / 38.0656 | Yanbu' al Bahr (', "spring by the sea"), also known simply as Yanbu, Yambo or Yenbo, is a major Red Sea port in the Al Madinah Province of western Saudi Arabia. It is approximately 300 kilometers northwest of Jeddah (at). The population is 188,430 (2004 census) (...) |
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| Egypt FeatureType : country Elevation : 3 Lat/Lng : 24.1333 / 35.4833 | Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia by a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. Egypt is a Mediterranean country bordered by the Gaza Strip and Israel to the northeast, the Gulf of Aqaba to the east, the (...) |
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| Mount Sinai FeatureType : mountain Elevation : 2243 Lat/Lng : 28.5391 / 33.9748 | Mount Sinai (or ; or ; , Har Sinai; ;), also known as Mount Horeb or Gabal Musa, is a mountain in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt that is a possible location of the biblical Mount Sinai, which is considered a holy site by the Abrahamic religions (...) |
| 12 | Cairo International Airport FeatureType : airport Elevation : 86 Lat/Lng : 30.1222 / 31.4056 | Cairo International Airport (Arabic: ; Maṭār El Qāhira El Dawly) is the international airport of Cairo and the busiest airport in Egypt and serves as the primary hub for EgyptAir, EgyptAir Express and Nile Air as well as several other airlines (...) | |
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| Suez Canal FeatureType : waterbody Elevation : 0 Lat/Lng : 30.705 / 32.3442 | The Suez Canal is an original sea-level waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea through the Isthmus of Suez. Constructed by the Suez Canal Company between 1859 and 1869, it was officially opened on 17 November 1869 (...) |
| 14 | Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport FeatureType : airport Elevation : 639 Lat/Lng : 24.5533 / 39.705 | Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport or Medina Airport is a regional airport in Medina, Saudi Arabia. Opened in 1950, it handles domestic flights, while it has scheduled international services to regional destinations such as Cairo, Doha, Dubai, Istanbul and Kuwait City (...) | |
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| Sudan FeatureType : country Elevation : 386 Lat/Lng : 15.6333 / 32.5333 | Sudan (; as-Sūdān), officially the Republic of the Sudan (Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea to the east, Ethiopia to the southeast, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the (...) |
| 16 | Arabian Peninsula FeatureType : null Elevation : 590 Lat/Lng : 24.65 / 46.71 | The Arabian Peninsula, simplified Arabia (; ', ‘Arabian island’ or ', ‘Island of the Arabs’), is a peninsula of Western Asia situated northeast of Africa on the Arabian plate. From a geographical perspective, it is considered a subcontinent of Asia. It is the largest peninsula in the world, at (...) | |
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| Latakia FeatureType : city Elevation : 49 Lat/Lng : 35.5222 / 35.7903 | Latakia ('; Syrian pronunciation:), also spelled Lattakia or Latakiyah, is the principal port city of Syria, as well as the capital of the Latakia Governorate. Historically, it has also been known as Laodicea in Syria or Laodicea ad Mare (...) |
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| Gaza Strip FeatureType : adm1st Elevation : 12 Lat/Lng : 31.4167 / 34.3333 | The Gaza Strip (;The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p.761 "Gaza Strip /'gɑːzə/ a strip of territory under the control of the Palestinian National Authority and Hamas, on the SE Mediterranean coast including the town of Gaza..." (...) |
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| Malacca City FeatureType : city Elevation : 11 Lat/Lng : 2.1943 / 102.2487 | Malacca City (Bandaraya Melaka), is the capital city of the Malaysian state of Malacca. As of 2010 it has a population of 484,885. It is the oldest Malaysian city on the Straits of Malacca, having become a successful entrepôt in the era of the Malacca Sultanate (...) |
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| Somalia FeatureType : country Elevation : 273 Lat/Lng : 6.1833 / 47.0 | Somalia , officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe Federal Republic of Somalia is the country's name per Article 1 of the . , is a sovereign state with its territory located in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the west, Djibouti to the northwest, the Gulf of Aden to the north, (...) |
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| Eritrea FeatureType : city Elevation : 2343 Lat/Lng : 15.3333 / 38.9167 | Eritrea , , officially the State of Eritrea International Organization for Standardization is a country in the Horn of Africa, with its capital at Asmara. It is bordered by Sudan in the west, Ethiopia in the south, and Djibouti in the southeast (...) |
