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Al-Muqaddasi Muhammad ibn Ahmad Shams al-Din Al-Muqaddasi (Arabic: Ů…ŘŮ…ŘŻ بن ŘŁŘŮ…ŘŻ Ř´Ů…Řł الدين المقدسي) (also known as Al-Maqdisi) was a notable medieval Arab geographer, author of Ahsan at-Taqasim fi Ma`rifat il-Aqalim (The Best Divisions for Knowledge of the Regions). He was born in Jerusalem in 945/6, and published his masterwork forty years later after extensive travels.
Al-Musharaka Al-Musharaka () (in ) is a National Institute for Technology and Liberal Education (American non-profit organization NITLE) program initiative, intended to expand and enhance the teaching and study of Arab studies, Islamic studies and Middle Eastern studies at NITLE affiliated colleges.
Al-Mustadi Al-Mustadi (1142 - 1180) (Arabic: المستضئ بأمر الله) was the Abbasid Caliph in Baghdad from 1170 to 1180. Like his predecessor, he continued to occupy a more or less independent position, with a Vazir and courtly surroundings, and supported by only a small force sufficient for an occasional local campaign.
Al-Mutamar Al-Mutamar is a daily newspaper issued by the Iraqi National Congress. There has been some controversy] after it was discovered that the [[United States was secretly paying Iraqi newspapers, including Al-Mutamar, to print possibly biased articles written by American troops and officials.
Al-Mutawakkil Al-Mutawakkil ˤAlÄ AllÄh Jaˤfar ibn al-Muˤtasim (Arabic المتŮŮŮ„ على الله جعŮر بن المعتصم; March 821 – December 861) was an Abbasid caliph who reigned in Samarra from 847 until 861. He succeeded his brother al-WÄthiq and is known for putting an end to the Mihna "ordeal", the Inquisition-like attempt by his predecessors to impose a single orthodox version of IslÄm.
Al-MuwahhidĹ«n Al-MuwahhidĹ«n (Arabic: المŮŘŘŻŮن) is an Arabic word meaning "monotheists" or "those who believe in the unity of God (tawhid)" (or literally "unitarians"), and has been applied to various groups of Muslims at various times. It is the original Arabic name of the North African Almohad dynasty, and one name that the Druze sometimes call themselves.
Al-Nasa'i Al-NasÄ'Ä« (201 -- 303 AH), full name Aḥmad ibn Shu`ayb ibn AlÄ« ibn SÄ«nÄn AbĹ« `Abd ar-RaḥmÄn al-NasÄ'Ä«, was a noted collector of hadith (sayings of Muhammad), and wrote one of the six canonical hadith collections recognized by Sunni Muslims, Sunan al-Sughra, as well as 15 other books, 6 dealing with the science of hadith.
Al-Nasheed Al-Watani Al-Nasheed Al-Watani (Arabic: النشيد الŮطني = "National Anthem") is the Kuwaiti national anthem. The lyrics are by poet Ahmad Meshari Al-Adwani, Ibrahim Al-Soula composed the music and Ahmad Ali arranged the composition.
Al-Nasir Muhammad The Mamluk al-Nasir Muhammad (الناصر Ů…ŘŮ…ŘŻ) ("Muhammad, the Victorious", born 1285, died 1341) was sultan of Egypt from December 1293, with two interruptions to his death in 1341. The son of Qalawun, he was only eight-years-old when he succeeded his elder brother Khalil.
Al-Oud cemetery Al Od Cemetery (Arabic: مقبرة العŮŘŻ) is a famous cemetery in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It is known since most dead Saudi royal members, particularly kings, are buried there, including Ibn Saud and, lately, King Fahd.
Al-Qa'im (town) Al-Qa'im () is an Iraqi town located nearly 400km northwest of Baghdad near the Syrian border and situated along the Euphrates River, and located in the Al Anbar Governorate. It has a population of about 150,000.
Al-Qaa airstrike The 2006 Qaa airstrike was an attack by the Israel Air Force (IAF) on a building in the area of al-Qaa around 10 kilometers (six miles) from Hermel in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon on 4 August 2006. The attack took place during the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict.
Al-Qabail Mountains The Al-Qabail Mountains (Arabic: جبال القبائل; transliterated: Jibal al-Qaba'il) are a range of mountains in northern Africa, towards the eastern end of the Atlas Mountains in northeast Algeria and just into northwest Tunisia. The highest peak, Djebel Chélia, reaches 2,326 m, with several other summits above 2,000 m in the range.
Al-Qadariyya The Al-Qadariyya-the name is based on the Arabic word قدر - qadar (fate)-was a theological movement in early Islam which held that man was endowed by God with free will. The Al Qadariyya resisted the Umayyid Caliphs' claims to be ordained rulers of all Muslims by god himself, and for that reason its proponents supported the Abbasid revolution.
Al-Qaeda in Iraq The al-Qaeda jihad organization in the Land of the Two Rivers (, ), more commonly known as al-Qaeda in Iraq, is the Mujahideen network formerly led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, a Jordanian-born mujahid believed to have operated against United States-led coalition forces in Iraq. Zarqawi was killed by an American airstrike on June 7, 2006.
Al-Qaeda: Casting a Shadow of Terror Al-Qaeda: Casting a Shadow of Terror (ISBN 1-85043-396-8) is a 2003 book by Jason Burke about the history and goals of Osama bin Laden's Al-Qaeda and a loose amalgam of related groups. Using first-hand descriptions of terrorist camps, Burke attempts to illustrate that the west's misunderstanding of the diversity of modern Islamic militancy undermines the response to terrorism.
Al-Qaedaism Al-Qaedaism (or al-Qaedism) is a political neologism coined after the terrorist attacks of 9/11 which refers to the set of religious beliefs, political doctrines, objectives, practices and methods, inspired by al-Qaeda. It is based on a militant, dogmatic and orthodox form of Islamism, sometimes referred to as Islamofascism.
Al-Qatta'i Al-Qatta'i (Arabic: القطائـع) was the short-lived Tulunid capital of Egypt, founded by Ahmad ibn Tulun in the year 868 CE. Al-Qatta'i was located immediately to the northeast of the previous capital, Al-'Askar, which in turn was adjacent to the settlement of Fustat.
Al-Qaum Al-Qaum (القŮŮ…) is the Nabataean god of war and the night, and guardian of caravans. Large numbers of inscriptions bearing his name have been found, and archaeologists believe that he was a major god of the Nabataean pantheon.
Al-QÄdisiyyah (historical city) Al-QÄdisiyyah, an historical city in southern Mesopotamia, southwest of al-Hillah and al-KĹ«fah in Iraq, is most famous as the site of the Battle of al-QÄdisiyyah in circa 636, which saw a force of Arab-Muslim invaders defeat a larger army sent by the SÄsÄnian Empire.
Al-Qubayba Al-Qubayba' (also: Qubeiba) (Arabic: القبية) was a Palestinian village that was captured by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. The village was located near the ruins of the ancient Canaanite city of Lashish.
Al-Qubib mosque Al-Qubib Mosque in Doha, the capital of Qatar was built in 1998. The mosque was built to resemble and replace an older mosque demolished in 1950, and is said to be a unique example of multi-dome mosques in the Gulf region.
