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Alarfaj group A Kuwait-based private company, headed by Saud AbdulAziz Alarfaj. It was first founded in the 1960's as a small trading company and grew to become a number of companies involved in many areas within Kuwait and other countries.
Alaric I Alaric I (Alaric or Alarich, in Latin Alaricus), who was likely born about 370 on an island named Peuce (the Fir) at the mouth of the Danube, became king of the Visigoths from 395–410, and was the first Germanic leader to take the city of Rome.
Alaric Jacob Alaric Jacob was a British Journalist, most active in the period 1940-1960. He recounts in his autobiography, "Scenes from a Bourgeois Life" that he was the son of an army officer and descendant of a line of army officers.
Alaric Morgan In the fictional universe of the Deryni novels of Katherine Kurtz, Alaric Morgan is the seventh Duke of Corwyn. He also holds the titles of King's Champion, General of the Royal Armies, and Lord Protector of the South, and is a close friend and advisor to King Kelson Haldane of Gwynedd.
Alaric the Mad Alaric the Mad is a character referenced in the Warhammer Fantasy realm. He was a master dwarven Rune Smith, so powerful that he was able to place multiple master runes, and indeed, more than three runes total, which is a feat beyond the powers of current dwarven smiths.
Alarm call Concerning animals, an alarm call refers to various vocalizations that they emit in response to danger. Many primates and birds have elaborate alarm calls for warning other animals of the same species about approaching predators.
Alarm circuit An alarm circuit (also dry pair or dry loop) is an unconditioned leased pair of telephone wire from a telco. The pair does not have a dial-tone or "battery" (continuous electric potential), as opposed to a "wet pair" (a line usually with no dial tone but with battery).
Alarm indication signal Alarm indication signal (AIS) is a signal transmitted by a system that is part of a concatenated telecommunications system to let the receiver know that some remote part of the end-to-end link has failed at a logical or physical level, even if the system it is directly connected to is still working. Other systems attached to a system transmitting AIS then relay the AIS indication onwards to other systems.
Alarm Will Sound Alarm Will Sound is a 20-member band that focuses on recordings and performances of contemporary music. They are currently Musical Artists-in-Residence at Dickinson College, and their performances have been described as "equal parts exuberance, nonchalance, and virtuosity" by the Financial Times and as "a triumph of ensemble playing" by the San Francisco Chronicle.
Alarums and Excursions Alarums and Excursions (A&E), a fanzine started in 1975 by Lee Gold, was the first magazine to focus on role-playing games. Each issue consists of contributions from different authors, often featuring game design discussions, rules variants, write-ups of game sessions, reviews, and comments on others contributions.
Alas Poor Yagan Alas Poor Yagan is an editorial cartoon, drawn by Dean Alston and published in The West Australian newspaper on 6 September 1997. It consists of a panel of eight drawings of Indigenous Australian activist Ken Colbung speaking to a group of three Indigenous Australian children.
Alas Purwo National Park Alas Purwo National Park is situated on Blambangan Peninsula, at the south eastern tip of East Java. The park's name means "First Forest", in accordance with a Javanese legend that says the earth first emerged from the ocean here.
Alas, Babylon Alas, Babylon is a novel by Pat Frank published in 1959, and "must qualify as one of the very first apocalyptic novels of the nuclear age." The subject deals with the effects of a nuclear war] on a small [[Florida town.
Alasdair and Hettie Tayler Alexander Norwich Tayler (11 July 1870—8 November 1937) and his sister Helen Agnes Henrietta Tayler (24 March 1869—10 April 1951) were British historical writers, specializing in 17th and 18th century Scottish and English history.
Alasdair Allan Dr Alasdair Allan worked for the Scottish National Party (SNP) in Peterhead then became assistant to Michael Russell MSP. Dr Allan was the author of 'Talking Independence', a booklet which answered questions about Scottish Independence such as the cautious 'What will I pay in tax?
Alasdair Duncan Alasdair Duncan (born 1982) is a writer, most notable as the author of "Sushi Central" (published under the title "Dance, Recover, Repeat" in the United States by MTV Books) and as a regular contributor to many Australian music & culture magazines, most notably Rave Magazine, for which he writes a weekly column. A native of Queensland, Australia, Duncan is known for his frank yet comical approach to the experience of growing up gay in suburbia.
Alasdair MacColla Alasdair MacColla (circa 1620 to 1647) was a Scottish-Irish soldier. His full name in Scottish Gaelic was Alasdair MacColla Ciotach MacDomhnaill (in English: Alasdair the son of Colla the Left-handed, of the clan MacDonald).