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| Israel FeatureType : country Elevation : 788 Lat/Lng : 31.7792 / 35.2236 | Israel , officially the State of Israel, is a country in the Middle East, located on the southeastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea and the northern shore of the Red Sea. It has land borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan on the east, the Palestinian territories of the (...) |
| 23 | Ha'il FeatureType : city Elevation : 1009 Lat/Lng : 27.5167 / 41.6833 | Ha'il , also spelled Hail, Ha'yel, or Hayil, is a city in north-western Saudi Arabia. It is the capital of Ha'il Region. The city has a population of 400,000. Ha'il is largely agricultural, with significant grain, date, and fruit production (...) | |
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| Libya FeatureType : country Elevation : 16 Lat/Lng : 32.8833 / 13.1667 | Libya , officially the State of Libya, is a country in North Africa, bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south and Algeria and Tunisia to the west (...) |
| 25 | Middle East FeatureType : country Elevation : -216 Lat/Lng : 32.8 / 35.6 | The Middle East is a transcontinental region centered on Western Asia, Turkey (both Asian and European), and Egypt (which is mostly in North Africa). Saudi Arabia is geographically the largest Middle Eastern nation while Bahrain is the smallest (...) | |
| 26 | OPEC FeatureType : null Elevation : 188 Lat/Lng : 48.2143 / 16.3659 | The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC, , or OPEP in several other languages) is an intergovernmental organization of nations, founded in 1960 in Baghdad by the first five members (Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Venezuela), and headquartered since 1965 in Vienna, Austria (...) | |
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| Umayyad Mosque FeatureType : landmark Elevation : 694 Lat/Lng : 33.5119 / 36.3067 | The Umayyad Mosque, also known as the Great Mosque of Damascus (Ğāmi' Banī 'Umayya al-Kabīr), located in the old city of Damascus, is one of the largest and oldest mosques in the world. It is considered by some Muslims to be the fourth-holiest place in Islam.Hitti, 2002, p. 514.Braswell, 1995, p. 26 (...) |
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| Cinquantenaire FeatureType : landmark Elevation : 88 Lat/Lng : 50.8406 / 4.3928 | Parc du Cinquantenaire (French for "Park of the Fiftieth Anniversary", pronounced) or Jubelpark (Dutch for "Jubilee Park", pronounced) is a large public, urban park (30 hectares) in the easternmost part of the European Quarter in Brussels, Belgium (...) |
| 29 | Arab League FeatureType : null Elevation : 26 Lat/Lng : 30.0446 / 31.2331 | The Arab League , formally the League of Arab States , is a regional organization of Arab states in and around North Africa, the Horn of Africa and Arabia. It was formed in Cairo on 22 March 1945 with six members: Kingdom of Egypt, Kingdom of Iraq, Transjordan (renamed Jordan in 1949), Lebanon, (...) | |
| 30 | Organization of United States Air Force Units in the Gulf War FeatureType : null Elevation : 23 Lat/Lng : 26.2653 / 50.1519 | The 1990–1991 Gulf War was the last major United States Air Force combat operation of the 20th Century. The command and control of allied forces deployed to the Middle East initially as part of Operation Desert Shield, later engaging in combat operations during Operation Desert Storm, were assigned (...) | |
| 31 | Egypt Eyalet FeatureType : null Elevation : 38 Lat/Lng : 30.05 / 31.2167 | The Eyalet of Egypt was the result of the conquest of Mamluk Egypt by the Ottoman Empire in 1517, following the Ottoman–Mamluk War (1516–1517) and the absorption of Syria into the Empire in 1516. Egypt was administered as an eyalet of the Ottoman Empire from 1517 until 1867, with an interruption (...) | |
| 32 | Buraidah FeatureType : city Elevation : 614 Lat/Lng : 26.3333 / 43.9667 | Buraydah is the capital of Al-Qassim Region in northcentral Saudi Arabia in the heart of the Arabian Peninsula. Buraydah lies equidistant from the Red Sea to the west and the Persian Gulf to the east. It has a population of 614,093 (2010 census) (...) | |
| 33 | 2016 attack on the Saudi diplomatic missions in Iran FeatureType : null Elevation : 1563 Lat/Lng : 35.8014 / 51.4756 | The 2016 attack on the Saudi diplomatic missions in Iran was a mob action on 2 January 2016 by a crowd of protesters who stormed the embassy in Tehran and another Saudi diplomatic consulate in Mashhad, ransacking offices. The embassy building was set on fire with Molotov cocktails and petrol bombs (...) | |
| 34 | Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan FeatureType : null Elevation : 11 Lat/Lng : 24.412 / 54.474 | Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan ; 6 May 1918 – 2 November 2004) was the Ruler of Abu Dhabi for 38 years (6 August 1966 – 2 November 2004). He is the founding father and the principal driving force behind the formation of the United Arab Emirates , becoming the Union's first President , a post (...) | |