Al-Quds Al-Arabi Al-Quds Al-Arabi (Arabic: القدس العربی), (English: "Arab Jerusalem") is an independent pan-Arab daily newspaper published in London since 1989. The paper is owned by Palestinian expatriates, and edited by Abd al-Bari Atwan who was born in a Palestinian refugee camp in Gaza Strip in 1950.
Al-Quds rocket The al-Quds 101 Rocket is a homemade rocket made and utilized by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad for use against targets in Israel. The al-Quds 101 is most likely similar to the Qassam rocket series used by Hamas.
Al-Quds University Al-Quds University (Arabic: جامعة القدس) is the Arab university in Jerusalem. It was founded in 1984 but its official constitution happened in 1993 when Mohammed Nuseibeh, its first Chancellor and Chancellor of the College of Science and Technology, announced its formation.
Al-Qusair Al-Qusair (Arabic, القصير, sometimes romanized as Al Qusayr, El Quseir, Quseir, Quesir), is an approximately 5000 year old Egyptian city lying along the Red Sea. It is located 205 kilometers south of Hurghada, 103km north of Marsa Alam and 73km north of the Marsa Alam International Airport.
Al-Rafid Al-Rafid, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon (sometimes prounounced plainly as "Rafid") (Arabic: الرŮŮŠŘŻ) is a town in the south-eastern portion of the Bekaa, a governorate of the Republic of Lebanon. Al-Rafid is part of the Rachaya municipal district.
Al-Razi AbĹ« Bakr Muhammad ibn ZakarÄ«ya al-RÄzi (Persian: زŮريای رازی Zakaria ye Razi; Arabic: اب٠بکر Ů…ŘŮ…ŘŻ بن زŮريا الرازی; Latin: Rhazes or Rasis). According to al-Biruni he was born in Rayy, Iran in the year 865 AD (251 AH), and died there in 925 AD (313 AH).
Al-Safa and Al-Marwah Al-Safa and Al-Marwah (Safa and Marwah) (Arabic: الصŮا AĹź-ĹžafÄ ; المرŮŘ© Al-Marwah) are two small hills now located in the Masjid al Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia between which Muslims travel back and forth seven times during the ritual pilgrimages of Hajj and Umrah.
Al-Samh ibn Malik al-Khawlani Al-Samh ibn Malik al-Khawlani (Arabic: Ř§Ů„ŘłŮ…Ř Ř¨Ů† مال٠الخŮلاني) was the Arab governor general of the Muslim occupied region of the Iberian Peninsula called Al-Andalus in the beginning of the 8th century.
Al-Samoud 2 Al-Samoud (الصمŮŘŻ, alternately "Al-Samed") of the former Iraq regime is a liquid-fuel missile which is essentially a scaled-down Scud, though parts are also derived from the Russian SA-2 'Guideline' surface-to-air missile. The rocket engine is from the SA-2 design and the thrust vector controls are from the Scud.
Al-Sayyid Bedouin Sign Language The Al-Sayyid Bedouin Sign Language (ABSL) is a sign language used by about 150 deaf and many hearing members of a Bedouin community in the Negev desert of southern Israel. As both deaf and hearing people share a language, deaf people are not stigmatised in this community, and marriage between deaf and hearing people is common.
Al-Shams The Al-Shams was a paramilitary wing of the Jamaat-e-Islami in Bangladesh (then East Pakistan), that with the Pakistan Army and the Al-Badr is held responsible for conducting a mass killing campaign against Bengali nationalists, civilians, religious and ethnic minorities in the Bangladesh Liberation War. The group was banned by the independent government of Bangladesh, but most of its members had fled the country during and after the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, which led to Bangladesh's independence.
Al-Sharurah Al-Sharurah () is a small town in Najran province, southern Saudi Arabia, approximately 200 miles east of the town of Najran. It is located in the Empty Quarter desert near the Yemeni border, and functions mainly as a border town.
Al-Shifa pharmaceutical factory The Al-Shifa ("to Heal" OR "healing") pharmaceutical factory in Khartoum, Sudan was constructed between 1992 and 1996 with components imported from the United States, Sweden, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, India, and Thailand. It was the largest pharmaceutical factory in Khartoum and it employed over 300 workers, producing medicine both for human and veterinary use.
Al-Sirât Al-Sirât (Arabic: الصراط) is the hair-narrow bridge of Islam, which according to Muslim belief every person must pass on the Day of Judgement to enter Paradise. The concept of al-Sirât is similar to the Zoroastrianism belief in the Chinvat bridge.
Al-Sumayriyya al-Sumayriyya was a Palestinian village that was captured by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. Its name is Arabic for "Little Samaria": it may have been inhabited by Samaritans in former centuries, but in the 18th century the Samaritans were expelled from the area and moved to Nablus.
Al-Sunan al-Sughra as-Sunan as-Sughra (Arabic: السنن الصغرى), also known as Sunan an-Nasa'i (Arabic: سنن النسائي) is one of the Sunni Six Major Hadith collections, and was collected by Al-Nasa'i. Sunni regard this collection as third in strength of their Six major Hadith collections Shia], however, do not hold it in the same high esteem and judge the hadith in it individually.
Al-Tahir Agha Al-Tahir Agha was a Turkish ruler sent to govern a province of Sudan, Al-Getaina, which was in the Ottoman Empire's domain, in the late 1700s. During his time in Sudan he married Khadeeja, the daughter of Mek Adlan II, the sultan of Sennar.
Al-Tariq Al-Tariq is fictional terrorist villain in Marvel Comics. The character was nominated for the Wizard Fan Award for Favorite Villain in 2003, and for the Comics' Greatest Moment - 2002 Award for when "Captain America kills Al-Tariq" in Captain America #3.
Al-Tasrif Al-Tasrif is an influential medieval treatise on medicine, written near the year 1000 CE by Abu al-Qasim (Abulcasis). The 30-volume work includes anatomical descriptions, classifications of diseases, and information on nutrition and surgery.
Al-Ubaid Al-Ubaid is one of the Arab Tribes in Iraq settled around Kirkuk area. The tribe made a contract with the Iraqi Transitional Government in the 2003 to protect the oil piplines from the Kirkuk fields to the Turkish oil terminal of Ceyhan as a part of Task Force Shield.
Al-Walid I Al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik () or Al-Walid I (668 - 715) was an Umayyad caliph who ruled from 705 - 715. He continued the expansion of the Islamic empire that was sparked by his father, and was an effective ruler.
Al-Watan (Saudi Arabia) Al-Watan is a leading reformist newspaper in Saudi Arabia. It received some notoriety when its editor, Jamal Kashoggi, was fired for speaking out against the country's hardline Islamist clerics because they refused to denounce the May 2003 Riyadh compound bombings.
Al-Zarar MBT The Al-Zarar tank series was designed to improve and rebuild the Pakistan army's Type 59 main battle tank by modernizing its armaments, fire control and ballistic protection. The prototype is being developed at Heavy Industries Taxila.
Al-Zubayr Rahma Al-Zubayr Rahma (born Al-Zobeir Rahman Mansur, also known as Al-Zobeir Rahma Pasha or Rahama Zobeir), (born 1830), was a Sudanese Arab slave trader who rose to become an Egyptian pasha and Sudanese governor. He came from the Gemaab section of the Jaalin tribe in Northern Sudan, and was a member of a family that claims descent from the Koreish tribe through Abbas, uncle of Muhammad.
