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	Musa Ler
		Musa Ler is sometimes spelled as: “Mousa Ler”, “Musaler”, or “Mousaler” (in Armenian), or referred to as: Musa Dagh, Mousa Dagh, Musadagh, or Mousadagh (in Turkish), and Jabal Musa or Jabal Mousa (in Arabic).
		Musa Ler also refers to a group of Armenian villages, who put up a famous defense for survival, which was immortalized in the best-selling fictionalized account by Franz Werfel& The Forty Days of Musa Dagh.
		Musa Ler is a small mountain on the Mediterranean coast, in today’s Turkey by the Syrian border.
	www.zetilyan.com /musaler (360 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Sinai
		South of Jabal et-Tih rises a mountainous mass of granite streaked with porphyry, dividing into three principal groups: the western, Jabal Serbal (6750 feet); the central, Jabal Musa (7380 feet), Jabal Catherine (8560 feet), and Jabal Um Schomer (8470 feet); the eastern, Jabal Thebt (7906 feet) and Jabal Tarfa, which terminates in Ras Mohammed.
		North of the Jabal et-Tih (3200 to 3950 feet) stretches an arid plateau, the desert of Tih, marked by numerous Wadis, notably El-Arish, the "River of Egypt", which formed the southern boundary of the Promised Land (Genesis 15:18; Numbers 34:5).
		In 527 the Emperor Justinian built the famous convent of Mt. Sinai on the north foot of Jabal Mûsa, which has been known since the ninth century as St. Catherine's.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/14011a.htm (714 words)

	Jabal Katrina
		Here also lies St Catherine's Monastery, situated at the foot of Jabal Musa (also known as Mt Moses or Mt Sinai) which is supposed to be the mountain on which Moses was given the ten commandments.
		In the heart of the Sinai desert lies an area known as the High Mountain Region, an inevitable lure to anyone suffering mountain madness.
		We had been searching for many years for a deal which would allow us to climb both Mt Sinai and its neighbour Mt Catherine which is the highest mountain in Egypt.
	www.geocities.com /Yosemite/1015/sinai.htm (808 words)

	Musa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Jabal Musa, Sinai, a mountain in the Sinai Desert which is believed to be a possible location of the Biblical Mount Sinai
		Jebel Musa, Morocco, a mountain known as one of the pillars of Hercules.
		A Musa connector is a type of coaxial connector used in the telecommunications and video industries.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Musa (215 words)

	Musa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Jabal Musa, Sinai, a mountain in the Sinai Desert which is believed to be a possible location of the Biblical Mount Sinai
		Jebel Musa, Morocco, a mountain known as one of the pillars of Hercules.
		A Musa connector is a type of coaxial connector used in the telecommunications and video industries.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Musa (227 words)

	Mount Sinai - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Since the time of Saint Helena it has been identified with Jabal Musa (or Gebel Musa), a mountain 2,285 meters high in the southern Sinai Peninsula.
		The present location in Jebel Musa was made by two monks who claimed they found the Burning Bush of Moses, about 300 ce.
		Whether modern-day Gebel Musa is the same as the biblical Mount Sinai, however, is the subject of much religious and scholarly contention.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mount_Sinai (227 words)

	[-- Tariq Bin Ziyad --]--Ummah.comGeneral
		Tariq bin Ziyad, a newly converted Berber slave wsa a lieutenant of Musa bin Nusair, the Muslim Viceroy of Africa.
		Musa and Tariq would have easily conquered the whole of Europe which lay at their feet.
		They appealed to Musa to liberate their country from the tyrant’s yoke.
	www.ummah.net /forum/showthread.php?t=4355 (1200 words)

