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Encyclopedia: Oran   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) Oran (population 700,000) is a city in northwest Algeria, situated on the Mediterranean Sea coast. Oran was founded in the 10th century by Moorish Andalusian traders, but was captured by the Spanish under Cardinal Cisneros in 1509. Ain Defla is a province (wilaya) in northern Algeria. www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Oran   (1418 words)

Oran It is the capital of Oran province with 1.4 million inhabitants (2005 estimate) and an area of 2,121 km². Oran has two parts, the old one with buildings from the Arab, Berber, Ottoman and Spanish periods, and the new one which was built by the French since 1831. Oran has two universities, The University of Oran established in 1965 and the University of Science and Technology of Oran, established in 1975. i-cias.com /e.o/oran.htm   (417 words)

Oran Definition / Oran Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) Oran (population 700,000) is a city in northwest Algeria, situated on the Mediterranean SeaThe Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea positioned between Europe to the north, Africa to the south and Asia to the east, covering an approximate area of 2.5 million km².... Oran is the capital of a provinceAlgeria is currently divided into 48 wilayas, or provinces. ORAN is the province’s first and only high-speed research and education network. www.elresearch.com /Oran   (157 words)

Dictionary of Meaning www.mauspfeil.net See also Oran, Missouri'' '''Oran''' (population 700,000) is a city in northwest Algeria, situated on the Mediterranean Sea coast. Oran is the capital of a Provinces of Algeria province (''wilaya'') of the same name. Oran was founded in the 10th century by Moors Moorish Andalusian traders, but was captured by the Spain Spanish under Cardinal Cisneros in 1509. www.mauspfeil.net /Oran.html   (459 words)

Oran   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) Oran is the capital of a Provinces of Algeriaprovince/ (''wilaya'') of the same name. Oran was founded in the 10th century by MoorsMoorish Andalusian traders, but was captured by the SpainSpanish under Cardinal Cisneros in 1509. From 1708 to 1732 and from 1791 to 1831, the city was part of the Ottoman Empire, until it fell to the FranceFrench in 1831/. www.infothis.com /find/Oran   (449 words)

1857-67. 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History The first Franco-Arab colleges, secondary schools for Muslim students of the urban upper classes, were founded in Algiers, Constantine, and Oran. The French pacified the Province of Kabylia, home to the Berber Kabyle tribe. The revolt of the Awlad Sidi Shaykh of the Oran Province engulfed much of southwestern and south central Algeria. www.bartleby.com /67/1383.html   (655 words)

Dengue Reemergence in Argentina This province is characterized by a warm summer and low socioeconomic conditions, with many houses lacking running water (1). Buenos Aires Province was reinfested in 1991 and the Federal District in 1995 (2,3). Salta Province is located in northwestern Argentina (Figure 2) in the subtropical area between 22° and 26°, 30 minutes south. www.cdc.gov /ncidod/EID/vol5no4/aviles.htm   (1629 words)

Lalor, Cyclopaedia of Political Science, V.1, Entry 35, ALGERIA: Library of Economics and Liberty The Spaniards are settled mostly in the provinces of the west and centre, the Italians and Maltese in the east and centre. Oran was occupied for good in 1831, Bona in 1832, the ports of Arzew and Mostaganem in 1833, when Bougie also was taken. Before the revolution of September it had as basis the division of each province into two territories, one civil which constituted the department and was governed by a prefect, the other military and governed by the general commanding the military division. www.econlib.org /library/YPDBooks/Lalor/llCy35.html   (8479 words)

History of Carthage The defenses of Oran and Al’Rhemish were reinforced, and everyone prepared to weather the Tuareg storm… Despite all the other calamities plaguing the Emirate, Hamilcar was not wary of provoking Sweden and sent many missionaries into Catholic Al’Hauts in an effort to swing the highlanders to the church of Huss. The provinces of Kabilya and Cheliff were also graced with a dizzying array of new SteamPowered™ devices, allowing the irrigation of new lands and the construction of a rail-bed from Nador to Oran. Oran would not surrender – as it happened there were a huge number of railway engineers and their work-crews in the town, and Captain al’Hus had dashed from the capital with a squadron of men-of-war to secure the town. suczek.home.mindspring.com /Misc/Carthage/History.htm   (9832 words)

Oran - Iridis Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) Oran was founded in the 10th century by Moorish Andalusian traders, but was captured by the Spanish in 1509. In July 1940 the British Royal Navy shelled French warships in the port after they refused to respond to a British ultimatum designed to ensure they would not fall into German hands. The action sealed the hatred of Vichy France for Britain but convinced the world, especially the United States, of the British will to fight on alone against Nazi Germany and its allies. www.iridis.com /Oran   (233 words)

T-Net: News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) Vancouver, BC, December 16, 2003--BCNET, a non-profit society for the development of advanced networks within the province, released their Quarterly Report that covers the Society's operations from September to December 2003. BCNET (www.bc.net) is a non-profit society supporting and promoting advanced networks for the province's research and education communities. BCNET is the province's foremost leader in advanced network technology and is leading the way for enhancing education and research capabilities over the Internet. www.bctechnology.com /scripts/display_news.cfm?id=17015   (363 words)