Al-Zulfiqar Al-Zulfiqar was a leftist insurgency and militant organization of Pakistan. It was formed in the late seventies by the sons of former Pakistani Prime Minister, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, who was also the Chairman of Pakistan's biggest political party, Pakistan Peoples Party.
Ala Archa National Park The Ala Archa National Park is an alpine national park in Kyrgyzstan, established in 1976 and located approximately 40 km south of the capital city of Bishkek. The park, comprising the gorge of the Ala-Archa River and the mountains surrounding it, is a popular destination point for weekend picnicers, hikers, horse trekkers, skiers as well mountain climbers looking for challenging ice, rock and mixed routes.
Ala Gallorum Indiana The Ala Gallorum Indiana ("Indus's Wing of Gauls") was a Gaulish auxiliary cavalry unit in the Roman army, named after its first commander, Julius Indus, a nobleman of the Treveri who helped put down a Gaulish rebellion in 21.
Ala Gertner Ala Gertner (March 12, 191? – January 5, 1945), referred to in other sources as Alla, Alina, Ella, and Ela, was one of four women hanged in the Auschwitz concentration camp for her role in the Sonderkommando revolt of October 7, 1944.
Ala Littoria Ala Littoria was the Italian national airline that operated during the 1930s and 1940s. It was formed by a merger of SAM - Societa Aerea Mediterranea, SANA - Societa Anonima Navigazione Aerea, SISA - Societa Italiana Servizi Aerei and AEI - Aero Espresso Italiana in 1934.
Ala Moana Ala Moana in the Hawaiian language means path to the sea. It is the name of a commercial, retail and residential district of Honolulu, Hawaiâ€i nestled between WaikÄ«kÄ« to the east, Kakaâ€ako and Honolulu Harbor to the west.
Ala Moana Center Ala Moana Center was once the largest shopping center in the United States and currently holds the distinction of being the largest open-air shopping center in the world. Located at 1450 Ala Moana Boulevard in Honolulu, Hawaii, Ala Moana Center is part of the commercial, retail, and residential district of Ala Moana, south of Makiki, east of Kakaako, west of Waikīkī and across from Ala Moana Beach Park.
Ala ud din Masud Ala ud din Masud (1242-1246) was an Islamic ruler and the seventh Sultan of Delhi of medieval India during the Slave Dynasty (or Mameluk dynasty). He was the son of Rukn ud din Firuz (1236) and the nephew of Razia Sultan (1236-1240).
Ala Wai Canal The Ala Wai Canal is an artificial waterway in Honolulu, Hawaii which serves as the northern boundary of the tourist district of Waikīkī. It was created in 1928 for the purpose of draining the rice paddies and swamps which would eventually become the tourist resort of Waikiki, and today also serves as a primary drainage corridor for the neighborhoods of central Honolulu.
Alaa Abd El-Fatah Alaa Ahmed Abd El-Fatah (Arabic: علاء ŘŁŘŮ…ŘŻ سي٠الإسلام عبدالŮتاŘ) is a prominent Egyptian [software developer, and democracy activist]. He is known for co-founding (along with wife Manal) the Egyptian blog aggregator "Manalaa"Manalaa.
Alaa Al Aswany Alaa Al Aswany (Arabic: علاء الأسŮانى)(born 1957) is an Egyptian writer. Trained as a dentist, Al Aswany has contributed numerous articles to Egyptian newspapers on literature, politics, and social issues.
Alaa Hussein Ali Alaa Hussein Ali (1948 - 2000) (Arabic: علاء Řسين علي Ř®Ůاجي الجابر) served at the head of a puppet government in Kuwait during the initial stages of the Gulf War from August 4, 1990 to August 8, 1990. Ali held dual nationalities as an Iraqi and Kuwaiti, having grown up in Kuwait and studied in Baghdad where he became a member of the ruling Baath party.
Alaa Mubarak Alaa Mubarak (Arabic: علاء مبار٠), or AlÄ'-ud-dÄ«n Muhammad Husni Sayyid Mubarak (Arabic: علاء الدين Ů…ŘŮ…ŘŻ Řسنى سيد مبار٠), is an Egyptian businessman and one of two sons of president Hosni Mubarak of Egypt and his wife Suzanne Mubarak.
Alaçatı Alaçatı (also known as Agrilia) is a unique Aegean town on the western coast of Turkey, which has been famous for its architecture, vineyards and windmills for over 150 years has now made its name in the world of windsurfing and kitesurfing, with its crystal clear water, consistent and steady wind and well acclaimed Turkish hospitality.
Alabama (band) Alabama is a Grammy Award-winning country music band that originated in Fort Payne, Alabama. They were the most commercially successful country act in the 1980s and remain one of the bestselling American musical acts of all time.
Alabama and Florida Railway The Alabama and Florida Railway is one of several short line railroad companies owned by the Pioneer Railcorp. On November 23 1992, the Alabama and Florida Railway (AF) purchased the tangible assets of the A&F Inc.
Alabama and Gulf Coast Railway The Alabama and Gulf Coast Railway is one of several Class III short-line railroad companies owned by RailAmerica, Inc. It operates from the Pensacola, Florida export terminals, west of downtown, north to Columbus, Mississippi, with trackage rights along BNSF Railway to Amory, Mississippi.
Alabama and Chattanooga Railroad The Alabama and Chattanooga Railroad was formed out of a merger between the Wills Valley Railroad and the North East and South West Alabama Railroad in 1868. It was originally to run from Meridian, Mississippi, to Chattanooga, Tennessee, but only about had been completed when it was reorganized into the Alabama Great Southern Railroad in 1877.
Alabama and Kearsarge Alabama and Kearsarge were warships of the Confederate States Navy and United States Navy, respectively, which met in battle on June 19, 1864. The result of the battle was the sinking of the Alabama, bringing to an end its destruction of Union ships.
Alabama and Tennessee River Railway The Alabama and Tennessee River Railway is a shortline railway operating (via lease) over trackage formerly operated by CSX Transportation. The line's western terminus is a junction with the CSX (former Louisville and Nashville Railroad) main line in Birmingham, Alabama, near CSX's Boyles Yard.
Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University, also known as Alabama A&M University or AAMU, is an accredited public, coeducational land grant college located in Normal, Madison County, Alabama. It was established under the terms of the Morrill Act of 1890 and is a historically Black university.
Alabama Army Ammunition Plant The Alabama Army Ammunition Plant (ALAAP), was a United States munitions plant built and operated during World War II. The facility is located a four miles (6 km) north of Childersburg, Alabama in Talladega County, Alabama.
Alabama Avenue (BMT Jamaica Line) Alabama Avenue is a rehabilitated skip-stop station on the New York City Subway's BMT Jamaica Line. The serves this station at all times while the bypasses the station, although it stops here sometimes for access to the East New York Yard, located just to the south.
Alabama cavefish The Alabama cavefish, Speoplatyrhinus poulsoni, is a critically endangered type of cavefish which lives in underground pools in Key Cave, located in northwestern Alabama on the Key Cave National Wildlife Refuge. This is the only known location of the fish.
Alabama centennial half dollar The Alabama centennial half dollar commemorative coin was minted to celebrate the centennial of Alabama's admission to the Union in 1819. This was the last slave holding territory admitted prior to the Missouri Compromise in 1820.
Alabama congressional elections, 2006 The Alabama Congressional elections of 2006 were held on Tuesday, November 7, 2006. The terms of all seven Representatives to the United States House of Representatives will expire on January 3, 2007, and therefore all were put up for contest.