| 35 | The American University in Cairo FeatureType : landmark Elevation : 321 Lat/Lng : 30.0199 / 31.5003 | The American University in Cairo (abbreviated to AUC; ') is an independent, English language, private, research university located in Cairo, Egypt. The university offers American-style learning programs at the undergraduate, graduate and professional levels, along with a continuing education program (...) | |
| 36 | 2009 Jeddah floods FeatureType : city Elevation : 15 Lat/Lng : 21.5 / 39.1833 | The 2009 Saudi Arabian floods affected Jeddah, on the Red Sea (western) coast of Saudi Arabia, and other areas of Makkah Province. They have been described by civil defence officials as the worst in 27 years. As of 3 January 2010, some 122 people had been reported to have been killed, and more than (...) | |
| 37 | Ibn Battuta FeatureType : null Elevation : 3 Lat/Lng : 22.3308 / 36.4903 | Ibn Battuta (; ; fully ; Arabic:) (February 25, 13041368 or 1369) was a Berber Muslim Moroccan scholar and explorer who widely travelled the medieval world. After outlining the extensive route of Ibn Battuta's Journey, Nehru notes: "This is a record of travel which is rare enough today with our many (...) | |
| 38 | King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals FeatureType : edu Elevation : 74 Lat/Lng : 26.3097 / 50.1439 | King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM or UPM) (– short:) is a public university in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. Among Saudi universities, its science and engineering programs are highly regarded. (...) | |
| 39 | Husayn ibn Ali FeatureType : null Elevation : 35 Lat/Lng : 32.6164 / 44.0323 | Al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī ibn Abi Talib (; 10 October 625 – 10 October 680) (his name is also transliterated as Husayn ibn Ali, Husain, Hussain and Hussein) was a grandson of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and a son of Ali ibn Abi Talib (the first Shia Imam and the fourth Rashid caliph of Sunni Islam) and (...) | |
| 40 | Palestinian National Authority FeatureType : country Elevation : 873 Lat/Lng : 31.9122 / 35.2083 | The Palestinian National Authority (PA or PNA; ') is the interim self-government body established in 1994 following the Gaza–Jericho Agreement to govern the Gaza Strip and Areas A and B of the West Bank,. Encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com (2012-04-11). Retrieved on 2013-08-25 (...) | |
| 41 | Abha Regional Airport FeatureType : null Elevation : 2091 Lat/Lng : 18.2404 / 42.6566 | Abha International Airport is an airport in Abha, the capital of 'Asir Province in Saudi Arabia. The airport has services to several domestic airports within the Kingdom. It also offers international flights to Aden and Sana'a in Yemen, Cairo in Egypt, Doha in Qatar, also it has non stop flights to (...) | |
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| MS al-Salam Boccaccio 98 FeatureType : event Lat/Lng : 27.033 / 34.883 | The MS al-Salam Boccaccio 98 was an Egyptian Ro/Ro passenger ferry, operated by El Salam Maritime Transport, that sank on 3 February 2006 in the Red Sea en route from Duba, Saudi Arabia, to Safaga in southern Egypt. The ship was carrying about 1400 passengers and crew (...) |
| 43 | Al-Azhar Mosque FeatureType : landmark Elevation : 32 Lat/Lng : 30.0457 / 31.2627 | Al-Azhar Mosque ((Egyptian), "The Most Resplendent Congregational Mosque"), also simply in Egypt Al-Azhar , is an Egyptian mosque in Islamic Cairo. Al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah of the Fatimid dynasty commissioned its construction for the newly established capital city in 970 (...) | |
| 44 | Muhammad FeatureType : landmark Elevation : 608 Lat/Lng : 24.4675 / 39.6114 | MuhammadFull name: Abū al-Qāsim Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbd al-Muṭṭalib ibn Hāšim (lit: Father of Qasim Muhammad son of Abd Allah son of Abd al-Muttalib son of Hashim) (;Classical Arabic pronunciation c. 570 CE – 8 June 632 CE)Elizabeth Goldman (1995), p (...) | |
| 45 | Egyptian Air Force FeatureType : null Elevation : 118 Lat/Lng : 30.3422 / 32.0547 | The Egyptian Air Force (EAF) , is the aviation branch of the Egyptian Armed Forces, is responsible for all airborne defence missions and operates all military aircraft, including those used in support of the Egyptian Army, Egyptian Navy and the Egyptian Air Defense Forces, created as a separate (...) | |
| 46 | United Arab Republic FeatureType : country Elevation : 29 Lat/Lng : 30.0333 / 31.2167 | The United Arab Republic (UAR; ') was, between 1958 and 1971, a sovereign state in the Middle East, and between 1958 and 1961, a short-lived political union consisting of Egypt (including the occupied Gaza Strip) and Syria (...) | |
| 47 | South African Airways FeatureType : null Elevation : 1683 Lat/Lng : -26.1392 / 28.2461 | South African Airways (SAA) is the flag carrier airline of South Africa. Its headquarters are in Airways Park on the grounds of O. R. Tambo International Airport in Kempton Park, Ekurhuleni, Gauteng. In partnership with SA Express, SA Airlink and its low-cost carrier, Mango, the airline flies to 56 (...) | |