Hansard -- Monday, November 17, 2003 a.m. -- Vol. 18, No. 6 (HTML)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) There are small initiatives being undertaken in almost every corner of this province by family practitioners and sometimes by specialists that are quite frequently without a lot of recognition or fanfare and often with no remuneration to the doctor that's taking on or designing the initiative. If you look around the province, the work of doctors in every community coming up with new and innovative ways of making sure that the needs of their patients can be met…. The ORAN has been developed and is currently being managed by BCNET, a non-profit consortium of the universities that connects to the national research and education network, CA*net 4. www.legis.gov.bc.ca /Hansard/37th4th/h31117a.htm   (14460 words)

Congo observers slaughtered after 6 days of unanswered pleas to U.N. for rescue   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) The murders were a serious setback to U.N. operations in Congo's Ituri province, where some 50,000 people have died in fighting between Hema and Lendu tribal armies since 1999. The Ugandan army, which occupied the province, was leaving in accordance with a multinational peace pact. Oran and Banda called MONUC's offices in Kisangani asking to be evacuated, said a fourth U.N. military observer. www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/927398/posts   (2127 words)

The Globe and Mail: printer-friendly page The ORAN uses dedicated fibre to connect three transit-exchange hubs, in Vancouver, Victoria and Prince George at speeds between 1 and 2.5 gigabits per second. ORAN links British Columbia to the rest of Canada via the CA*net4 national research networks, to the United States through Internet2 sites, to Europe through DANTE and to Asia through APHERN. The CANARIE funding will be used to upgrade the equipment that connects the province to the national broadband research and education network. www.theglobeandmail.com /servlet/RTGAMArticleHTMLTemplate?tf=RT/fullstory_print.html&cf=RT/config-neutral&slug=gtoran&date=20020919&archive=RTGAM&site=Technology   (501 words)

BCIT : : applied research : : news & events :: bcit applied research forum :: networking tools for researchers ORAN connects across Canada and to the rest of the world through CANARIE's national network, CA*net4. Understanding the benefits of using these networks and the applications and technologies that are available can be very beneficial to not only educators and researchers, but also to their students and the development of their academic and research programs. This workshop will not only shed more light on what the ORAN and CA*net4 are but also how they can use the network to further their communications capabilities, exchange of information, online collaboration efforts and distributed learning programs. www.bcit.ca /appliedresearch/news/forum/networking.shtml   (444 words)

French rule in Algeria   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) However, Abd al Qadir was obliged to surrender to the commander of Oran Province, General Louis de Lamoricière, at the end of 1847. Three "civil territories" — Algiers, Oran, and Constantine — were organized as French départements (local administrative units) under a civilian government. For the first time, French citizens in the civil territories elected their own councils and mayors; Muslims had to be appointed, could not hold more than one-third of council seats, and could not serve as mayors or assistant mayors. www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/french_rule_in_algeria   (4190 words)

Search Results for "Oran" 692,516), capital of Oran prov., NW Algeria, a port on the Gulf of Oran of the Mediterranean Sea. He was (1960-62) chief of staff of the exiled National Liberation Army in... The cemetery of St. Oran's Church contains the graves of many monarchs of Scotland, Ireland, Norway,... www.bartleby.com /cgi-bin/texis/webinator/sitesearch?FILTER=col65&query=Oran   (279 words)

Alabaster   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) The Egyptian alabaster has been extensively worked near Suez and near Assiut; there are many ancient quarries in the hills overlooking the plain of Tell el Amarna. The Algerian onyx marble has been largely quarried in the province of Oran. In Mexico there are famous deposits of a delicate green variety at La Pedrara, in the district of Tecali, near Puebla. www.brainyencyclopedia.com /encyclopedia/a/al/alabaster.html   (905 words)

Oran, Algeria, Pictures It is one of the nation's busiest ports and a commercial and manufacturing center. The University of Oran (1965), the University of Science and Technology of Oran (1975), and institutes of music, dramatic arts, meteorology, and telecommunications are in the city. Oran was probably founded in the early 10th century as a center for trade between northern Africa and Moorish-held southern Spain. www.greatestcities.com /Africa/Algeria/Oran_Wahran_city.html   (239 words)

Oran Province - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Look for Oran Province in Wiktionary, our sister dictionary project. Look for Oran Province in the Commons, our repository for free images, music, sound, and video. If you have created this page in the past few minutes and it has not yet appeared, it may not be visible due to a delay in updating the database. www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Oran_Province   (112 words)

North Africa Search Engine Directory: Regional_countries/Algeria/Cities/Oran Eplf Oran - Our company created in 1985, is an autonomous public lodging promoter in charge of more than 4500 family apartment, semi collective and individual with commercial equipment of accompaniment! Oran city in Algeria - Immediate loading for a travel through the History of one of the most beautiful cities of Algeria.discover Oran by photos.What ever you want to know: the History of the city, its Culture, its leisures or the economic, scientific and commercial sides, you will find certainly an answer in this page. Oran city in Algeria - Intraining about western area of Algeria, with various pages related to the cultural field, trade and economy, visual arts, tourism etc. marweb.net /Regional_countries/Algeria/Cities/Oran   (250 words)