Alabama Claims During the American Civil War, Confederate commerce raiders (the most famous being the CSS Alabama) were built in Britain and did significant damage to Union merchant marine and naval forces. The United States claimed direct and collateral damage against Britain, the so-called Alabama Claims, and was awarded $15,500,000 by an international tribunal in 1871 as part of the Treaty of Washington.
Alabama Congressional Districts Since the 1973 redistricting following the 1970 census, Alabama has had seven congressional districts. This is three less districts than the historic high of ten congressional districts just prior to the 1930 census.
Alabama Council for Technology in Education The Alabama Council for Technology in Education (ACTE) was founded in the early 1980's to promote general education and knowledge of technology for Alabama students in grades 3-12 in many areas ranging from computer literacy to video production.
Alabama Department of Youth Services Schools The Alabama Department of Youth Services School District or Alabama Department of Youth Services Schools, ADYSS is the school district of the Alabama Department of Youth Services, located in Mount Meigs, Alabama. Dr.
Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company The Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company (ADDSCO) of Mobile, Alabama, was one of the largest marine production facilities in the United States of America during the Twentieth Century. During and after World War II, ADDSCO became the largest employer in southern Alabama, raising Liberty ships, tankers and other vessels from the keels up, often at breathtaking speeds during the stateside war effort.
Alabama gubernatorial election, 2002 The Alabama gubernatorial election of 2002 was held as part of Alabama's State General Election on Tuesday November 5, 2002. The race pitted incumbent Don Siegelman (D) against Representative Bob Riley (R) and Libertarian candidate John Sophocleus.
Alabama gubernatorial election, 2010 The next Alabama Gubernatorial Election will take place November 2, 2010. Barring any unforseen reason for Bob Riley to not finish his term, this will be an "Open Seat" as he is barred from seeking re-election because of term limits.
Alabama Governor's Mansion The Alabama Governor's Mansion is the official residence of the Governor of Alabama and his family. The mansion has been occupied by Governor Bob Riley and First Lady Patsy Riley since Riley's first inauguration on January 20, 2003.
Alabama Hall of Fame The Alabama Hall of Fame was established by Act of Alabama No. 646 (1951) to recognize "worthy citizens of the state who rendered outstanding service or who won fame on account of their achievements as to make them exceptional in the history of Alabama".
Alabama High School Athletic Association The Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) was founded in 1921, is a private agency organized by its member schools to control and promote their athletic programs. Based in Montgomery, major aims of the AHSAA are to serve the needs of its member schools in conducting their interscholastic athletic programs and to assist member schools in reaching the educational objectives as established by their school systems.
Alabama in the American Civil War The state of Alabama was a part of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War after seceding from the United States of America on January 11, 1861. It provided a significant source of troops and leaders, military materiel, supplies, food, and, early on, cotton to be exchanged in England for munitions (until the port of Mobile was closed off by the U.
Alabama International Airport Authority The Alabama International Airport Authority was a commission designated with the task of developing a proposal for a new international airport within the state in the 1990s. The airport was envisioned to relieve air traffic from Atlanta's Hartsfield International Airport in addition to serving as a replacement for the existing Birmingham Airport.
Alabama Judiciary Court The Alabama Court of the Judiciary is a court within the judicial branch of the United States state of Alabama. It has the power to try judicial officers in other state courts and punish them for violation of judicial ethics, misconduct, dereliction of duty, or incapacitation.
Alabama Public Radio Alabama Public Radio is a network of public radio stations based in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that serve western and northern Alabama with classical music, folk music, jazz, and nostalgic music programs, as well as news and feature programs from the National Public Radio, Public Radio International, and American Public Media networks. The stations are licensed to the University of Alabama, on whose main campus the studios are located.
Alabama Public Service Comission The Alabama Public Service Commission is a body of three elected members, a President and two Commissioners, who each serve 4-year terms. The President is elected during Presidential elections and the Commissioners are elected during midterm elections.
Alabama Public Television Alabama Public Television is a network of PBS member stations serving the US state of Alabama. The stations are licensed by the Alabama Educational Television Commission which was created by the Alabama state legislature in 1953.
Alabama state elections, 2006 On November 7, 2006, Alabama will have elections for seven constitutional officers, a public service commissioner, all state senators, all state representatives, the supreme court and appeals courts, the state board of education, probate judges in all counties, three Constitutional amendments, and various municipal elections. The state held a primary on June 6, which included referenda on constitutional amendments, and held primary run-offs on July 18.
Alabama Sanctity of Marriage Amendment The Alabama Sanctity of Marriage Amendment of 2004, also known as Amendment 774, is a so-called "defense of marriage amendment" that amended the Alabama Constitution to make it unconstitutional for the state to recognize or perfom same-sex marriages or civil unions. The referendum was approved by 81% of the voters.
Alabama Shakespeare Festival The Alabama Shakespeare Festival (ASF) is the seventh largest Shakespeare festival in the world. Each year, it attracts more than 300,000 visitors from each of the United States, and more than 60 countries, to its home, in Montgomery, Alabama.
Alabama School of Fine Arts The Alabama School of Fine Arts (ASFA) is a public, partially residential high school located in Birmingham, Alabama. The mission of the Alabama School of Fine Arts, a community of explorers, is to nurture impassioned students by guiding and inspiring them to discover and fulfill their individual creative abilities in an atmosphere distinguished by the fusion of fact and feeling, risk and reward, art and science, school and community.
Alabama Slammers (Women's American Football League) Alabama Slammers was the name for a team in the Women's American Football League which played in the 2001-2002 season. Their used both Guy Tucker Field in Birmingham, Alabama and Max Luther Field in Huntsville, Alabama as their home stadium.
Alabama Song The "Alabama Song" was originally published in Bertolt Brecht's Hauspostille (1927). It was set to music by Kurt Weill for the 1927 "Songspiel" Mahagonny and used again in Weill's and Brecht's 1930 opera Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny.
Alabama Song (David Bowie song) "Alabama Song" is a single by David Bowie, a cover of a song from Bertold Brecht’s opera Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (see "Alabama Song"). Sometimes known as "Moon of Alabama", it had previously been covered by The Doors.
Alabama Southern Railroad The Alabama Southern Railroad is one of several short line railroad companies owned by the Watco Companies. It operates 85 miles of track between Columbus, Mississippi and Birmingham, Alabama, with trackage rights over Kansas City Southern/CSX between Brookwood, Alabama and Birmingham, Alabama.
Alabama Sports Hall of Fame Alabama Sports Hall of Fame (ASHOF) is a state museum dedicated to the celebration and preservation of Alabama’s sports heritage. ASHOF has over 5,000 sports artifacts elegantly displayed in the 33,000 square foot building in downtown Birmingham.
Alabama Stakes The Alabama Stakes is a race for thoroughbred horses open to three-year-old fillies. In its 126th renewal in 2006, the Grade I Alabama is at a distance of one and one-quarter miles on the dirt track at Saratoga Race Course and offers a purse of $600,000.
Alabama State Defense Force The Alabama State Defense Force is a military entity authorized by both the State Code of Alabama and Executive Order. The Alabama State Defense Force (ASDF) is the state’s authorized militia and assumes the state mission of the Alabama National Guard in the event the Guard is mobilized.