	:: :: Tariq ibn Ziyad :: ::
		Musa ibn Nusayr, the governor of North Africa was approached by Count Julian of Spain with complaints of cruel treatment by King Roderic.
		General Tariq Ibn Ziyad will ever live in the memory of men for the famous rock on the Spanish mainland still bears his name: Jabal-at-Tarig, (the Mountain of Tariq)- Gibraltar.
		As a result of this the Muslim ruler despatched General Tariq ibn Ziyad with an army of 7,000 soldiers across the Straits to Spain, in 711 A.C. General Tariq was a seasoned warrior well known for his indomitable courage and bravery.
	www.geocities.com /mutmainaa/tafakkur/tariq_bin_ziyad.html (1200 words)

	Definition of Tariq ibn-Ziyad
		Musa ibn Nusair in North Africa, and was sent by his superior to Spain in order to intervene at the request of the heirs of the Visigothic king Witiza, in the Visigothic civil war.
		On April 30, 711 the armies of Tariq landed at Gibraltar (the name Gibraltar is derived from the Arabic name Jabal Tariq, which means mountain of Tariq).
		Berber Muslim general who led the conquest of
	www.wordiq.com /definition/Tariq_ibn_Ziyad (1200 words)

	AllRefer - Spain - Al Andalus Spanish Information Resource
		Tariq returned to Morocco, but the next year (712) Musa ibn Nusair, the Muslim governor in North Africa, led the best of his Arab troops to Spain with the intention of staying.
		In 711 Tariq ibn Ziyad, a Berber governor of Tangier, crossed into Spain with an army of 12,000 (landing at a promontory that was later named, in his honor, Jabal Tariq, or Mount Tariq, from which the name, Gibraltar, is derived).
		When Hisham II, grandson of Abd al Rahman, inherited the throne in 976 at age twelve, the royal vizier, Ibn Abi Amir (known as Al Mansur), became regent (981-1002) and established himself as virtual dictator.
	reference.allrefer.com /country-guide-study/spain/spain15.html (1200 words)

	Mount Sinai - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		There is a considerable weight of historical counterevidence to support the view that Jabal Musa and the Biblical Mount Sinai are not colocated.
		Whether modern-day Gebel Musa is the same as the biblical Mount Sinai, however, is the subject of much religious and scholarly contention.
		Sinai is most famous for its importance in the Biblical book of Exodus.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mount_Sinai (1200 words)

	Tariq ibn-Ziyad - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He was initially the deputy of Musa ibn Nusair in North Africa, and was sent by his superior to the Iberian peninsula in order to intervene, at the request of the heirs of the Visigothic King, Wittiza, in the Visigothic civil war.
		On April 30, 711, the armies of Tariq landed at Gibraltar (the name Gibraltar is derived from the Arabic name Jabal Tariq, which means mountain of Tariq).
		Musa ibn Nusair sent reinforcements to Tariq, something he couldn't have done if the ships had been burned).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tariq_ibn_Ziyad (1200 words)

	pg_864.asp
		In 708, Musa took Tangiers and appointed a Berber Muslim chieftain, Tariq ibn Ziyad, as governor.
		In April 710, apparently on his own initiative, Tariq crossed the Straits of Gibraltar with 20,000 to 30,000 troops, fixing his base camp at the mountain bearing his name (in Arabic, Jabal Tariq).
		In 712, Musa ibn Nusayr followed Tariq, leading his Arab army into Spain.
	ebookpreview.abc-clio.com /ebooks/1576077330/pg_864.asp (664 words)

	Tariq ibn-Ziyad - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He was initially the deputy of Musa ibn Nusair in North Africa, and was sent by his superior to launch the first thrust of an invasion of the Iberian peninsula.
		On April 30, 711, the armies of Tariq landed at Gibraltar (the name Gibraltar is derived from the Arabic name Jabal Al Tariq, which means mountain of Tariq).
		Musa ibn Nusair sent reinforcements to Tariq, something he couldn't have done if the ships had been burned).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tariq_ibn_Ziyad (529 words)