For freedom of speech and freedom of information. : Argentina Indymedia (( i )) These declarations have been made public on Monday April 5th to radio Santa Clara de Asis in Hipólito Irigoyen, immediately after Pablo Badano narrated live the facts of his arrest and members of the community read a press declaration in which Tabacal mill-owned by Seaboard corp-is made responsible of the persecutions they are undergoing. We have decided to keep on doing the coverage in the zone.We believe that spreading the truth the way it is our main job as journalists, and we will not stop doing it no matter if we are threatened or arrested. We call for being alert in defense of freedom of speech and freedom of information,and to prepare,if necessary,a new and more numerous journalists and human rights organizations delegation to Orán, to keep on spreading the social and political situation that is being experienced there. argentina.indymedia.org /mail.php?id=187823   (482 words)

Algeria Provinces I adjusted the 1998 populations of four provinces by one or two each, bringing the total closer to the reported figure. The provinces are subdivided into 160 dayrat (sub-prefectures), and further into 1,541 communes. The new provinces were predominantly formed by taking the old departments as they were, or by splitting them into two provinces. www.statoids.com /udz.html   (1501 words)

CDC - Hantavirus Infection in Humans and Rodents, Northwestern Argentina Since HPS was initially characterized in the United States in 1993 and the associated hantavirus (Sin Nombre virus, or SNV) was identified, an increasing number of human cases and SNV-related viruses have been identified in different countries of North and South America (1). The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of hantavirus antibodies in the general population, identify risk factors, and investigate the rodent species implicated in hantavirus transmission in Yuto. One farm was located in Urundel, Salta Province, in the immediate vicinity of Yuto, and the owner, workers, and inhabitants belonged to the Yuto community. www.cdc.gov /ncidod/EID/vol9no9/02-0768.htm   (3978 words)

oran   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) Oran, which is part of the Mediterranean Sea. Oran is well known for being the home of the world famous music form of Raï, of which performers like Khaled and Cheb Mami are almost household names. Oran is a small unincorporated farming community in northeast Iowa with a population of about 100... www.medicinewheel.co.uk /oran.html   (444 words)

Help a Blackman? Why? -- SPEAK UP   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) The murders were a serious setback to U.N. operations in Congo's Ituri province, where about 50,000 people have died in fighting between Hema and Lendu tribal armies since 1999. But in separate interviews, five U.N. military observers with knowledge of what happened to Oran and Banda said their killings could have been avoided. The last telephone call from Oran and Banda was on May 13, the day the United Nations believes they were killed. www.voy.com /32229/662.html   (1965 words)

[No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) W. PROVINCE, M.D., a practicing physician at Providence, (Union village) is a native of Henry County, Ky., was born December 19, 1840, and is the son of Samuel and Nancy (Harden) Province. Province is a member of the Christian Church. He is, beside being engaged in the practice of medicine, also engaged in agricultural pursuits, owning and cultivating a farm of 155 acres. www.rootsweb.com /~injohnso/biosketch/union/provincewm.txt   (581 words)

East-West Cartographics Ltd - Antique Maps and Prints - Maps of Africa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) [MIGEON] PROVINCE D’ALGER Double-page map of the Province of Alger; highly-adorned with vignettes of the region and the province’s coat of arms. [MIGEON] PROVINCE DE CONSTANTINE Double-page map of the Province of Constantine; highly-adorned with vignettes of the region and the province’s coat of arms. [MIGEON] PROVINCE D’ORAN Double-page map of the Province of Oran; highly-adorned with vignettes of the region and the province’s coat of arms. www.ic-maps.co.uk /MapsAfrica.htm   (930 words)

Terrorism Update - Acts of Terrorism and Violence   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) April 4, 1998: A bomb killed one person in the western Algerian province of Mascara and two people were shot dead in the Medea region. May 1, 1998: Islamic militants killed 11 people at a fake roadblock in Algeria's Medea province and three people were killed when a bomb exploded in the Ain Delfa region. June 17, 1998: Islamic militants killed 13 people in Algeria's Medea province and four people were killed by a bomb in Tipaza region. www.adl.org /terror/acts_terrorism/14_acts_terr.asp   (505 words)

[No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) For 15 years, this heroic figure blocked French expansion in the province of Oran \endash that is, all the West of Algeria. The war (it was no less \endash Algeria cost the lives of 150,000 soldiers in the first 40 years) affected the Roman monuments through the changing strategies of the different French commands. B ut when Bugeaud replaced him in 1840, he opted for attack, with lightly-armed mobile troops: this highlighted the importance of those Roman forts in the province of Oran (Abd el Kader\rquote s stronghold) which could be used against a guerilla campaign. rubens.anu.edu.au /raid1/cdroms/LA.rtf   (3973 words)

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