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- in Central Asia that until 1991, was part of the Soviet Union as the Turkmen ... With one-half of its irrigated land planted in cotton, Turkmenistan ...47 KB (6,838 words) - 00:25, 3 May 2023
- Iran (ايران, Īrān), officially the Islamic Republic of Iran ... The history of Iran covers over four thousand years. Throughout history ...82 KB (12,001 words) - 13:06, 20 May 2024
- , romanized: Moskva, IPA:) is the capital of Russia and the country ... It is well-known for the elegant onion domes of Saint Basil's Cathedral ...63 KB (8,988 words) - 16:33, 10 November 2022
- Genghis Khan (1162 – 1227), the founder of the largest contiguous ... While his image in much of the world is that of a ruthless, bloodthirsty ...50 KB (8,058 words) - 06:47, 18 April 2024
- Protestants, Catholics, and a small number of Orthodox Christians. Although ... The Nestorians were accepted in China because of their ability to ...58 KB (8,323 words) - 21:09, 10 December 2023
- as Buddhists. Buddhism encompasses a variety of traditions, beliefs, and spiritual ... Most Buddhist traditions share the goal of overcoming dukkha (suffering ...93 KB (13,393 words) - 18:33, 22 November 2023
- Decades after her death, she remains one of the twentieth century's ... early life as a foster child and ward of the state provided little nurturing ...30 KB (4,676 words) - 15:56, 6 November 2022
- A family is a domestic group of people, or a number of domestic groups ... central to human society; a key indicator of a society's well-being ...66 KB (10,046 words) - 00:36, 25 March 2024
- revolutionary and a founding father of the People's Republic ... Born the son of a wealthy farmer in Shaoshan, Hunan, Mao adopted a ...95 KB (14,231 words) - 15:44, 12 June 2023
- a table or platform, for the presentation of religious offerings, for sacrifices ... historical-medieval faiths also made use of them, including the Roman, ...49 KB (7,532 words) - 23:19, 9 May 2024
- Originally coined to criticize the actions of U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy ... During this time many thousands of Americans were accused of being ...62 KB (9,130 words) - 09:28, 10 March 2023
- The land within the borders of today's Portuguese Republic has ... Asia and South America, Portugal was one of the world's major economic ...88 KB (12,576 words) - 00:25, 12 April 2023
- on August 19, 1946), was the 42nd President of the United States, serving ... United States experienced the longest period of peacetime economic expansion ...54 KB (7,922 words) - 11:07, 10 May 2023
- ) is the capital and largest city of Mexico, and the most populous ... Mexico City is one of the most important cultural and financial centers ...184 KB (26,093 words) - 20:54, 1 February 2024
- film. The first known public exhibition of projected sound films took ... secure Hollywood's position as one of the world's most powerful ...78 KB (11,661 words) - 18:11, 23 February 2023
- Spain, officially the Kingdom of Spain ( Reino de España Southern Europe, with two small exclaves in North Africa (both bordering Morocco ...115 KB (17,210 words) - 19:06, 7 February 2023
- transcontinental country extending over much of northern Eurasia (Asia and Europe). ... Socialist Republic (RSFSR), a republic of the Union of Soviet Socialist ...137 KB (20,217 words) - 18:16, 22 December 2022