| 48 | 2016 FeatureType : null Elevation : 25 Lat/Lng : 30.6004 / 114.6192 | 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the International Social Science Council (ISSC), and the International (...) | |
| 49 | UNESCO FeatureType : landmark Elevation : 35 Lat/Lng : 48.8501 / 2.3062 | The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO;) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) based in Paris. Its declared purpose is to contribute to peace and security by promoting international collaboration through educational, scientific, and cultural reforms (...) | |
| 50 | Egyptian revolution of 2011 FeatureType : country Elevation : 22 Lat/Lng : 30.0444 / 31.2356 | The Egyptian revolution of 2011, locally known as the January 25 Revolution ,. Edition.cnn.com. Retrieved on 2013-12-06. and as the Egyptian Revolution of DignityFor revolutionary forces' demand for human dignity (karama ensaneya) began on 25 January 2011 and took place across all of Egypt (...) | |
| 51 | South Sudan FeatureType : city Elevation : 500 Lat/Lng : 4.85 / 31.6 | South Sudan , officially known as the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country in East-Central Africa. The country gained its independence from the Republic of the Sudan in 2011, making it the newest country with widespread recognition. Its capital and largest city is Juba (...) | |
| 52 | 1938 FeatureType : null Elevation : 61 Lat/Lng : 53.3937 / 13.7438 | ==Events== ===January=== * January 1 ** The California Golden Bears defeat the Alabama Crimson Tide in the 1938 Rose Bowl with a final score 13-0. ** The Company 1938 OEM Industrial Groups is officially registered (...) | |
| 53 | Metrojet Flight 9268 FeatureType : event Elevation : 327 Lat/Lng : 30.183 / 34.161 | Metrojet Flight 9268 was an international chartered passenger flight, operated by Russian airline Kogalymavia (branded as Metrojet). On 31 October 2015 at 06:13 local time EST (04:13 UTC), an Airbus A321-231 operating the flight was destroyed by a bomb above the northern Sinai following its (...) | |
| 54 | Bahraini uprising of 2011 FeatureType : country Elevation : 81 Lat/Lng : 26.0275 / 50.55 | The Bahraini uprising of 2011 was a series of anti-government protests in Bahrain led by the Shia-dominant Bahraini Opposition from 2011 until 2014. The protests were inspired by the unrest of the 2011 Arab Spring and 2011–12 Iranian protests and escalated to daily clashes after the Bahraini (...) | |
| 55 | Palm Sunday church bombings FeatureType : landmark Elevation : 12 Lat/Lng : 30.7928 / 31.0054 | On Palm Sunday, 9 April 2017, twin suicide bombings took place at St. George's Church in the northern Egyptian city of Tanta on the Nile delta, and Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, the principal church in Alexandria, seat of the Coptic papacy (...) | |
| 56 | Gated community FeatureType : null Elevation : 28 Lat/Lng : 52.4133 / 13.0903 | In its modern form, a gated community (or walled community) is a form of residential community or housing estate containing strictly controlled entrances for pedestrians, bicycles, and automobiles, and often characterized by a closed perimeter of walls and fences (...) | |
| 57 | 1998 United States embassy bombings FeatureType : null Elevation : 1659 Lat/Lng : -1.2892 / 36.8267 | The 1998 United States embassy bombings were attacks that occurred on August 7, 1998, in which over 200 people were killed in nearly simultaneous truck bomb explosions in two East African cities, one at the United States Embassy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, the other at the United States Embassy in (...) | |
| 58 | Südwestrundfunk FeatureType : landmark Elevation : 243 Lat/Lng : 48.7935 / 9.2031 | Südwestrundfunk (SWR, "Southwest Broadcasting") is a regional public broadcasting corporation serving the southwest of Germany, specifically the federal states of Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate. The corporation has main offices in three cities: Stuttgart, Baden-Baden and Mainz, with the (...) | |
| 59 | Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts FeatureType : landmark Elevation : 46 Lat/Lng : 40.7564 / -73.9742 | Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, formerly The Waldorf-Astoria Collection, is a Hilton Worldwide luxury hotel and resort brand. It is positioned as the flagship brand within Hilton's portfolio, being used on hotels which offer the highest standards of facilities and service. (...) | |
| 60 | Mahra Sultanate FeatureType : landmark Elevation : 465 Lat/Lng : 15.8 / 51.7333 | The Mahra Sultanate of Qishn and Socotra or sometimes the Mahra Sultanate of Ghayda and Socotra was a sultanate that included the historical region of Mahra and the Indian Ocean island of Socotra in what is now eastern Yemen (...) | |