Alasdair MacIntyre Alasdair Chalmers MacIntyre (born January 12, 1929 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a philosopher primarily known for his contribution to moral and political philosophy but known also for his work in history of philosophy and theology.
Alasdair Ranaldson MacDonell of Glengarry Colonel Alasdair Ranaldson MacDonell of Glengarry (1771-1828) was the personality well known to Walter Scott, a haughty and flamboyant man whose character and behaviour gave Scott the model for the wild Highland clan chieftain Fergus Mac-Ivor in the pioneering historical novel Waverley of 1810. As was customary for the chieftain of a clan, he was often called simply "Glengarry".
Alasdair Smith Alasdair Smith is currently a professor of economics and Vice-Chancellor at the University of Sussex. He is a noted international economist whose studies (often developed in concert with fellow economist Tony Venables) have been used by the European Union.
Alashankou-Dushanzi Crude Oil Pipeline The Alashankou-Dushanzi Crude Oil Pipeline is a 246 kilometer long pipeline in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in China, which connects the Kazakhstan-China oil pipeline (Atasu-Alashankou pipeline) with Dushanzi District. The capacity of pipeline is 10 million tons of oil per year and it's supplying mainly the Dushanzi refinery.
Alashiya Alashiya or Alasiya was an important state during the Middle and Late Bronze Ages and was situated somewhere in the Eastern Mediterranean. It was a major source of goods, especially copper, for Ancient Egypt and other states in the Ancient Near East.
Alasht Alasht, also known as Elasht, is a small rural village in the Savad Kooh county of Mazandaran province in Iran. It is isolated by surrounding mountains, which gives it a cooler climate than most regions of the province.
Alaska (1875) Alaska, lýsing á landi og lands-kostum, ásamt skýrslu innar íslenzku sendinefndar : um stofnun íslenzkrar nýlendu is a pamphlet by Jón Ólafsson detailing Alaska and the possibility of founding an Icelandic colony there. Included in the pamphlet is the report of the Icelandic delegation.
Alaska (singer) Alaska (born Olvido Gara Jova, 1963 in Mexico City) is a Spanish singer, famous in Spain and Latin America. Her father was a Spaniard exiled during the Spanish Civil War and her mother a Cuban exiled by Castro.
Alaska 2 Tha Bay Alaska 2 Tha Bay is a collaborative album from the whole Thizz Nation, presented by the late Mac Dre. The timberwolf coat with white fur you see the late great Thizz King Mac Dre wearing in his classic "Romp In Peace" picture was bought all the way up in Anchorage, Alaska while he was visiting there.
Alaska Aces The Alaska Aces are a minor league ice hockey team in Anchorage, Alaska. They were originally part of the West Coast Hockey League, but when the WCHL was absorbed by the East Coast Hockey League in 2003, the team joined the merged ECHL.
Alaska Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station The Alaska Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station (AFES) was established in 1898 in Sitka, Alaska, also the site of the then-territory's first agricultural experiment farm. Today the station is administered by the University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Alaska Airlines Alaska Airlines , (), based in Seattle, Washington, USA, has grown from a small regional airline to one carrying more than 12 million customers per year. It has its hub at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, as well as large operations at Los Angeles International Airport, Portland International Airport, Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, and Vancouver International Airport.
Alaska Avalanche The Alaska Avalanche are a Junior A hockey team in the North American Hockey League's south division, and play out of Wasilla, Alaska. The franchise was originally called the Central Texas Blackhawks, and in 2004 moved to Springfield, Missouri as the Springfield Spirit.
Alaska boundary dispute The Alaska Boundary Dispute was a territorial dispute between the United States of America and Canada (then a British Dominion with its foreign affairs controlled from London), and at a subnational level between the territory of Alaska on the U.S.
Alaska Ballot Measure 2 (1998) Ballot Measure 2 of 1998 is a so-called "defense of marriage amendment" that amended the Alaska Constitution by adding a definition of marriage that prevents same-sex marriages from being conducted or recognized in Alaska. The Ballot Measure passed via public referendum on November 3, 1998 with 68% of voters supporting and 32% opposing.
Alaska Bible College Alaska Bible College is a small, private, four-year institution in Glennallen, Alaska established in 1966 as a nondenominational Christian school, with a focus on ministry and biblical education. The college is accredited by the Association for Biblical Higher Education link==
Alaska Board of Nursing The Alaska Board of Nursing (ABN) is the regional board of nurses in the state of Alaska, USA. Their aim is to promote and protect the health of the citizens of Alaska through a safe and efficient practice of nursing and healthcare
Alaska class cruiser The Alaska class of large cruisers was a series of two vessels built for service with the United States Navy during the later stages of World War II. The class was originally planned to consist of six vessels, although only two were completed.