Alabama State Defense Force 1st Infantry Brigade The Alabama State Defense Force 1st Infantry Brigade is a component (Brigade) of the Alabama State Defense Force which is a military entity authorized by both the State Code of Alabama and Executive Order. The 1st Infantry Brigade is located in Huntsville, Alabama.
Al-Musharaka Al-Musharaka () (in ) is a National Institute for Technology and Liberal Education (American non-profit organization NITLE) program initiative, intended to expand and enhance the teaching and study of Arab studies, Islamic studies and Middle Eastern studies at NITLE affiliated colleges.
Al-Mustadi Al-Mustadi (1142 - 1180) (Arabic: المستضئ بأمر الله) was the Abbasid Caliph in Baghdad from 1170 to 1180. Like his predecessor, he continued to occupy a more or less independent position, with a Vazir and courtly surroundings, and supported by only a small force sufficient for an occasional local campaign.
Al-Mutamar Al-Mutamar is a daily newspaper issued by the Iraqi National Congress. There has been some controversy] after it was discovered that the [[United States was secretly paying Iraqi newspapers, including Al-Mutamar, to print possibly biased articles written by American troops and officials.
Al-Mutawakkil Al-Mutawakkil ˤAlÄ AllÄh Jaˤfar ibn al-Muˤtasim (Arabic المتŮŮŮ„ على الله جعŮر بن المعتصم; March 821 – December 861) was an Abbasid caliph who reigned in Samarra from 847 until 861. He succeeded his brother al-WÄthiq and is known for putting an end to the Mihna "ordeal", the Inquisition-like attempt by his predecessors to impose a single orthodox version of IslÄm.
Al-MuwahhidĹ«n Al-MuwahhidĹ«n (Arabic: المŮŘŘŻŮن) is an Arabic word meaning "monotheists" or "those who believe in the unity of God (tawhid)" (or literally "unitarians"), and has been applied to various groups of Muslims at various times. It is the original Arabic name of the North African Almohad dynasty, and one name that the Druze sometimes call themselves.
Al-Nasa'i Al-NasÄ'Ä« (201 -- 303 AH), full name Aḥmad ibn Shu`ayb ibn AlÄ« ibn SÄ«nÄn AbĹ« `Abd ar-RaḥmÄn al-NasÄ'Ä«, was a noted collector of hadith (sayings of Muhammad), and wrote one of the six canonical hadith collections recognized by Sunni Muslims, Sunan al-Sughra, as well as 15 other books, 6 dealing with the science of hadith.
Al-Nasheed Al-Watani Al-Nasheed Al-Watani (Arabic: النشيد الŮطني = "National Anthem") is the Kuwaiti national anthem. The lyrics are by poet Ahmad Meshari Al-Adwani, Ibrahim Al-Soula composed the music and Ahmad Ali arranged the composition.
Al-Nasir Muhammad The Mamluk al-Nasir Muhammad (الناصر Ů…ŘŮ…ŘŻ) ("Muhammad, the Victorious", born 1285, died 1341) was sultan of Egypt from December 1293, with two interruptions to his death in 1341. The son of Qalawun, he was only eight-years-old when he succeeded his elder brother Khalil.
Al-Oud cemetery Al Od Cemetery (Arabic: مقبرة العŮŘŻ) is a famous cemetery in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It is known since most dead Saudi royal members, particularly kings, are buried there, including Ibn Saud and, lately, King Fahd.
Al-Qa'im (town) Al-Qa'im () is an Iraqi town located nearly 400km northwest of Baghdad near the Syrian border and situated along the Euphrates River, and located in the Al Anbar Governorate. It has a population of about 150,000.
Al-Qaa airstrike The 2006 Qaa airstrike was an attack by the Israel Air Force (IAF) on a building in the area of al-Qaa around 10 kilometers (six miles) from Hermel in the Bekaa Valley, Lebanon on 4 August 2006. The attack took place during the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict.
Al-Qabail Mountains The Al-Qabail Mountains (Arabic: جبال القبائل; transliterated: Jibal al-Qaba'il) are a range of mountains in northern Africa, towards the eastern end of the Atlas Mountains in northeast Algeria and just into northwest Tunisia. The highest peak, Djebel Chélia, reaches 2,326 m, with several other summits above 2,000 m in the range.
Al-Qadariyya The Al-Qadariyya-the name is based on the Arabic word قدر - qadar (fate)-was a theological movement in early Islam which held that man was endowed by God with free will. The Al Qadariyya resisted the Umayyid Caliphs' claims to be ordained rulers of all Muslims by god himself, and for that reason its proponents supported the Abbasid revolution.
Al-Qaeda in Iraq The al-Qaeda jihad organization in the Land of the Two Rivers (, ), more commonly known as al-Qaeda in Iraq, is the Mujahideen network formerly led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, a Jordanian-born mujahid believed to have operated against United States-led coalition forces in Iraq. Zarqawi was killed by an American airstrike on June 7, 2006.
Al-Qaeda: Casting a Shadow of Terror Al-Qaeda: Casting a Shadow of Terror (ISBN 1-85043-396-8) is a 2003 book by Jason Burke about the history and goals of Osama bin Laden's Al-Qaeda and a loose amalgam of related groups. Using first-hand descriptions of terrorist camps, Burke attempts to illustrate that the west's misunderstanding of the diversity of modern Islamic militancy undermines the response to terrorism.
Al-Qaedaism Al-Qaedaism (or al-Qaedism) is a political neologism coined after the terrorist attacks of 9/11 which refers to the set of religious beliefs, political doctrines, objectives, practices and methods, inspired by al-Qaeda. It is based on a militant, dogmatic and orthodox form of Islamism, sometimes referred to as Islamofascism.
Al-Qatta'i Al-Qatta'i (Arabic: القطائـع) was the short-lived Tulunid capital of Egypt, founded by Ahmad ibn Tulun in the year 868 CE. Al-Qatta'i was located immediately to the northeast of the previous capital, Al-'Askar, which in turn was adjacent to the settlement of Fustat.
Al-Qaum Al-Qaum (القŮŮ…) is the Nabataean god of war and the night, and guardian of caravans. Large numbers of inscriptions bearing his name have been found, and archaeologists believe that he was a major god of the Nabataean pantheon.
Al-QÄdisiyyah (historical city) Al-QÄdisiyyah, an historical city in southern Mesopotamia, southwest of al-Hillah and al-KĹ«fah in Iraq, is most famous as the site of the Battle of al-QÄdisiyyah in circa 636, which saw a force of Arab-Muslim invaders defeat a larger army sent by the SÄsÄnian Empire.
Al-Qubayba Al-Qubayba' (also: Qubeiba) (Arabic: القبية) was a Palestinian village that was captured by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. The village was located near the ruins of the ancient Canaanite city of Lashish.
Al-Qubib mosque Al-Qubib Mosque in Doha, the capital of Qatar was built in 1998. The mosque was built to resemble and replace an older mosque demolished in 1950, and is said to be a unique example of multi-dome mosques in the Gulf region.
Al-Quds Al-Arabi Al-Quds Al-Arabi (Arabic: القدس العربی), (English: "Arab Jerusalem") is an independent pan-Arab daily newspaper published in London since 1989. The paper is owned by Palestinian expatriates, and edited by Abd al-Bari Atwan who was born in a Palestinian refugee camp in Gaza Strip in 1950.