	Abd ar-Rahman I
		Tariq's military exploits are unquestionably of great importance historically and it is with his honour that Gibraltar takes its name from (Jabal Tariq, Tarik's Mountain).
		When news arrived to Damascus of Tariq's success, Musa ibn Nusair was quick to come to the aid of Tariq when he crossed the straits with an army of 18,000 men.
		Gibraltar Landmark-Jabal Tariq (Tariq's Mountain) Tariq's military campaigns is what set in motion a dynasty that was to set its roots deep historically in the province for 800 years.
	www.idir.net /~suede/successor1.html (633 words)

	Muslim Spain: Brief Reflections
		In 711 C.E., Tariq landed on the Iberian peninsula near the mountain which stills bears his name, Jabal al-Tariq or Tariq's Mountain (of which the modern name, Gibraltar, is a corruption).
		He invited Musa's general, Tariq ibn Ziyad to invade Spain and deliver its people from the cruel and corrupt King Roderick.
		The year was 710 C.E. (Christian Era), Musa ibn Nusair was the Muslim governor of North Africa.
	www.bismrabbik.org /MuslimSpain_en.html (1994 words)

	Tariq ibn-Ziyad - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		He was initially the deputy of Musa ibn Nusair in North Africa, and was sent by his superior to Spain in order to intervene, at the request of the heirs of the Visigothic king, Witiza, in the Visigothic civil war.
		Musa ibn Nusair sent reinforcements to Tariq, something he couldn't have done if the ships had been burned).
		On April 30, 711, the armies of Tariq landed at Gibraltar (the name Gibraltar is derived from the Arabic name Jabal Tariq, which means mountain of Tariq).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Tarik-ibn-Zeyad (1994 words)

	Umm Al Qaiwain: Free Encyclopedia Articles at Questia.com Online Library
		At the heart of the dispute were the competing claims of two neighboring Arab emirates, Sharjah and Umm al Qaiwain (UAQ), and the State of Iran to an oil- rich deposit lying 9 miles from the island of Abu Musa, which is located...
		At the heart of the dispute were the competing claims of two neighboring Arab emirates, Sharjah and Umm al Qaiwain UAQ, and the State of Iran to an oil- rich deposit lying 9 miles from the island of Abu Musa, which is located...
		The city of Abu Dhabi (1991 est...federation is a portion of the Jabal al Akhdar Mts.
	www.questia.com /library/encyclopedia/umm-al-qaiwain.jsp?l=U&p=1 (1103 words)

	Mount Sinai - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It is commonly held that the mount in the Sinai desert is probably "the" Mount Sinai, but, there is a considerable weight of historical counter-evidence to support the view that Jabal Musa and the Biblical Mount Sinai are not colocated.
		Mount Sinai, also known as "Gebel Musa", is the name of a mountain in the Sinai Peninsula.
		Mount Sinai is the name of the mountain where, according to the Bible, God gave the Ten Commandments to Moses.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mount_Sinai,_Egypt (982 words)

	MSN Encarta - Egypt
		Mount Catherine (Jabal Katrīnah), the highest elevation in Egypt, is on the Sinai Peninsula, as is Mount Sinai (Jabal Mūsá), where, according to the Hebrew Bible, Moses received the Ten Commandments.
		Egypt is bounded on the north by the Mediterranean Sea; on the east by the Gaza Strip, Israel, and the Red Sea; on the south by Sudan; and on the west by Libya.
		The foundations of the modern state were established by Muhammad Ali, who served as viceroy of Egypt from 1805 to 1849, while the country was a province of the Ottoman Empire.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761557408/Egypt.html (1289 words)