Alaska Commercial Company The Alaska Commercial Company was a company that operated retail stores in Alaska during the early period of Alaska's ownership by the United States. It began when businessmen from San Francisco, California, using the name Hutchinson, Kohl & Company, bought the commercial interests of the Russian-American Company from its Russian owners at the time of the Alaska Purchase by the United States in 1867.
Alaska Court of Appeals The Alaska Court of Appeals is an intermediary court of appeals in the State of Alaska's judicial department (Alaska Court System), created in 1980 by the Alaska Legislature as an additional appellate court to lessen the burden on the Alaska Supreme Court. The court of appeals consists of a chief judge and two associate judges, who are all appointed by the governor of Alaska (see List of Governors of Alaska) and face judicial retention elections; the chief judge of the court of appeals is selected from among the three by the chief justice of the supreme court to serve a two-year term.
Alaska Court System The Alaska Court System is the unified, centrally administered, and totally state-funded judicial system for the State of Alaska. It has four levels of state courts: the Alaska Supreme Court, the Alaska Court of Appeals, the Alaska Superior Court, and the Alaska District Court.
Alaska Film Archives The Alaska Film Archives, located at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, holds the largest collection of film related material about Alaska. The archive was established in 1968, and is comprised almost entirely of 16mm film dating from the years 1920 to 1959.
Alaska Governor's Mansion The Alaska Governor's Mansion, located at 716 Calhoun St, Juneau Alaska, is the official residence of the Governor of Alaska and his or her family. It was designed by Robert and Libertyann Kehr and completed in 1936.
Alaska Highway The Alaska Highway, also the Alaskan Highway, Alaska-Canadian Highway, and the Alcan Highway, runs from Dawson Creek, British Columbia to Delta Junction, Alaska, via Whitehorse, Yukon. Its historical length as of all-weather completion in 1943 is 2,451 kilometers or 1,523 mile(s) long.
Alaska Interconnection The Alaska Interconnection is counted as one of the three minor alternating current (AC) power grids in North America, although it actually consists of two independent grids with no interties. The other minor interconnections are the the Québec Interconnection and Texas Interconnection.
Alaska magazine Alaska magazine, a major-circulation periodical devoted to news and discussion of issues and features of and from Alaska. A great deal of its readership consists of persons outside of Alaska who are interested in the Alaskan way of life.
Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge The Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge (often shortened to Alaska Maritime or AMNWR) is a United States National Wildlife Refuge comprising 2,400 islands, headlands, rocks, islets, spires and reefs in Alaska, with a total area of 4.9 million acres (19,800 km²), of which 2.
Alaska Mountain Wilderness Classic The Alaska Mountain Wilderness Classic (sometimes called the "Alaska Wilderness Classic") is an adventure race that espouses purity of style. Started in 1982 as a 150 mile wilderness footrace, the Classic has crossed various mountain ranges throughout Alaska, with some routes covering over 250 miles.
Alaska Native Heritage Center The Alaska Native Heritage Center is an educational and cultural institution for all Alaskans, located in Anchorage, Alaska. The center opened in 1999, and has become Alaska's premier interactive cultural destination.
Alaska Native Language Center The Alaska Native Language Center was established by State of Alaska legislation in 1972 as a center for research and documentation of the twenty Native languages of Alaska. It is internationally known and recognized as the major center in the United States for the study of Eskimo and Northern Athabascan languages.
Alaska Native Regional Corporations The Alaska Native Regional Corporations (Alaska Native Corporations or ANCSA Corporations) were established in 1971 when the United States Congress passed the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) which settled land and financial claims made by the Alaska Natives and provided for the establishment of 13 regional corporations to administer those claims.
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium is a non-profit health organization owned and managed by Alaska Native tribal governments and their regional health organizations in Alaska, USA. It provides health services to about 130,000 Alaska Natives and American Indians in Alaska.
Alaska purchase The Alaska purchase from Russia by the United States occurred in 1867 at the behest of Secretary of State William Seward. The territory purchased was about 600,000 square miles (1,600,000 km²) of the modern state of Alaska.
Alaska Pacific University Alaska Pacific University (APU) is a small liberal arts college located in Anchorage, Alaska, that emphasizes experiential and active learning. The university is a member of the Eco League, a group of six small universities and colleges with strong programs in environmental studies and related topics.