| 61 | Military Air Transport Service FeatureType : null Elevation : 36 Lat/Lng : 15.1228 / 145.7041 | The Military Air Transport Service (MATS) is an inactive Department of Defense Unified Command. Activated on 1 June 1948, MATS was a consolidation of the United States Navy's Naval Air Transport Service (NATS) and the United States Air Force's Air Transport Command (ATC) into a single joint command (...) | |
| 62 | Colony of Aden FeatureType : landmark Elevation : 2 Lat/Lng : 12.8 / 45.0333 | The Colony of Aden or Aden Colony was a British Crown colony from 1937 to 1963 located in the south of contemporary Yemen. It consisted of the port of Aden and its immediate surroundings (an area of). Prior to 1937, Aden had been governed as part of British India (originally as the Aden Settlement (...) | |
| 63 | University of Baghdad FeatureType : null Elevation : 37 Lat/Lng : 33.2701 / 44.3817 | The University of Baghdad (UOB) (Jāmi'at Baghdād) is the largest university in Iraq and the second largest in the Arab world, behind the University of Cairo. (...) | |
| 64 | Qu'aiti FeatureType : country Elevation : 683 Lat/Lng : 14.5833 / 49.0833 | Qu'aiti , officially the Qu'aiti State in Hadhramaut or the Qu'aiti Sultanate of Shihr and Mukalla , was a sultanate in the Hadhramaut region of the southern Arabian Peninsula, in what is now Yemen. Covering approximately 70,000 square miles, roughly the size of England and Wales, Qu'aiti was the (...) | |
| 65 | Masdar City FeatureType : null Elevation : 0 Lat/Lng : 24.4292 / 54.6183 | Masdar City is a planned city project in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates. Its core is being built by Masdar, a subsidiary of Mubadala Development Company, with the majority of seed capital provided by the Government of Abu Dhabi (...) | |
| 66 | Jizan Regional Airport FeatureType : null Elevation : 5 Lat/Lng : 16.9011 / 42.5858 | Jizan Regional Airport , is an airport serving Jizan (also spelled Gizan), the capital city of the Jizan Province in Saudi Arabia. It is also known as King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Airport , named after King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz. (...) | |
| 67 | Emirate of Jabal Shammar FeatureType : null Elevation : 634 Lat/Lng : 25.0667 / 47.2333 | The Emirate of Jabal Shammar , also known as the Emirate of Haʾil or the Emirate of The House of Rashīd , was a state in the Nejd region of Arabia, existing from the mid-nineteenth century to 1921.J. A. Hammerton. Peoples Of All Nations: Their Life Today And Story Of Their Past (in 14 Volumes) (...) | |
| 68 | Islamic Development Bank FeatureType : landmark Elevation : 16 Lat/Lng : 21.4756 / 39.2019 | The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) (Arabic: البنك الإسلامي للتنمية) is a multilateral development financing institution located in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It was founded in 1973 by the Finance Ministers at the first Organisation of the Islamic Conference (now called the Organisation of Islamic (...) | |
| 69 | Mossad FeatureType : landmark Elevation : 39 Lat/Lng : 32.1424 / 34.804 | Mossad (; , ; , ', ; literally meaning "the Institute"), short for ' (meaning "Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations"), is the national intelligence agency of Israel. It is one of the main entities in the Israeli Intelligence Community, along with Aman (military intelligence) and Shin (...) | |
| 70 | American University of Beirut FeatureType : edu Elevation : 41 Lat/Lng : 33.9 / 35.4823 | The American University of Beirut (AUB) is a private, secular and independent university in Beirut, Lebanon. It is one of the most prestigious universities in the Middle East, securing the top spot in the Arab region in the 2018 QS World University Rankings (...) | |
| 71 | Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts FeatureType : landmark Elevation : 431 Lat/Lng : 47.188 / 8.5148 | Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts is a hotel management company headquartered in Baar, Switzerland. It is owned by Mövenpick Holding (66.7%) and the Saudi-based Kingdom Group (33.3%). It operates over 80 properties, including hotels, resorts and Nile cruisers, with another 30 resorts planned or under (...) | |
| 72 | August 2013 Rabaa massacre FeatureType : null Elevation : 27 Lat/Lng : 29.9833 / 31.1333 | On 14 August 2013, Egyptian security forces and army under the command of general Abdel Fattah el-Sisi raided two camps of protesters in Cairo: one at al-Nahda Square and a larger one at Rabaa al-Adawiya Square (...) | |
| 73 | 2011 Alexandria bombing FeatureType : landmark Elevation : 23 Lat/Lng : 31.2633 / 29.9919 | The 2011 Alexandria bombing was an attack on Coptic Christians in Alexandria, Egypt, on Saturday, 1 January 2011. Twenty-three people died as a result of the attack, which occurred as Christian worshipers were leaving a new year service. 97 more were injured (...) | |
