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	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Gezira, (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Gezira, Al GEZIRA, AL [Gezira, Al], or Al Jazirah, region, central Sudan, occupying the tract between the White and Blue Niles south of their convergence at Khartoum.
		It is linked by rail with Khartoum and is the chief center of the Al Gezira cotton-growing region.
		Al Bahr al Azraq, river, c.1,000 mi (1,600 km) long, the chief headstream of the Nile, rising in Lake Tana, NW Ethiopia, at an altitude of c.6,000 ft (1,800 m).
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Gezira, (408 words)

	Al Jazirah (state) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Al Jazirah ولاية الجزيرة (also Gezira) is one of the 26 states of Sudan.
		It was part of the kingdom of Alodia for several centuries and with that state's collapse in the early sixteenth century became the centre of the Funj Kingdom of Sennar.
		Al Jazirah became the Sudan's major agricultural region with more than 2.5 million acres (10,000 km²) under cultivation.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Al_Jazirah,_Sudan (255 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Al
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		Hafez, Amin al- HAFEZ, AMIN AL- [Hafez, Amin al-], 1911-, Syrian army officer and politician.
		Jaafari, Ibrahim al- JAAFARI, IBRAHIM AL- [Jaafari, Ibrahim al-], 1947-, Iraqi political leader, b.
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	Africabasket - Egyptian Basketball (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Al Jalaa decided to contract Azmi as a successor for Bosnian Thabet Hageg who was released immediately after Al Jalaa received their last loss in front of Lebanese Al Jalaa 68-72 within West Asia Basketball Super League semi finals return leg.
		Al Ahli players stunned dominating almost all scenes of the match and they took advantage of some of Zamalek points of weakness who were obviously distracted.
		The Egyptian Gezira are the champions of the 2004-2005 Egyptian Basketball League.
	www.africabasket.com /egy/egy.asp (1741 words)

	AllRefer.com - Gezira, Al (Sudan Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
		Gezira, Al[Al juzE´ru] Pronunciation Key, or Al Jazirah[Al jAzE´rA] Pronunciation Key, region, central Sudan, occupying the tract between the White and Blue Niles south of their convergence at Khartoum.
		The Arabic word Gezira means "island" or "peninsula." Wad Madani is the region's chief town.
		The planned development of the region for irrigated cotton cultivation has made it by far Sudan's leading agricultural area.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/G/Gezira.html (238 words)

	Asia-Basket - Arab Club Championships 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Although Al Ittihad had won 4 GCC titles and became Asian champions in 2001, this is their first pan-Arab title.
		This is the case in particular in case of Al Maghreb countries (mainly Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia), countries that have considerable expatriate communities in Europe, but who are unable to use their own players in the national teams on various legal pretexts.
		Al Ittihad as Sakandary, present Arab title holders and theSyrian Al jeish Army team have both been thrown out of contention as they suffered their second staright losses in Round 2.
	www.asia-basket.com /events/arabcc/arabcc04.asp (2398 words)

	Gezira, Al - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		GEZIRA, AL [Gezira, Al], or Al Jazirah, region, central Sudan, occupying the tract between the White and Blue Niles south of their convergence at Khartoum.
		Cotton production was increased in the 1970s, but by the 1990s increases in wheat production had reduced cotton acreage by a third.
		Find newspaper and magazine articles plus images and maps related to "Gezira, Al" at HighBeam.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-gezira.html (349 words)

	Education and art
		The students refused to cooperate: 120 (slightly less than half) were dismissed, and a politically embarrassing uproar ensued which led to the dismissal of the director but the continuation of his policies.
		It may seem ironic, given the regime's drive for Arabic language as the medium of tertiary education, that the Institute of Music and Drama should have been a primary target for confrontation, since it was a rare example of an academic institution in Sudan using Arabic language as the main medium of teaching and research.
		At the University of the Gezira, 17 lecturers were sacked for refusing military training.
	www.sudanupdate.org /REPORTS/education/ED-ART.HTM (8083 words)

	Gezira Scheme - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Gezira Scheme is one of the largest irrigation projects in the world.
		It is centered on the Sudanese state of Al Jazirah, just southeast of the confluence of the Blue and White Nile rivers at the city of Khartoum.
		The Gezira Scheme was begun by the British in 1925 and distributes water from the Blue Nile through canals and ditches to tenant farms lying between the Blue and White Nile rivers.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gezira_Scheme (183 words)

	CHAPTER THREE: HEALTH SYSTEMS AND SERVICES DEVELOPMENT - THE WORK OF WHO IN THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN REGION - ANNUAL ...
		Through a WHO grant, the Noor Al Hussein Foundation is providing technical support to Yemen in developing BMN tools, elements and methods.
		In Jordan, a joint teaching-cum-research project in Al Sareeh Comprehensive Health Centre (ACHC) was developed by the Ministry of Health and the Department of Community Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Science and Technology in Irbid.
		As a sequel to this meeting and in response to its main recommendation, a high level Ministerial Consultation on Medical Education and Health Services was organized by EMRO in Cairo from 4 to 6 December 1995.
	www.emro.who.int /Rd/AnnualReports/95/Chapter3.htm (7728 words)