Alaska Peninsula The Alaska Peninsula is a peninsula extending about 800 km (500 miles) to the southwest from the mainland of Alaska and ending in the Aleutian Islands. Along with the Aleutians, is serves to separate the Pacific Ocean from Bristol Bay, an arm of the Bering Sea.
Alaska Power and Telephone Company Alaska Power and Telephone Company is a communications and utilities firm operating in Alaska. It currently provides service above the Arctic Circle, in The Wrangell Mountains, and throughout southeastern Alaskan Islands.
Alaska Public Media Alaska Public Media (AKPM) is a non-profit organization with member television and radio stations that are part of PBS, NPR and other public broadcasting networks. Formerly known as Alaska Public Telecommunications, Inc.
Alaska Railroad The Alaska Railroad is a Class II railroad that extends from Seward, in the south of the state of Alaska, in the United States, to Fairbanks, in the interior of that state. It carries both freight and passengers between those two cities and to many destinations between them, including Denali National Park.
Alaska School Activities Association The Alaska School Activities Association (abbreviated as ASAA) is the regulating body for Alaska high school interscholastic activities and is Alaska's member to the National Federation of State High School Associations.
Alaska State Capitol The Alaska State House is the state capitol of Alaska. Located in the state capital of Juneau on Main Street, it houses the Alaska Legislature and the offices for the governor of Alaska and lieutenant governor of Alaska.
Alaska State Troopers The Alaska State Troopers are the state police force for the State of Alaska, a division of the Alaska Department of Public Safety. The Troopers have 350 sworn personnel and 190 civilian employees, stationed throughout the state.
Alaska State Troopers Museum The Alaska State Troopers Museum is a small museum in downtown Anchorage, Alaska, operated by the Fraternal Order of Alaska State Troopers. The museum commemorates the Alaska State Troopers and features a variety of historical memorabilia, including a restored 1952 Hudson Hornet patrol car.
Alaska State Writing Consortium For twenty-five years, since 1980, the Alaska State Writing Consortium has been supporting the teaching of writing with teachers and students across the 49th state. Its mission has always been to improve student writing through high quality, intensive professional development of teachers at all grade levels.
Alaska Supreme Court The Alaska Supreme Court is the state supreme court in the State of Alaska's judicial department (Alaska Court System). The supreme court is composed of the chief justice and four associate justices, who are all appointed by the governor of Alaska (see List of Governors of Alaska) and face judicial retention elections and who choose one of their own members to serve a three-year term as Chief Justice.
Alaska Systems Coordinating Council The Alaska Systems Coordinating Council (ASCC) formed in 1983, and serves the two isolated interconnections within the State of Alaska. ASCC is one of nine regional electric reliability councils under North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) authority.
Alaska Teen Media Institute The Alaska Teen Media Institute (ATMI) is a nonprofit organization in Anchorage, Alaska under the umbrella of the Spirit of Youth foundation. It currently consists of interim director Jessica Cochran of the Alaska Public Radio Network, volunteer assistant director Rosey Robards of the Anchorage Daily News, and 9 high school students.
Alaska Territory Alaska Territory was an organized territory of the United States from August 24, 1912 to January 3, 1959, when Alaska became the 49th state. After it was purchased in 1867 from Russia as "Seward's Folly", but before it was a designated territory, the region was known as the Department of Alaska and then District of Alaska.
Alaska Volcano Observatory The Alaska Volcano Observatory (AVO) is a joint program of the United States Geological Survey, the Geophysical Institute of the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and the State of Alaska Division of Geological and Geophysical Surveys (ADGGS). AVO was formed in 1988, and uses federal, state, and university resources to monitor and study Alaska's volcanology, hazardous volcanoes, to predict and record eruptive activity, and to mitigate volcanic hazards to life and property.
Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center The Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, a non-profit organization, is located on 140 acres at the southern edge of Turnagain Arm and the entrance to Portage Valley in the Municipality of Anchorage. It is a refuge for orphaned or injured wildlife such as bears, moose, musk ox, deer, caribou, and birds, which are cared for in large habitats.
Alaska's Flag "Alaska's Flag" is the state song of Alaska. Long-time Alaska Department of Education employee Marie Drake echoed flag creator Benny Benson's sentiments of his design in a poem she wrote in 1935 - this formed the basis for the Alaskan state song composed by Elinor Dusenbury whose husband was commander of Chilkoot Barracks at Haines from 1933-1936.