| 74 | The Elders (organization) FeatureType : null Elevation : 28 Lat/Lng : 51.51 / -0.13 | The Elders is an international non-governmental organisation of public figures noted as elder statesmen, peace activists, and human rights advocates, who were brought together by Nelson Mandela in 2007. They describe themselves as "independent global leaders working together for peace and human (...) | |
| 75 | Virgin Megastores FeatureType : landmark Elevation : 363 Lat/Lng : 31.753 / -8.1718 | Virgin Megastores is an international entertainment retailing chain, founded by Sir Richard Branson as a record shop on London's Oxford Street in early 1976. In 1979 the company opened their first Megastore at the end of Oxford Street and Tottenham Court Road (...) | |
| 76 | Food and Agriculture Organization FeatureType : landmark Elevation : 37 Lat/Lng : 41.8823 / 12.4883 | The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO;) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Serving both developed and developing countries, FAO acts as a neutral forum where all nations meet as equals to negotiate arguments and (...) | |
| 77 | Death of Osama bin Laden FeatureType : null Elevation : 1195 Lat/Lng : 34.17 / 73.23 | Osama bin Laden, the founder and first leader of the Islamist group Al-Qaeda, was killed in Pakistan on May 2, 2011 shortly after 1:00 am PKT (20:00 UTC, May 1) by United States Navy SEALs of the U.S. Naval Special Warfare Development Group (also known as DEVGRU or SEAL Team Six) (...) | |
| 78 | June 2013 Egyptian protests FeatureType : event Elevation : 22 Lat/Lng : 30.0444 / 31.2356 | The June 2013 protests were mass protests that occurred in Egypt on 30 June 2013, marking the one-year anniversary of Mohamed Morsi's inauguration as president. The events ended with the 2013 Egyptian coup d'état after millions of protesters across Egypt took to the streets and demanded the (...) | |
| 79 | 1980 FeatureType : null Elevation : 787 Lat/Lng : 40.85 / 15.28 | ==Events== ===January=== * January 1 – Changes to the Swedish Act of Succession make Princess Victoria of Sweden first in line to the throne ("heir apparent") and therefore Crown Princess, ahead of her younger brother. * January 4 – U.S (...) | |
| 80 | 1953 Iranian coup d'état FeatureType : null Elevation : 1140 Lat/Lng : 32.4279 / 53.688 | The 1953 Iranian coup d'état, known in Iran as the 28 Mordad coup d'état , was the overthrow of Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh in favour of strengthening the monarchical rule of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi on 19 August 1953, orchestrated by the United Kingdom (under the name "Operation Boot") and the (...) | |
| 81 | USS Liberty incident FeatureType : null Lat/Lng : 31.39 / 33.38 | The USS Liberty incident was an attack on a United States Navy technical research ship, , by Israeli Air Force jet fighter aircraft and Israeli Navy motor torpedo boats, on 8 June 1967, during the Six-Day War. The combined air and sea attack killed 34 crew members (naval officers, seamen, two (...) | |
| 82 | London Central Mosque FeatureType : landmark Elevation : 39 Lat/Lng : 51.529 / -0.1652 | The London Central Mosque (also known as the Islamic Cultural Centre (ICC) or Regent's Park Mosque) is a mosque located near Regent's Park in London, United Kingdom. It was designed by Sir Frederick Gibberd, completed in 1978, and has a prominent golden dome (...) | |
| 83 | Chokri Belaid FeatureType : null Elevation : 15 Lat/Lng : 36.7861 / 10.1844 | Chokri Belaïd ('; 26 November 1964 – 6 February 2013), also transliterated as Shokri Belaïd, was a Tunisian lawyer and politician who was an opposition leader with the left-secular Democratic Patriots' Movement (...) | |
| 84 | Ar-Rutbah FeatureType : null Elevation : 618 Lat/Lng : 33.0381 / 40.2844 | Ar-Rutbah (also known as Rutba, Rutbah, Rutbah Wells, or Ar-Rutba) is an Iraqi town in western Al Anbar province, completely inhabited with Sunni Muslims. The population is approximately 22,000. It occupies a strategic location on the Amman-Baghdad road, and the Mosul–Haifa oil pipeline (...) | |
| 85 | United Nations Truce Supervision Organization FeatureType : null Elevation : 790 Lat/Lng : 31.7544 / 35.2361 | The United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) is an organization founded on 29 May 1948 Appointment and terms of reference of a United Nations Mediator in Palestine UN Security Council Resolution 73 for peacekeeping in the Middle East (...) | |
| 86 | Nihonjin gakkō FeatureType : null Elevation : 216 Lat/Lng : 42.1214 / -87.9814 | , also called Japanese school, is a full-day school outside Japan for native speakers of Japanese. It is an expatriate school designed for children whose parents are working on diplomatic, business, or education missions overseas and have plans to repatriate to Japan (...) | |
| 87 | Bounouh FeatureType : null Elevation : 543 Lat/Lng : 36.5 / 3.9333 | Bou-Nouh is a town and commune in Tizi Ouzou Province in northern Algeria. (...) | |