	Mount Sinai - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mount Sinai, also known as "Gebel Musa" or "Jabal Musa" by the Bedouins, is the name of a mountain in the Sinai Peninsula.
		It is 2,285 metres high and is located in a mountain range in the southern part of the peninsula.
		To some scholars it is the same as the Biblical Mount Sinai, though this is not agreed upon.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mount_Sinai (142 words)

	febappde20
		Many other companions senior to him in age and companionship like the wives of the Prophet (sws), �Abdullah Ibn Mas�ud (rta), Ubayyi Ibn Ka�ab (rta), Mu�adh Ibn Jabal (rta), most of whom had witnessed the whole of the revelation period, were quite strangely not even consulted.
		Musa Ibn Isma�il narrates from Ibrahim Ibn Sa�ad who narrates from Ibn Shihab Zuhri who narrates from �Ubayd Ibn Sabbaq who narrates from Zayd Ibn Thabit Al-Ansari, one of the scribes of the revelation: �Abu Bakr sent for me after the casualties among the warriors [of the battle] of Yamamah.
		Musa narrates from Ibrahim Ibn Sa�ad who narrates from Ibn Shihab Zuhri who narrates from Anas Ibn Malik: Hudhayfah Ibn Al-Yaman came to �Uthman at the time when the people of Syria and the people of Iraq were waging war to conquer Arminya and Adharbaijan.
	www.renaissance.com.pk /febappde20.htm (142 words)

	Encyclopedia: Codex Sinaiticus
		Sunrise on the Mount Sinai View from the summit of Mount Sinai Sinai Peninsula, showing location of Jabal Musa Mount Sinai is the name of the mountain where, according to the Bible, God gave the Ten Commandments to Moses.
		Codex Sinaiticus was found by Constantin von Tischendorf on his third visit to the Monastery of Saint Catherine, on Mount Sinai in Egypt, in 1859.
		Along with Codex Vaticanus, Codex Sinaiticus is one of the most valuable manuscripts for Textual criticism of the Greek New Testament, as well as the Septuagint.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Codex-Sinaiticus (142 words)

	Ceuta
		The nature around Ceuta is marked by 7 peaks, of which Jabal Musa is one of the two Pillars of Hercules, once the symbolic gate between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea.
		Ceuta is an enclave in mainland Morocco, covering an area of 19,7 km².
		Ceuta is governed through a 25 seat local council with 4 parties, of which Groupo Independiente Liberal is the largest with 12 seats.
	lexicorient.com /e.o/ceuta.htm (551 words)

	[-- Tariq Bin Ziyad --]--Ummah.comGeneral
		Tariq bin Ziyad, a newly converted Berber slave wsa a lieutenant of Musa bin Nusair, the Muslim Viceroy of Africa.
		After landing on the coastal strip overlooking the rock which was later named as ‘Jabal-ul-Tariq’ (Gibraltar), its conqueror Tariq Bin Zayid, ordered the burning of the ships that had brought his Muslim troops from Africa in 711 A.D. Why are you doing this.
		Tariq had divided his small army into four divisions and directed one of his lieutenants towards Cordova, the other towards Malaga, the third towards Granada and himself at the head of the main body hurriedly marched upon Toledo, the Capital of Spain.
	www.ummah.net /forum/showthread.php?t=4355 (551 words)

	Ahmeds World of Islam
		Tariq ibn Ziyad was sent by Musa ibn Nusayr in the year 711 AD as a chief commander to conquer Andalus.
		Tariq advanced towards a small mountain in the sea which later became known as Jabal Tariq (Mount Tariq) derived from which is the modern name: Gibraltar.
		Tariq immediately awoke from his sleep with a smile, and from that moment on he never doubted victory.
	ahmed2004uk.blogspot.com /2005/06/tariq-bin-ziyad.html (551 words)

	Spain - AL ANDALUS
		In 711 Tariq ibn Ziyad, a Berber governor of Tangier, crossed into Spain with an army of 12,000 (landing at a promontory that was later named, in his honor, Jabal Tariq, or Mount Tariq, from which the name, Gibraltar, is derived).
		Tariq returned to Morocco, but the next year (712) Musa ibn Nusair, the Muslim governor in North Africa, led the best of his Arab troops to Spain with the intention of staying.
		The people who became known to West Europeans as Moors were the Arabs, who had swept across North Africa from their Middle Eastern homeland, and the Berbers, inhabitants of Morocco who had been conquered by the Arabs and converted to Islam.
	www.country-data.com /cgi-bin/query/r-12946.html (854 words)

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