Alaskan Coalition of Student Leaders The Alaskan Coalition of Student Leaders, known at Alaskan universities simply as the Coalition of Student Leaders or CSL, is a collection of student leaders from across Alaska that discuss and implement the actions necessary to ensure fair treatment of students in a variety of different categories.
Alaskan Husky The Alaskan Husky is not so much a breed of dog as it is a type or a category. It falls short of being a breed in that there is no preferred type and no restriction as to ancestry; it is defined only by its purpose, which is that of a highly efficient sled dog.
Alaskan king crab fishing Alaskan king crab fishing is carried out during the winter months in the waters off the coast of Alaska and the Aleutian Islands. The commercial harvest is performed during a very short season, and the catch is shipped worldwide.
Alaskan Natural Gas Pipeline Since the 1970s, the state of Alaska and the oil and gas producers have considered ways to make the Northern Slope’s vast natural gas resources accessible to the lower 48 states. Recently, the industry has focused on two routes for a gas pipeline (see map).
Alaspin Alaspin is a fictional planet created by Alan Dean Foster for his Humanx Commonwealth universe. The planet has large jungles surrounded by equally large savannas and river plains; its only notable celestial feature is two moons.
Alassane Ouattara Alassane Dramane Ouattara (born 1 January 1942 in Dimbokro) is a Muslim political leader in CĂ´te d'Ivoire who was Prime Minister from 1990 to 1993. He represents northerners, who, having surnames similar to those found in the northern neighboring countries, are accused to be immigrants, and thereby denied their full citizenship rights.
Alastair Burnet Sir Alastair Burnet (born July 12, 1928) is a British journalist and broadcaster, known for his work in news and current affairs programming. He was educated at The Leys School, a boys' independent school in Cambridge and at Worcester College, Oxford.
Alastair Campbell Alastair John Campbell (born May 25, 1957) was the Director of Communications and Strategy for 10 Downing Street. He has been a controversial figure in British politics in recent years, and is often seen as one of the "architects" of New Labour, although not ever actually being voted into the position by the nation.
Alastair Fitter Professor Alastair Hugh Fitter FRS is a British botanist at the University of York. He is the son of the naturalist and author Richard Fitter, and together in 2002 they published an article in Science on the changing phenology of wild flowers due to global warming.
Alastair Forsyth Alastair Forsyth (born 5 February 1976) is a Scottish golfer. As an amateur was a member of a winning Great Britain & Ireland Jacques LĂ©glise Trophy team in 1994 and he won the 1996 Scottish Amateur Stroke Play Championship.
Alastair Fothergill Alastair Fothergill is the series producer of The Blue Planet, Planet Earth (TV series) and the director of Earth, the associated feature film. He studied zoology at the university of Durham and made his first film, On the Okavango, while still a student.
Alastair McIntosh Alastair McIntosh (born 1955) is a writer, academic and activist, his most well known work is Soil and Soul: People Versus Corporate Power (Aurum Press, 2001). In 2006 he published his collected poetry, Love and Revolution (Luath Press).
Alastair McWhirter Alastair McWhirter is an British senior police officer. Born in 1953 in Lanarkshire, he was educated at Hamilton Academy and Aberdeen University where he studied for an MA in English and History; this was followed by a Post Graduate Certificate of Education at Aberdeen Teacher Training College.
Alastair McHarg Alastair McHarg (born June 17, 1944 in Irvine, Scotland) was a lock (second row forward) for the Scotland national rugby union team, 1968-79. He won 44 caps for Scotland, and was unlucky not to become a British Lion.
Alastair Morton Sir Alastair Morton (Robert Alastair Newton Morton) (January 11 1938 — 1 September 2004) was Chief Executive of Eurotunnel and Chairman of the Strategic Rail Authority and an industrialist of considerable achievements and renown.
Alastair Pilkington Lionel Alexander Bethune Pilkington, (7 January, 1920–5 May, 1995) (Sir Alastair Pilkington) and his associate Kenneth Bickerstaff developed the first commercially successful implementation of float glass even though the float glass process was patented three times before their own patent was issued.
Alastair Ralphs Alastair Ralphs (born May 22, 1977 in Placentia Bay, Newfoundland), better known as A-1 (sometimes A1), is a Canadian professional wrestler and former bodybuilder, currently working for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling and on the Canadian independent circuit.
Alastair Sim Alastair Sim, CBE (October 9, 1900 – August 19, 1976) was a Scottish character actor, whose comic appearance ensured him success in a string of classic British films. He is best known for his role of Ebenezer Scrooge in the 1951 film Scrooge.