	Cairo Travel Guide \| Fodor's Online
		But it was the 7th-century AD Arab invaders who can be said to have founded the city we know today with their encampment at Fustat, just north of Old Cairo.
		Under their great leader 'Amr Ibn al-As, the Arabs took over a land that had already been occupied by the Greeks, the Persians, and the Romans.
		And in the millennium that followed 'Amr's conquest, the city was ruled by the Fatimids (969-1171), the Mamluks (1250-1517), and the Ottomans (1517-1798), and then experienced 150 years of French and British colonial administration until the revolution of 1952 finally returned power to Egyptian hands.
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	Youssra Photos & Filmography
		AL SHA-RISS (1991) AL IRHAB WAL KABAB (1993)
		Distinguished Performance Award for her roles during 1990, and for her role in film AL RA-II WA AL NIS-AA …aka The Shepherd And The Women 1991, Special Honor Award for her roles in year 1990, on 11/1/1991.
		First Actress Award by the 18, 19 and 20 Egyptian Society Film Festival for her roles in films: AL RA-II WA AL NIS-SAA…aka The Shepherd And The Women 15/2/1992, AL IRHAB WAL KABAB…aka Terrorism and the Kebab 20/2/1993, and Mercedes 9/4/1994.
	www.arab-celebs.com /pf.asp?id=2 (951 words)

	Infoplease Search: al
		(Encyclopedia) Gezira, Al, or Al Jazirah, region, central Sudan, occupying the tract between the White and Blue...
		179,060), capital of Al Minya governorate, N central Egypt, on the Nile...
		(Encyclopedia) Hasa, Al, region, E Saudi Arabia, on the Persian Gulf.
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		The main export crops are sorghum and cotton.
		The latter is produced in the Gezira (al-Jazirah) region, between the Blue and the White Nile.
		Cotton is Sudan's leading cash crop; it is produced in large amounts in the Al Jazirah (Gezira) region between the Blue Nile and White Nile.
	www.arab.net /sudan/sn_agriculture.htm (335 words)

	Eternal Egypt - Type: Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Governorate of Al Gharbiya is known for its ancient history, so no wonder that the Egyptian Government chose the year 1913 for the establishment of a Museum of Archeology in this city.
		However, very soon the museum was shut down and its content were put in storage.
		It began in the courtyard of the Mosque of Al-Hakim and was moved to the present premises on Port Said Street (formerly Al Khalig Al Misry) on Ahmad Maher Square.
	www.eternalegypt.org /EternalEgyptWebsiteWeb/HomeServlet?ee_website_action_key=action.perform.type.search&language_id=1&trait_item_id=83003 (411 words)

	Al Gezira — Infoplease.com
		Al Bahr al Azraq, river, c.1,000 mi (1,600 km) long, the chief headstream of the...
		Sudan: Land - Land The main geographical feature of Sudan is the Nile River, which, with its tributaries...
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	www.infoplease.com /ce6/world/A0820692.html (285 words)

	Egypt: Zamalek (Gazirah) Island in Cairo
		Here, one finds the Cairo Marriott, one of our favorite luxury hotels, the Gezira Sheraton which is a popular stopover for many tours entering Egypt, as well as our favorite budget hotel, the Longchamps.
		Soon the area north of 26th of July Avenue was commonly referred to as Zamalek, while the midsection of the island was referred to as Gezira Al Wasta.
		However, older residents even today sometimes refer to the area south of 26th of July Avenue as Gezira, but this is mostly due to the Gezira Sporting Club located there and established by the British in 1883.
	www.touregypt.net /featurestories/zamalek.htm (830 words)

	Sudan States
		Gezira: Arabic al-gazira: the island, referring to area between the White Nile and Blue Nile
		Before certain consonants, it is usually assimilated, as in Ash Shamaliyah (instead of Al Shamaliyah).
		Khartoum: Al Kharţūm, Al Khurţūm (Arabic); Cartum (Portuguese); Jartum (Spanish); Khartum (German, Italian, Norwegian)
	www.statoids.com /usd.html (928 words)

	The Minister of Finance and Economic Planning of the Kingdom of Lesotho Visits BADEA
		Both sides expressed the importance of consolidating this cooperation within a three-year program (2005-2007), consisting of projects and technical assistance operations, which were considered a priority by the Government.
		The Minister also paid a visit to Al- Gezira Scheme and met with the authorities of the scheme and acknowledged with the activities of it.
		It is worth-mentioning that the total commitments of BADEA to the Kingdom of Lesotho have reached as of to-date, 58.817 million US dollars for financing 20 development operation.
	www.badea.org /en/20041104.html (261 words)

	Zamalek
		Up until WW2 the name 'Zamalek' was secondary to 'Gezirah' (also spelt Gezireh or Gezira) when referring to the fertile island linked to the mainland by Kasr el Nil Bridge.
		Hence the name "Gezira al-Wosta-middle island, which is used today as a name for a Zamalek Street.
		The palace of Prince Amr Ibrahim is now Ceramic Museum, the palace of Prince Omar Toussoun is today a branch of the Council of Ministers, and the Royal Rest House near the Gezira Sheraton is a an undisclosed military establishment soon to become the '1952 Revolution Museum'.
	www.egy.com /landmarks/00-12-15.shtml (5080 words)