Al-Quds rocket The al-Quds 101 Rocket is a homemade rocket made and utilized by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad for use against targets in Israel. The al-Quds 101 is most likely similar to the Qassam rocket series used by Hamas.
Al-Quds University Al-Quds University (Arabic: جامعة القدس) is the Arab university in Jerusalem. It was founded in 1984 but its official constitution happened in 1993 when Mohammed Nuseibeh, its first Chancellor and Chancellor of the College of Science and Technology, announced its formation.
Al-Qusair Al-Qusair (Arabic, القصير, sometimes romanized as Al Qusayr, El Quseir, Quseir, Quesir), is an approximately 5000 year old Egyptian city lying along the Red Sea. It is located 205 kilometers south of Hurghada, 103km north of Marsa Alam and 73km north of the Marsa Alam International Airport.
Al-Rafid Al-Rafid, Bekaa Valley, Lebanon (sometimes prounounced plainly as "Rafid") (Arabic: الرŮŮŠŘŻ) is a town in the south-eastern portion of the Bekaa, a governorate of the Republic of Lebanon. Al-Rafid is part of the Rachaya municipal district.
Al-Razi AbĹ« Bakr Muhammad ibn ZakarÄ«ya al-RÄzi (Persian: زŮريای رازی Zakaria ye Razi; Arabic: اب٠بکر Ů…ŘŮ…ŘŻ بن زŮريا الرازی; Latin: Rhazes or Rasis). According to al-Biruni he was born in Rayy, Iran in the year 865 AD (251 AH), and died there in 925 AD (313 AH).
Al-Safa and Al-Marwah Al-Safa and Al-Marwah (Safa and Marwah) (Arabic: الصŮا AĹź-ĹžafÄ ; المرŮŘ© Al-Marwah) are two small hills now located in the Masjid al Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia between which Muslims travel back and forth seven times during the ritual pilgrimages of Hajj and Umrah.
Al-Samh ibn Malik al-Khawlani Al-Samh ibn Malik al-Khawlani (Arabic: Ř§Ů„ŘłŮ…Ř Ř¨Ů† مال٠الخŮلاني) was the Arab governor general of the Muslim occupied region of the Iberian Peninsula called Al-Andalus in the beginning of the 8th century.
Al-Samoud 2 Al-Samoud (الصمŮŘŻ, alternately "Al-Samed") of the former Iraq regime is a liquid-fuel missile which is essentially a scaled-down Scud, though parts are also derived from the Russian SA-2 'Guideline' surface-to-air missile. The rocket engine is from the SA-2 design and the thrust vector controls are from the Scud.
Al-Sayyid Bedouin Sign Language The Al-Sayyid Bedouin Sign Language (ABSL) is a sign language used by about 150 deaf and many hearing members of a Bedouin community in the Negev desert of southern Israel. As both deaf and hearing people share a language, deaf people are not stigmatised in this community, and marriage between deaf and hearing people is common.
Al-Shams The Al-Shams was a paramilitary wing of the Jamaat-e-Islami in Bangladesh (then East Pakistan), that with the Pakistan Army and the Al-Badr is held responsible for conducting a mass killing campaign against Bengali nationalists, civilians, religious and ethnic minorities in the Bangladesh Liberation War. The group was banned by the independent government of Bangladesh, but most of its members had fled the country during and after the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, which led to Bangladesh's independence.
Al-Sharurah Al-Sharurah () is a small town in Najran province, southern Saudi Arabia, approximately 200 miles east of the town of Najran. It is located in the Empty Quarter desert near the Yemeni border, and functions mainly as a border town.
Al-Shifa pharmaceutical factory The Al-Shifa ("to Heal" OR "healing") pharmaceutical factory in Khartoum, Sudan was constructed between 1992 and 1996 with components imported from the United States, Sweden, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, India, and Thailand. It was the largest pharmaceutical factory in Khartoum and it employed over 300 workers, producing medicine both for human and veterinary use.
Al-Sirât Al-Sirât (Arabic: الصراط) is the hair-narrow bridge of Islam, which according to Muslim belief every person must pass on the Day of Judgement to enter Paradise. The concept of al-Sirât is similar to the Zoroastrianism belief in the Chinvat bridge.
Al-Sumayriyya al-Sumayriyya was a Palestinian village that was captured by Israel during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war. Its name is Arabic for "Little Samaria": it may have been inhabited by Samaritans in former centuries, but in the 18th century the Samaritans were expelled from the area and moved to Nablus.
Al-Sunan al-Sughra as-Sunan as-Sughra (Arabic: السنن الصغرى), also known as Sunan an-Nasa'i (Arabic: سنن النسائي) is one of the Sunni Six Major Hadith collections, and was collected by Al-Nasa'i. Sunni regard this collection as third in strength of their Six major Hadith collections Shia], however, do not hold it in the same high esteem and judge the hadith in it individually.
Al-Tahir Agha Al-Tahir Agha was a Turkish ruler sent to govern a province of Sudan, Al-Getaina, which was in the Ottoman Empire's domain, in the late 1700s. During his time in Sudan he married Khadeeja, the daughter of Mek Adlan II, the sultan of Sennar.
Al-Tariq Al-Tariq is fictional terrorist villain in Marvel Comics. The character was nominated for the Wizard Fan Award for Favorite Villain in 2003, and for the Comics' Greatest Moment - 2002 Award for when "Captain America kills Al-Tariq" in Captain America #3.
Al-Tasrif Al-Tasrif is an influential medieval treatise on medicine, written near the year 1000 CE by Abu al-Qasim (Abulcasis). The 30-volume work includes anatomical descriptions, classifications of diseases, and information on nutrition and surgery.
Al-Ubaid Al-Ubaid is one of the Arab Tribes in Iraq settled around Kirkuk area. The tribe made a contract with the Iraqi Transitional Government in the 2003 to protect the oil piplines from the Kirkuk fields to the Turkish oil terminal of Ceyhan as a part of Task Force Shield.
Al-Walid I Al-Walid ibn Abd al-Malik () or Al-Walid I (668 - 715) was an Umayyad caliph who ruled from 705 - 715. He continued the expansion of the Islamic empire that was sparked by his father, and was an effective ruler.
Al-Watan (Saudi Arabia) Al-Watan is a leading reformist newspaper in Saudi Arabia. It received some notoriety when its editor, Jamal Kashoggi, was fired for speaking out against the country's hardline Islamist clerics because they refused to denounce the May 2003 Riyadh compound bombings.
Al-Zarar MBT The Al-Zarar tank series was designed to improve and rebuild the Pakistan army's Type 59 main battle tank by modernizing its armaments, fire control and ballistic protection. The prototype is being developed at Heavy Industries Taxila.
Al-Zubayr Rahma Al-Zubayr Rahma (born Al-Zobeir Rahman Mansur, also known as Al-Zobeir Rahma Pasha or Rahama Zobeir), (born 1830), was a Sudanese Arab slave trader who rose to become an Egyptian pasha and Sudanese governor. He came from the Gemaab section of the Jaalin tribe in Northern Sudan, and was a member of a family that claims descent from the Koreish tribe through Abbas, uncle of Muhammad.
Al-Zulfiqar Al-Zulfiqar was a leftist insurgency and militant organization of Pakistan. It was formed in the late seventies by the sons of former Pakistani Prime Minister, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, who was also the Chairman of Pakistan's biggest political party, Pakistan Peoples Party.
