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Basque Country (greater region)
The Basque Country ( Basque : Euskal Herria ) is the name given to the home of the Basque people [ 1 ] in the western Pyrenees that spans the border between France and Spain on the Atlantic coast.
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan ( / k ɜr ɡ ɪ ˈ s t ɑː n / kur-gi- STAHN ; [ 5 ] Kyrgyz : Кыргызстан ( IPA: [qɯrʁɯsˈstɑn] ); Russian : Киргизия ), officially the Kyrgyz Republic ( Kyrgyz : Кыргыз Республикасы ; Russian : Кыргызская Республика ), is a country located in Central Asia . [ 6 ] Landlocked and mountainous , Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the southwest and China to the east. Its capital and largest city is Bishkek . Despite Kyrgyzstan's struggle for political stabilization among ethnic conflicts, [ 7 ] [ 8 ] revolts, [ 9 ] economic troubles, [ 10 ] [ 11 ] transitional governments, [ 12 ] and political party conflicts, [ 13 ] it maintains a unitary parliamentary republic .
History of India . An overview : The people of India have had a continuous civilization since 2500 B.C., when the inhabitants of the Indus River valley developed an urban culture based on commerce and sustained by agricultural trade.
HISTORY OF INDIA
Introduction to Indian Civilization (Columbia Univ. course)
INTRODUCTION TO INDIAN CIVILIZATION Middle East V2357, Fall 2008 Mon Wed 2:40-3:55; 702 Hamilton Prof. Frances Pritchett ~~~~~~~~~~~ COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course presupposes no background whatsoever; any undergraduate is welcome to enroll. There will be about 125 pages of reading per week, of varying kinds but not of extreme difficulty; primary sources will be used to the maximum extent possible.Diwali lanterns Arrangement of diyas on Diwali night. Deepavali (also spelled Devali in certain regions) or Diwali ,The name of the festival in various regional languages include: Sanskrit : दीपावली , Dīpāvalī ?
Diwali
The Bermuda Triangle , also known as the Devil's Triangle , is an undefined region in the western part of the North Atlantic Ocean where a number of aircraft and ships are said to have disappeared under mysterious circumstances.
Bermuda Triangle