	Sudan Vision Daily News Paper Official Website - University of Gezira's PSC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Nimal stated clearly first that some of the qualitative and quantitative mistakes that appeared PhD research as data accuracy is a must.
		He also pointed out that all the students except one, had selected Wad Medani and Gezira state as their research area.
		So, this concentration on Wad Medani and Al Gezira State will not take into consideration the real problem of the other states and so will have very little value.
	www.sudanvisiondaily.com /modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=846 (1283 words)

	IHRC - TORTURE AGAINST ISLAMISTS IN SUDAN
		IHRC is deeply concerned with the arrest being made in Sudan by the government especially after incidents of torture were found evident in one of the detainess.
		Mr Al Tigani Senein, a former Engineering Affairs Minister (Warap State, South Sudan), has been subjected to brutal treatment and torture in the place that he is being
		One of the abuses is that he was repeatedly hit by the butt of an AK 47 rifle.
	www.ihrc.org.uk /show.php?id=125 (785 words)

	Sudan Update Vol 10 No 8
		His proposals call for President al Bashir and John Garang to form a supreme authority to run Sudan for a twoyear interim period ahead of a proposed referendum on selfdetermination for the south.
		UGANDA DENIES MASSING TROOPS ON BORDER: Al Anbaa newspaper quoted Sudanese loyalist militia official Ali Karte as declaring that his paramilitary troops "are ready to defend the gains of the nation and the oil sites and deter the enemies" if the Ugandans attacked.
		Sudan's al Bashir met Eritrea's Afewerki in Libya on the sidelines of a summit on 14 and 15 April in Sirte.
	www.africa.upenn.edu /Newsletters/supdate5599.html (7402 words)

	Mashi.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		After gaining prominence in the TV episodes "Ariss Wa Aroussa", followed by "Al Shahed Al Wahid", "Raafat Al Hagan", "Hayat Al Gohary", she has since gone on to taking part in the yearly Ramadan dramas since 2000.
		But, Al Warda Al Hamra (2000) i.e., The Red Rose, was not received equally well, according to the art critics and unenthusiastic reviews.
		On the other hand, their film together in Resalah Ila Al Wali (1998) received a muted reception at last falkl’s box office, whereas on the other hand it was Imam's least successful film, commercially.
	www.mashi.com /features/200512/scoop.htm (2163 words)

	Sudan: Darfur: "Too many people killed for no reason"
		Al Mahdi Suleiman, 30, Hassan Suleiman, 20 and Dilloh Ismail, 30, from Hasan Basau, a village in North Darfur, were reportedly attacked and killed by Arab militia while taking their cattle to grazing areas sometime in April.
		Some 3000 persons were said to have fled closer to Nyala town in places called Diraige and Al Nil.
		The local authorities allegedly put as a condition for assistance to them that they return back to their villages, even though these had been burnt and were located in insecure areas prone to attacks.
	www.amnestyusa.org /regions/africa/document.do?id=4C799666405CAA2080256E2300688912 (16875 words)

	AllRefer.com - Jazirah, Al (Sudan Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
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	Sudan: Darfur: "Too many people killed for no reason" - Amnesty International (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The lack of employment opportunities, the proliferation of small arms and the example of militia raiding and looting in Kordofan and the south, have encouraged banditry, acts of armed robbery and general insecurity.
		Tukultukul a village near Meramta was attacked on 28 July, the same day, two hours later, at 8am, by a group of armed Janjawid and government soldiers.
		For instance, Adam Hassan Abdel Rahman was arrested on 2 May 2003 from Tina Sudan and taken by air to the offices of the military intelligence in Al Fasher(13).
	web.amnesty.org /library/Index/ENGAFR540082004?open&of=ENG-SDN (16717 words)

	Muhafazat Qina Hotels Reviews, Tips, Photos - VirtualTourist.com
		Flats in Luxor are on the Al Gezira or West bank of the Nile across from Luxor.
		It is within easy walking distance of downtown Al Gezira, which is a small village with a charm all its own.
		Directions: Take the Local Ferry across to Al Gezira, then go West of Downtown about 1 kilometer until you see the Flats in Luxor building on the South side of the road.
	www.virtualtourist.com /hotels/Africa/Egypt/Muhafazat_Qina/Hotels_and_Accommodations-Muhafazat_Qina-BR-1.html (339 words)

	Pravda.RU:Al-Gaeda Threatens With More Terror (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The Osama bin Laden-led terrorist organisation Al Qaeda has again promised to carry out new acts of terror in the United States and the United Kingdom as revenge for their attacks on Afghanistan.
		The Al Qaeda statement by spokesman Suleiman Abu Geis was televised Sunday night by Qatar's al-Gezira TV channel.
		When reproducing our materials in whole or in part, reference to Pravda.RU should be made.
	newsfromrussia.com /usa/2001/10/14/17998_.html (66 words)

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