Ala Archa National Park The Ala Archa National Park is an alpine national park in Kyrgyzstan, established in 1976 and located approximately 40 km south of the capital city of Bishkek. The park, comprising the gorge of the Ala-Archa River and the mountains surrounding it, is a popular destination point for weekend picnicers, hikers, horse trekkers, skiers as well mountain climbers looking for challenging ice, rock and mixed routes.
Ala Gallorum Indiana The Ala Gallorum Indiana ("Indus's Wing of Gauls") was a Gaulish auxiliary cavalry unit in the Roman army, named after its first commander, Julius Indus, a nobleman of the Treveri who helped put down a Gaulish rebellion in 21.
Ala Gertner Ala Gertner (March 12, 191? – January 5, 1945), referred to in other sources as Alla, Alina, Ella, and Ela, was one of four women hanged in the Auschwitz concentration camp for her role in the Sonderkommando revolt of October 7, 1944.
Ala Littoria Ala Littoria was the Italian national airline that operated during the 1930s and 1940s. It was formed by a merger of SAM - Societa Aerea Mediterranea, SANA - Societa Anonima Navigazione Aerea, SISA - Societa Italiana Servizi Aerei and AEI - Aero Espresso Italiana in 1934.
Ala Moana Ala Moana in the Hawaiian language means path to the sea. It is the name of a commercial, retail and residential district of Honolulu, Hawaiâ€i nestled between WaikÄ«kÄ« to the east, Kakaâ€ako and Honolulu Harbor to the west.
Ala Moana Center Ala Moana Center was once the largest shopping center in the United States and currently holds the distinction of being the largest open-air shopping center in the world. Located at 1450 Ala Moana Boulevard in Honolulu, Hawaii, Ala Moana Center is part of the commercial, retail, and residential district of Ala Moana, south of Makiki, east of Kakaako, west of Waikīkī and across from Ala Moana Beach Park.
Ala ud din Masud Ala ud din Masud (1242-1246) was an Islamic ruler and the seventh Sultan of Delhi of medieval India during the Slave Dynasty (or Mameluk dynasty). He was the son of Rukn ud din Firuz (1236) and the nephew of Razia Sultan (1236-1240).
Ala Wai Canal The Ala Wai Canal is an artificial waterway in Honolulu, Hawaii which serves as the northern boundary of the tourist district of Waikīkī. It was created in 1928 for the purpose of draining the rice paddies and swamps which would eventually become the tourist resort of Waikiki, and today also serves as a primary drainage corridor for the neighborhoods of central Honolulu.
Alaa Abd El-Fatah Alaa Ahmed Abd El-Fatah (Arabic: علاء ŘŁŘŮ…ŘŻ سي٠الإسلام عبدالŮتاŘ) is a prominent Egyptian [software developer, and democracy activist]. He is known for co-founding (along with wife Manal) the Egyptian blog aggregator "Manalaa"Manalaa.
Alaa Al Aswany Alaa Al Aswany (Arabic: علاء الأسŮانى)(born 1957) is an Egyptian writer. Trained as a dentist, Al Aswany has contributed numerous articles to Egyptian newspapers on literature, politics, and social issues.
Alaa Hussein Ali Alaa Hussein Ali (1948 - 2000) (Arabic: علاء Řسين علي Ř®Ůاجي الجابر) served at the head of a puppet government in Kuwait during the initial stages of the Gulf War from August 4, 1990 to August 8, 1990. Ali held dual nationalities as an Iraqi and Kuwaiti, having grown up in Kuwait and studied in Baghdad where he became a member of the ruling Baath party.
Alaa Mubarak Alaa Mubarak (Arabic: علاء مبار٠), or AlÄ'-ud-dÄ«n Muhammad Husni Sayyid Mubarak (Arabic: علاء الدين Ů…ŘŮ…ŘŻ Řسنى سيد مبار٠), is an Egyptian businessman and one of two sons of president Hosni Mubarak of Egypt and his wife Suzanne Mubarak.
Alaçatı Alaçatı (also known as Agrilia) is a unique Aegean town on the western coast of Turkey, which has been famous for its architecture, vineyards and windmills for over 150 years has now made its name in the world of windsurfing and kitesurfing, with its crystal clear water, consistent and steady wind and well acclaimed Turkish hospitality.
Alabama (band) Alabama is a Grammy Award-winning country music band that originated in Fort Payne, Alabama. They were the most commercially successful country act in the 1980s and remain one of the bestselling American musical acts of all time.
Alabama and Florida Railway The Alabama and Florida Railway is one of several short line railroad companies owned by the Pioneer Railcorp. On November 23 1992, the Alabama and Florida Railway (AF) purchased the tangible assets of the A&F Inc.
Alabama and Gulf Coast Railway The Alabama and Gulf Coast Railway is one of several Class III short-line railroad companies owned by RailAmerica, Inc. It operates from the Pensacola, Florida export terminals, west of downtown, north to Columbus, Mississippi, with trackage rights along BNSF Railway to Amory, Mississippi.
Alabama and Chattanooga Railroad The Alabama and Chattanooga Railroad was formed out of a merger between the Wills Valley Railroad and the North East and South West Alabama Railroad in 1868. It was originally to run from Meridian, Mississippi, to Chattanooga, Tennessee, but only about had been completed when it was reorganized into the Alabama Great Southern Railroad in 1877.
Alabama and Kearsarge Alabama and Kearsarge were warships of the Confederate States Navy and United States Navy, respectively, which met in battle on June 19, 1864. The result of the battle was the sinking of the Alabama, bringing to an end its destruction of Union ships.
Alabama and Tennessee River Railway The Alabama and Tennessee River Railway is a shortline railway operating (via lease) over trackage formerly operated by CSX Transportation. The line's western terminus is a junction with the CSX (former Louisville and Nashville Railroad) main line in Birmingham, Alabama, near CSX's Boyles Yard.
Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University, also known as Alabama A&M University or AAMU, is an accredited public, coeducational land grant college located in Normal, Madison County, Alabama. It was established under the terms of the Morrill Act of 1890 and is a historically Black university.
Alabama Army Ammunition Plant The Alabama Army Ammunition Plant (ALAAP), was a United States munitions plant built and operated during World War II. The facility is located a four miles (6 km) north of Childersburg, Alabama in Talladega County, Alabama.
Alabama Avenue (BMT Jamaica Line) Alabama Avenue is a rehabilitated skip-stop station on the New York City Subway's BMT Jamaica Line. The serves this station at all times while the bypasses the station, although it stops here sometimes for access to the East New York Yard, located just to the south.
Alabama cavefish The Alabama cavefish, Speoplatyrhinus poulsoni, is a critically endangered type of cavefish which lives in underground pools in Key Cave, located in northwestern Alabama on the Key Cave National Wildlife Refuge. This is the only known location of the fish.
Alabama centennial half dollar The Alabama centennial half dollar commemorative coin was minted to celebrate the centennial of Alabama's admission to the Union in 1819. This was the last slave holding territory admitted prior to the Missouri Compromise in 1820.
Alabama congressional elections, 2006 The Alabama Congressional elections of 2006 were held on Tuesday, November 7, 2006. The terms of all seven Representatives to the United States House of Representatives will expire on January 3, 2007, and therefore all were put up for contest.