| 88 | Operation Pleshet FeatureType : null Elevation : 26 Lat/Lng : 31.7642 / 34.6664 | Operation Pleshet (Mivtza Pleshet, lit. "Operation Philistia"), named after the geographical region where it took place, was an Israeli military operation during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. It was carried out from May 29 to June 3, 1948, in the Isdud/Ad Halom area of the southern front, against the (...) | |
| 89 | Battle of Gaza (2007) FeatureType : null Elevation : 47 Lat/Lng : 31.5167 / 34.45 | The Battle of Gaza, also referred to as Hamas' takeover of Gaza, was a military conflict between Fatah and Hamas, that took place in the Gaza Strip between the June 10 and 15, 2007. It was a prominent event in the Fatah–Hamas conflict, centered on the struggle for power, after Fatah lost the (...) | |
| 90 | Water politics in the Jordan River basin FeatureType : landmark Elevation : 199 Lat/Lng : 33.2486 / 35.6525 | Water politics in the Jordan River basin refers to political issues of water within the Jordan River drainage basin, including competing claims and water usage, and issues of riparian rights of surface water along transnational rivers, as well as the availability and usage of ground water (...) | |
| 91 | Operation Infinite Reach FeatureType : landmark Elevation : 386 Lat/Lng : 15.6458 / 32.5617 | Operation Infinite Reach was the codename for American cruise missile strikes on al-Qaeda bases in Khost, Afghanistan, and the Al-Shifa pharmaceutical factory in Khartoum, Sudan, on August 20, 1998. The attacks, launched by the U.S (...) | |
| 92 | International Islamic University, Islamabad FeatureType : null Elevation : 525 Lat/Lng : 33.6567 / 73.0248 | The International Islamic University (IIUI) (Arabic: الجامعة الإسلامية العالمية إسلام آباد, Urdu: بين الاقوامی اسلامی يونيورسٹی) is a public university in Islamabad, Pakistan. Google Maps. Accessed 26 October 2013. It is a centre of Islam, theology and the Islamic sciences.Yusuf I. I.B.Tauris 2012 (...) | |
| 93 | Timeline of Baghdad FeatureType : city Elevation : 36 Lat/Lng : 33.325 / 44.422 | The following is a of the history of the city of Baghdad, Iraq. * 2000 BCE – Babylonian city of Baghdadu in existence (approximate date). * 762 CE ** Round City construction begins per Abbasid Caliph al-Mansur. ** Al-Khassakiyya mosque built. * 767 – Al-Mansur Mosque built (...) | |
| 94 | Yanbu Airport FeatureType : null Elevation : 18 Lat/Lng : 24.1442 / 38.0633 | Yanbu Airport is an airport near Yanbu, Saudi Arabia. It offers both domestic and international service. The airport's full name is Prince Abdul Mohsin bin Abdulaziz Airport. (...) | |
| 95 | Timeline of the Egyptian Crisis under the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces FeatureType : country Elevation : 29 Lat/Lng : 30.0333 / 31.2167 | The following is a chronological summary of the major events that occurred during the Egyptian Revolution of 2011, after Hosni Mubarak's resignation as the fourth President of Egypt, on 11 February 2011. This article documents the second wave of the revolution (...) | |
| 96 | Taichung Mosque FeatureType : null Elevation : 65 Lat/Lng : 24.1361 / 120.6494 | The Taichung Mosque is a mosque in Nantun District, Taichung, Taiwan. It is the fourth mosque to be built in Taiwan. (...) | |
| 97 | Pakistan International Airlines Flight 705 FeatureType : event Elevation : 87 Lat/Lng : 30.1219 / 31.4056 | Pakistan International Airlines Flight 705 (PK705) was a Boeing 720 airliner that crashed while descending to land at Cairo International Airport on 20 May 1965. Of the 121 passengers and crew on board, all but 6 were killed (...) | |
| 98 | American University of Paris FeatureType : edu Elevation : 44 Lat/Lng : 48.859 / 2.3037 | The American University of Paris (AUP) is a private, independent, and accredited liberal arts and sciences university in Paris, France. Founded in 1962, the university is one of the oldest American institutions of higher education in Europe (...) | |
| 99 | Expo 2010 pavilions FeatureType : landmark Elevation : 0 Lat/Lng : 31.1941 / 121.4864 | This article contains the details of the pavilions in Expo 2010. The 2010 World Expo Shanghai is the largest Expo site ever, covering more than 5.2 square kilometers and containing more than 70 exposition pavilions (...) | |
| 100 | Tarabin Bedouin FeatureType : null Elevation : 238 Lat/Lng : 31.3455 / 34.7391 | The Tarabin Bedouin , also known as Al-Tirabin , were the most important Bedouin tribe in the Sinai Peninsula during the 19th century, and the largest inside Negev. Today this tribe resides in the Sinai Peninsula but also in Cairo, Ismailia, Giza, Al Sharqia and Suez, Israel (Negev), Jordan, Saudi (...) | |
| 101 | United Nations Disengagement Observer Force FeatureType : null Elevation : 888 Lat/Lng : 33.1167 / 35.8667 | The United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) was established by United Nations Security Council Resolution 350 on 31 May 1974, to implement Resolution 338 (1973) which called for an immediate ceasefire and implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 242 (...) | |
