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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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| 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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| 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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| Amman FeatureType : city Elevation : 820 Lat/Lng : 31.954 / 35.9354 | Amman is the capital and most populous city of Jordan, and the country's economic, political and cultural centre. Situated in north-central Jordan, Amman is the administrative centre of the Amman Governorate. The city has a population of 4,007,526 and a land area of (...) |
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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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| Frankfurt FeatureType : null Elevation : 109 Lat/Lng : 50.117 / 8.683 | Frankfurt, officially Frankfurt am Main (; "Frank ford at the Main"), is a metropolis and the largest city of the German federal state of Hesse, and its 736,414 (2016) inhabitants make it the fifth-largest city of Germany after Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, and Cologne (...) |
| 10 | 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 (...) | |
| 11 | 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 (...) | |
| 12 | 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 (...) | |
| 13 | 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 (...) | |
| 14 | Bahrain International Airport FeatureType : null Elevation : 5 Lat/Lng : 26.2708 / 50.6336 | Bahrain International Airport (maṭār al-Baḥrayn al-dwalī) is the international airport of Bahrain, located in Muharraq, an island about northeast of the capital Manama. It serves as the hub for the national carrier Gulf Air. The airport is currently undergoing a $1 (...) | |
| 15 | 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 (...) | |
| 16 | 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 (...) | |
| 17 | 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 (...) | |
| 18 | Boeing 777 FeatureType : null Lat/Lng : 6.9208 / 103.5786 | The Boeing 777 is a long-range wide-body twin-engine jet airliner developed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. It is the world's largest twinjet and has a typical seating capacity of 314 to 396 passengers, with a range of (...) | |
| 19 | 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 (...) | |
| 20 | 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 (...) | |
| 21 | Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport FeatureType : landmark Elevation : 4 Lat/Lng : 33.8209 / 35.4884 | Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport (Maṭār Bayrūt Rafīq al-Ḥarīrī ad-Dwaliyy) , formerly Beirut International Airport, is located from the city center in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, and is the only operational commercial airport in the country (...) | |
| 22 | Zahlé FeatureType : city Elevation : 951 Lat/Lng : 33.845 / 35.9044 | Zahlé (Syriac-Aramaic: ܙܗܠܥ) is the capital and the largest city of Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon. With around 120,000 inhabitants, it is the third largest city in Lebanon after Beirut and Tripoli, and the fourth largest taking the whole urban area (the Jounieh urban area is larger) (...) | |
| 23 | Solar Impulse FeatureType : null Elevation : 11 Lat/Lng : 24.4503 / 54.39 | Solar Impulse is a Swiss long-range experimental solar-powered aircraft project, and also the name of the project's two operational aircraft. The privately financed project is led by Swiss engineer and businessman André Borschberg and Swiss psychiatrist and balloonist Bertrand Piccard, who (...) | |
| 24 | 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 (...) | |
| 25 | American University of Sharjah FeatureType : landmark Elevation : 38 Lat/Lng : 25.3097 / 55.4906 | American University of Sharjah (abbreviated AUS;) is a private university in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It was founded in 1997 by His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah. Sheikh Dr (...) | |
| 26 | Al Bateen Executive Airport FeatureType : null Elevation : 9 Lat/Lng : 24.4283 / 54.4581 | Al Bateen Executive Airport is a dedicated business jet airport located south east of Abu Dhabi city centre in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The airport is on the Abu Dhabi island. Other tenants include aviation assets of the UAE government (...) | |
| 27 | Google Street View FeatureType : null Elevation : -400 Lat/Lng : 31.3333 / 35.5 | Google Street View is a technology featured in Google Maps and Google Earth that provides panoramic views from positions along many streets in the world. It was launched in 2007 in several cities in the United States, and has since expanded to include cities and rural areas worldwide (...) | |
| 28 | 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 (...) | |
| 29 | Emirates Flight 407 FeatureType : event Elevation : 116 Lat/Lng : -37.6705 / 144.8382 | Emirates Flight 407 was an Emirates flight flying from Melbourne to Dubai using the Airbus A340-500. On 20 March 2009, the flight failed to take off properly at Melbourne Airport, hitting several structures at the end of the runway before eventually climbing enough to return to the airport for a (...) | |
| 30 | American University in Dubai FeatureType : edu Elevation : 2 Lat/Lng : 25.0908 / 55.1564 | The American University in Dubai (AUD) is a private, non-sectarian institution of higher learning in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, founded in 1995. AUD is accredited regionally as a separate unit by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (...) | |
| 31 | 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 (...) | |