Alabama Claims During the American Civil War, Confederate commerce raiders (the most famous being the CSS Alabama) were built in Britain and did significant damage to Union merchant marine and naval forces. The United States claimed direct and collateral damage against Britain, the so-called Alabama Claims, and was awarded $15,500,000 by an international tribunal in 1871 as part of the Treaty of Washington.
Alabama Congressional Districts Since the 1973 redistricting following the 1970 census, Alabama has had seven congressional districts. This is three less districts than the historic high of ten congressional districts just prior to the 1930 census.
Alabama Council for Technology in Education The Alabama Council for Technology in Education (ACTE) was founded in the early 1980's to promote general education and knowledge of technology for Alabama students in grades 3-12 in many areas ranging from computer literacy to video production.
Alabama Department of Youth Services Schools The Alabama Department of Youth Services School District or Alabama Department of Youth Services Schools, ADYSS is the school district of the Alabama Department of Youth Services, located in Mount Meigs, Alabama. Dr.
Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company The Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company (ADDSCO) of Mobile, Alabama, was one of the largest marine production facilities in the United States of America during the Twentieth Century. During and after World War II, ADDSCO became the largest employer in southern Alabama, raising Liberty ships, tankers and other vessels from the keels up, often at breathtaking speeds during the stateside war effort.
Alabama gubernatorial election, 2002 The Alabama gubernatorial election of 2002 was held as part of Alabama's State General Election on Tuesday November 5, 2002. The race pitted incumbent Don Siegelman (D) against Representative Bob Riley (R) and Libertarian candidate John Sophocleus.
Alabama gubernatorial election, 2010 The next Alabama Gubernatorial Election will take place November 2, 2010. Barring any unforseen reason for Bob Riley to not finish his term, this will be an "Open Seat" as he is barred from seeking re-election because of term limits.
Alabama Governor's Mansion The Alabama Governor's Mansion is the official residence of the Governor of Alabama and his family. The mansion has been occupied by Governor Bob Riley and First Lady Patsy Riley since Riley's first inauguration on January 20, 2003.
Alabama Hall of Fame The Alabama Hall of Fame was established by Act of Alabama No. 646 (1951) to recognize "worthy citizens of the state who rendered outstanding service or who won fame on account of their achievements as to make them exceptional in the history of Alabama".
Alabama High School Athletic Association The Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) was founded in 1921, is a private agency organized by its member schools to control and promote their athletic programs. Based in Montgomery, major aims of the AHSAA are to serve the needs of its member schools in conducting their interscholastic athletic programs and to assist member schools in reaching the educational objectives as established by their school systems.
Alabama in the American Civil War The state of Alabama was a part of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War after seceding from the United States of America on January 11, 1861. It provided a significant source of troops and leaders, military materiel, supplies, food, and, early on, cotton to be exchanged in England for munitions (until the port of Mobile was closed off by the U.
Alabama International Airport Authority The Alabama International Airport Authority was a commission designated with the task of developing a proposal for a new international airport within the state in the 1990s. The airport was envisioned to relieve air traffic from Atlanta's Hartsfield International Airport in addition to serving as a replacement for the existing Birmingham Airport.
Alabama Judiciary Court The Alabama Court of the Judiciary is a court within the judicial branch of the United States state of Alabama. It has the power to try judicial officers in other state courts and punish them for violation of judicial ethics, misconduct, dereliction of duty, or incapacitation.
Alabama Public Radio Alabama Public Radio is a network of public radio stations based in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that serve western and northern Alabama with classical music, folk music, jazz, and nostalgic music programs, as well as news and feature programs from the National Public Radio, Public Radio International, and American Public Media networks. The stations are licensed to the University of Alabama, on whose main campus the studios are located.
Alabama Public Service Comission The Alabama Public Service Commission is a body of three elected members, a President and two Commissioners, who each serve 4-year terms. The President is elected during Presidential elections and the Commissioners are elected during midterm elections.
Alabama Public Television Alabama Public Television is a network of PBS member stations serving the US state of Alabama. The stations are licensed by the Alabama Educational Television Commission which was created by the Alabama state legislature in 1953.
Alabama state elections, 2006 On November 7, 2006, Alabama will have elections for seven constitutional officers, a public service commissioner, all state senators, all state representatives, the supreme court and appeals courts, the state board of education, probate judges in all counties, three Constitutional amendments, and various municipal elections. The state held a primary on June 6, which included referenda on constitutional amendments, and held primary run-offs on July 18.
Alabama Sanctity of Marriage Amendment The Alabama Sanctity of Marriage Amendment of 2004, also known as Amendment 774, is a so-called "defense of marriage amendment" that amended the Alabama Constitution to make it unconstitutional for the state to recognize or perfom same-sex marriages or civil unions. The referendum was approved by 81% of the voters.
Alabama Shakespeare Festival The Alabama Shakespeare Festival (ASF) is the seventh largest Shakespeare festival in the world. Each year, it attracts more than 300,000 visitors from each of the United States, and more than 60 countries, to its home, in Montgomery, Alabama.
Alabama School of Fine Arts The Alabama School of Fine Arts (ASFA) is a public, partially residential high school located in Birmingham, Alabama. The mission of the Alabama School of Fine Arts, a community of explorers, is to nurture impassioned students by guiding and inspiring them to discover and fulfill their individual creative abilities in an atmosphere distinguished by the fusion of fact and feeling, risk and reward, art and science, school and community.
Alabama Slammers (Women's American Football League) Alabama Slammers was the name for a team in the Women's American Football League which played in the 2001-2002 season. Their used both Guy Tucker Field in Birmingham, Alabama and Max Luther Field in Huntsville, Alabama as their home stadium.
Alabama Song The "Alabama Song" was originally published in Bertolt Brecht's Hauspostille (1927). It was set to music by Kurt Weill for the 1927 "Songspiel" Mahagonny and used again in Weill's and Brecht's 1930 opera Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny.
Alabama Song (David Bowie song) "Alabama Song" is a single by David Bowie, a cover of a song from Bertold Brecht’s opera Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny (see "Alabama Song"). Sometimes known as "Moon of Alabama", it had previously been covered by The Doors.
Alabama Southern Railroad The Alabama Southern Railroad is one of several short line railroad companies owned by the Watco Companies. It operates 85 miles of track between Columbus, Mississippi and Birmingham, Alabama, with trackage rights over Kansas City Southern/CSX between Brookwood, Alabama and Birmingham, Alabama.
Alabama Sports Hall of Fame Alabama Sports Hall of Fame (ASHOF) is a state museum dedicated to the celebration and preservation of Alabama’s sports heritage. ASHOF has over 5,000 sports artifacts elegantly displayed in the 33,000 square foot building in downtown Birmingham.
Alabama Stakes The Alabama Stakes is a race for thoroughbred horses open to three-year-old fillies. In its 126th renewal in 2006, the Grade I Alabama is at a distance of one and one-quarter miles on the dirt track at Saratoga Race Course and offers a purse of $600,000.
Alabama State Defense Force The Alabama State Defense Force is a military entity authorized by both the State Code of Alabama and Executive Order. The Alabama State Defense Force (ASDF) is the state’s authorized militia and assumes the state mission of the Alabama National Guard in the event the Guard is mobilized.
Alabama State Defense Force 1st Infantry Brigade The Alabama State Defense Force 1st Infantry Brigade is a component (Brigade) of the Alabama State Defense Force which is a military entity authorized by both the State Code of Alabama and Executive Order. The 1st Infantry Brigade is located in Huntsville, Alabama.
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