Alastair Stewart Alastair James Stewart OBE (born June 22, 1952) is a British television newsreader. He is currently with the British news organisation ITN, for whom he presents some ITV1 News bulletins, and anchors ITV London's daily early-evening news programme London Tonight with Katie Derham.
Alastair Swinnerton Alastair Swinnerton is a UK writer/producer known mostly for his involvement with Lego Bionicle, which he co-created with Bob Thompson and Martin Andersen of Lego and Christian Faber of Danish advertising agency Advance.
Alastair Windsor, 2nd Duke of Connaught and Strathearn Alastair Arthur Windsor, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (formerly HH Prince Alastair of Connaught; 9 August 1914 - 26 April 1943) was a member of the British Royal Family, a great-grandson of Queen Victoria. Prince Alastair was denied the title of a British prince and the style His Highness in 1917.
Alataw Pass Alataw Pass, or Alashankou (Traditional Chinese: 阿拉山口; Simplified Chinese: 阿拉山口; pinyin: ā lā shān kǒu) is a mountain pass in the border of China and Kazakhstan. It is the westernmost point of north Xinjiang branch of the Lanzhou–Xinjiang railway.
Alathur Srinivasa Iyer Alathur Srinivasa Iyer (1911 - 1980) was an Indian vocalist from Karnataka. Together with Sivasubramania Iyer he formed the successful duo known as the Alathur brothers, though the two were not in fact brothers.
Alatto Alatto Technologies is a software development company located Dublin, Ireland. Alatto specialises in mobile phone services and products, selling to FMC brands, mobile operators (carriers) and mobile content providers.
Alaturca Two native concepts known as alaturca and alafranga, which point to the sense of distinction between the Eastern (rather than Turkish in ethnic terms) and Western culture in the Balkans. This distinction, applicable to various cultural features and aspects of everyday life, encompasses the opposition between "old" (old- fashioned) and "new" (modern), as well.
Alaungpaya Alaungpaya () or Alaung Mintaya (, lit. Future Buddha-King, 1714 – April 13 1760) was a Burmese king who founded the Konbaung Dynasty (Heaven's platform) and the Third Burmese Empire in the early 18th century which lasted until the final annexation of Burma by the British on January 1 1886. He died of his wounds while invading the Ayutthaya kingdom thus ending the invasion.
Alaverdi Alaverdi (Armenian: ) is a town situated in the northeast of the Armenian province of Lori, not far from the border with Georgia. This mining and industrial town with approximately 20,000 inhabitants (various sources indicate different numbers between 10,000 and 30,000), situated at the bottom of the Debed river gorge, is one of the commercial centres of the district.
Alavi The name Alavi (Arabic: علوي) purportedly signifies ancestry from Hazrat Ali ibn Abi Talib (Arabic: علي بن أﺑﻲ طالب), the fourth Caliph of Islam and the first Imam of Shia. Ali was the cousin of Prophet Muhammad and titled Amir al-Mu'minin (Arabic: أمیر المؤمنین) by his follower (Commander of the Faithful)
Alavi Shirazi Hakim Muhammad Hashim muslim ibn Hakim Muhammad Hadi Qalandar ibn Muzaffar al-Din ‘Alavi Shirazi (1670 - 1747), with the royal title Alavi Khan Nawwab Mu‘tamad al-Muluk, was a royal Persian physician of the 18th century.
Alavids The Alavids or Alavians (سلسله علویان طبرستان in Persian) were a Shia emirate based in Tabaristan of Iran. They were descendants of the second Shi'a Imam (Imam Hasan ibn Ali) and brought Islam to the south Caspian Sea region of Iran.
Alawi (sheikhdom) Alawi ([]), or the Alawi Sheikhdom ([]), was one of the original "Nine Cantons" that signed protection argreements with Great Britain in the late 19th century and became part of the British Aden Protectorate. It was later in the Federation of Arab Emirates of the South, and its successor, the Federation of South Arabia.
Alawite State The Alawite State (), also known in French as Alaouites, after the locally dominant Alawite sect of Shi'a Islam, was a French mandate territory in the coastal area of present-day Syria after World War I.Alawite Territory (Latakia), From worldstatesmen.
Alazan rocket The Alazan rocket was a Cold War-era, 82mm Soviet rocket originally developed to distribute cloud-seeding chemicals such as potassium or silver iodide. Some were converted into improvised munitions and modified to carry explosive warheads.

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