| 32 | 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 (...) | |
| 33 | 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 (...) | |
| 34 | 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 (...) | |
| 35 | 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 (...) | |
| 36 | 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 (...) | |
| 37 | 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 (...) | |
| 38 | 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 (...) | |
| 39 | City Centre Deira FeatureType : landmark Elevation : 11 Lat/Lng : 25.2514 / 55.3322 | City Centre Deira is located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and is the original flagship mall in the Majid Al Futtaim Properties portfolio. City Centre Deira opened on August 27, 1995. It is located in the older part of the city on cross road between Sharjah, Bur Dubai and the Airport (...) | |
| 40 | 2009 El Ayyat railway accident FeatureType : null Elevation : 21 Lat/Lng : 29.6167 / 31.25 | The El Ayyat train collision killed at least 50 people and injured 30 others on 24 October 2009. The incident occurred in , 6th of October Governorate, located 50 km south of Cairo. The official death toll has increased and might increase further (...) | |
| 41 | Sharjah Fort FeatureType : null Elevation : 22 Lat/Lng : 25.3586 / 55.3864 | Sharjah Fort (Al Hisn Sharjah) is a double story traditional rock, coral and adobe fortification in the centre of the city of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The fort was originally constructed in 1820 by the then Ruler of Sharjah, Sheikh Sultan bin Saqr Al Qasimi (...) | |
| 42 | 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 (...) | |
| 43 | 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 (...) | |
| 44 | Institut Français FeatureType : null Elevation : 38 Lat/Lng : 48.8544 / 2.2937 | The Institut Français (French capitalization, Institut français; "French institute") is a French public industrial and commercial organization (EPIC). Started in 1907 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for promoting French, francophone as well as local cultures around the world, in 2011 it replaced (...) | |
| 45 | 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 (...) | |
| 46 | American University in the Emirates FeatureType : edu Elevation : 35 Lat/Lng : 25.123 / 55.4112 | The American University in the Emirates, also known as AUE, is a private university located in the Dubai International Academic City in the United Arab Emirates.. The university was founded in 2006, because of the growing demand for higher education in the UAE and the region (...) | |
| 47 | Timeline of Frankfurt FeatureType : city Elevation : 106 Lat/Lng : 50.1118 / 8.6859 | The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. (...) | |
| 48 | Samad al-Shan FeatureType : null Elevation : 554 Lat/Lng : 22.8111 / 58.15 | Samad al-Shan (22°48'N; 58°09'E, altitude 565 m) is an archaeological site in the Sharqiyah province, Oman where Late Iron Age remains were first identified, hence the Samad Period or assemblage, Die Gräberfelder in Samad al-Shan (Sultanat Oman) Materialien zu einer Kulturgeschichte (...) | |
| 49 | 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 (...) | |
| 50 | Institut d'Égypte FeatureType : landmark Elevation : 41 Lat/Lng : 30.0422 / 31.2359 | The Institut d’Égypte or Egyptian Scientific Institute is a learned society in Cairo specializing in Egyptology. It was established in 1798 by Napoleon Bonaparte to carry out research during his Egyptian campaign and is the oldest scientific institute in Egypt (...) | |
| 51 | Timeline of the Syrian Civil War (September–December 2012) FeatureType : null Elevation : 251 Lat/Lng : 36.0564 / 36.4006 | The following is a timeline of the Syrian Civil War from September to December 2012. Information about aggregated casualty counts is found at Casualties of the Syrian Civil War. (...) | |
| 52 | October 2016 Sinai attacks FeatureType : null Elevation : 21 Lat/Lng : 31.13 / 33.8 | The October 2016 Sinai attacks was a terrorist attack on an Egyptian army checkpoint in the city of Bir al-Abed, Egypt (located 40 kilometers west of Al-Arish), on 14 October 2016. A group of militants armed with assault rifles and heavier weapons attacked an Egyptian army checkpoint while mortar (...) | |
| 53 | Global Maritime FeatureType : null Elevation : 19 Lat/Lng : 58.96 / 5.62 | Global Maritime is an independent offshore and engineering consultancy headquartered in Stavanger, Norway. The company provides engineering, marine and advisory services to the offshore and shipping industry. Originally operating primarily in the North Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, the company has (...) | |
| 54 | Balassi Institute FeatureType : null Elevation : 153 Lat/Lng : 47.4842 / 19.0384 | The Balassi Institute is a worldwide non-profit cultural organization funded by the ministry of education and culture of Hungary. The institute spreads and promotes Hungarian language and culture abroad. The Institute plays a key role in developing and attaining Hungary’s objectives in the area of (...) | |
| 55 | GITEX FeatureType : null Elevation : 4 Lat/Lng : 25.2239 / 55.2876 | GITEX ("Gulf Information Technology Exhibition") is an annual consumer computer and electronics trade show, exhibition, and conference that takes place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates at the Dubai World Trade Centre (...) | |
| 56 | Maidan FeatureType : null Elevation : 2776 Lat/Lng : 32.8827 / 65.1971 | Maidan (versions: maydan, midan, meydan, majdan or mayadeen; , maydān) may refer to: *A Persian word for a town square or public gathering place (...) | |
| 57 | 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 (...) | |
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