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City and emirate in the United Arab Emirates with an estimated 710,000 inhabitants. Economical
base centers on petroleum exports, port activities and international trade.
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Druze
Religion and group of people which numbers between 350,000 and 900,000. Theology of the religion
is called hikma, and its main theme is that God incarnated himself in the Fatimid caliph al-Hakim,
who disappeared in 1021.
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Draa-valley
River valley in southern Morocco, 125 km long.
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Dougga
Roman ruins in northern Tunisia. Served as the seat of the Numidian king Masinissa in the 2nd
century BCE.
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Doha
Capital of Qatar with estimated 400,000 inhabitants. Economical base is petroleum exports, shrimp
processing, finances, and administration.
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Dhimmi
Muslim juridical term for Christians and Jews, sometimes Zoroastrians, Mandeans or even Hindus,
living in a society governed by Muslims rulers and law.
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Dhikr
Muslim religious technique used by Sufis, where a name of God or a short religious phrase is
repeated over and over again. Can also involve music, where spiritual songs, hard to distinguish
form ordinary songs, are used.
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Yazidism
Religion with around 700,000 members worldwide. Creed has elements from Zoroastrianism,
Manicheism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. [ Move -
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Dead Sea
Salt lake of Jordan, Palestine, and Israel, which is the lowest water surface on earth, at minus
395 meters compared to the level of the Mediterranean Sea. Lake has no outlet, and evaporation
leads to the high content of salt, six times more salty than the ocean water.
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Date
Palm tree, from the family Phoenix, where the female plant produces the fruit — the dates. The
tree itself is used as timber, building material, handicrafts, rope and feed for animals.
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Damascus
Capital of Syria, with estimated 1.7 million inhabitants. Economy is based upon governmental
administrative activities, processed food, clothing, and printed material. Includes details of
economy, transportation, culture, history and administration.
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