| 102 | 1995 Gulf of Aqaba earthquake FeatureType : null Elevation : 14 Lat/Lng : 30.329 / 31.1344 | The 1995 Gulf of Aqaba earthquake (also known as Nuweiba earthquake) occurred on November 22 at 06:15 local time (04:15 UTC) and registered 7.3 on the scale. The epicenter was located in the central segment of the Gulf of Aqaba, the narrow body of water that separates Egypt's Sinai Peninsula from (...) | |
| 103 | Ras Banas FeatureType : null Elevation : 5 Lat/Lng : 23.9055 / 35.7893 | Ras Banas is a peninsula in Egypt extending into the Red Sea. The inlet of water sheltered to the south of it is called Foul Bay, at the head of which sits the ancient port of Berenice. It is believed that Mukawwa Island to the south of the tip of the peninsula, may have been connected to the (...) | |
| 104 | Battle of Aden Airport FeatureType : null Elevation : 126 Lat/Lng : 12.7736 / 45.0264 | The Battle of Aden International Airporthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7EqGAe7fAQ broke out in the early morning hours of 19 March 2015, when Yemen Army units loyal to former president Ali Abdullah Saleh attacked the airport in Aden, Yemen (...) | |
| 105 | The event of Ghadir Khumm FeatureType : landmark Elevation : 6 Lat/Lng : 22.825 / 39.075 | The event of Ghadir Khumm (Arabic and Persian: واقعه غدیر خم) is an event that took place in March 632. While returning from the Hajj pilgrimage, the Islamic prophet Muhammad gathered all the Muslims who were with him and gave a long sermon (...) | |
| 106 | Wheelus Air Base FeatureType : airport Elevation : 3 Lat/Lng : 32.895 / 13.2803 | Wheelus Air Base was a United States Air Force base located in the Kingdom of Libya. At one time it was the largest US military facility outside the US. It had an area of 20 sq miles on the coast of Tripoli. The base had a beach club, the largest military hospital outside the US, a multiplex cinema, (...) | |
| 107 | Jamiatu Muslim Mindanao FeatureType : null Elevation : 744 Lat/Lng : 8.0115 / 124.2849 | The Jamiatu Muslim Mindanao (JMM) is one of the oldest and biggest Madaris in the Philippines. It was established by financial backing from the Agama Islam Society in 1956 by the late Sheikh Ahmad Basher, his devoted companions from the Ulama (Ustad) and Traditional (Cali) Group (...) | |
| 108 | Arab American National Museum FeatureType : null Elevation : 183 Lat/Lng : 42.3221 / -83.1766 | The Arab American National Museum (AANM) opened in 2005 and is the first museum in the world devoted to Arab American history and culture. Located in Dearborn, Michigan, the Museum seeks show visitors the Arab American story through a timeline of exhibits while dispelling misconceptions about Arab (...) | |
| 109 | National & Gulf Center for Evidence Based Health Practice FeatureType : null Elevation : 572 Lat/Lng : 24.7554 / 46.8545 | The National & Gulf Center for Evidence Based Health Practice has been established with the initiative of Bandar Al Knawy, Chief Executive Officer of National Guard Health Affairs, and with the support of former chief executive, Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Rabiah in March 2004 (...) | |
| 110 | EgyptAir Flight 763 FeatureType : event Elevation : 505 Lat/Lng : 12.7656 / 45.0169 | EgyptAir Flight 763 was an international non-scheduled passenger flight from Cairo, Egypt to Aden, South Yemen. On 19 March 1972, the flight was a McDonnell Douglas DC9-32 registered in Yugoslavia as YU-AHR and operated by the newly renamed EgyptAir (...) | |
| 111 | Emo killings in Iraq FeatureType : city Elevation : 36 Lat/Lng : 33.325 / 44.422 | The emo killings in Iraq were a string of homicides that were part of a campaign against Iraqi teenage boys who dressed in a Westernized emo style. At least six, and up to 70 young men were kidnapped, tortured and murdered in Baghdad & Iraq during March 2012 (...) | |
| 112 | Deversoir Air Base FeatureType : airport Elevation : 9 Lat/Lng : 30.4228 / 32.3353 | Deversoir Air Base (LG-209) is an active airbase of the Egyptian Air Force, known as 'Abu Sultan', located approximately 19 km south-southeast of Ismailia (Al Isma`iliyah); 116 km northeast of Cairo. It was formerly a major Royal Air Force airfield known as RAF Deversoir built before World War II (...) | |
| 113 | 1068 Near East earthquake FeatureType : null Elevation : 14 Lat/Lng : 30.329 / 31.1344 | The 1068 Near East earthquake occurred on the morning of March 18 in the Near East along the southern portion of the Dead Sea Transform (DST) fault system. The event was responsible for an estimated 20,000 deaths and caused damage in Egypt, the Arabian Peninsula, and other areas east of the (...) | |
| 114 | Sadat Academy for Management Sciences FeatureType : landmark Elevation : 11 Lat/Lng : 29.9517 / 31.2492 | Sadat Academy for Management Sciences (SAMS) (Arabic:أكاديمية السادات للعلوم الإدارية ʼAkādemyāt ʼal-sādāt lil-ʿoloom al ʼedāriāh), is an Egyptian Public Academy under the authorization of the Ministry of State for Administrative Development, SAMS was founded in Egypt in 1981 (...) | |
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