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City in Morocco with an estimated 880,000 inhabitants, situated in northeastern Morocco, near the
Algerian border. Economy is based upon communications, wine, citrus fruit, grapes, wheat, barley,
vegetables, tobacco, sheep, wool and esparto grass, as well as lead, coal,and manganese.
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Oud
Ornate instrument made of wood, with six double strings, a pear-shaped body and a non-fretted neck.
Originated in Pharaonic Egypt, where it was known as Nefer.
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Ouarzazate
City in Morocco with estimated 40,000 inhabitants. Center of Sahara tourism, with many luxury
hotels. Has also served as the center of international film makers.
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Oualata
Town in Mauritania with estimated 3,000 inhabitants and situated in Sahara, in the southeastern
corner of the country. Economical base is trade and some agriculture.
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Oslo 2 Agreement
Agreement between representatives for the Palestinian people, and the state of Israel. Concerned
the West Bank, and covered security issues, Palestinian elections, transfer of land, transfer of
civil power from Israel to Palestine, trade conditions between the two countries and release of
Palestinian prisoners from Israeli prisons.
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Oslo Agreement
Agreement between PLO and Israel that was signed on September 13, 1993. Name came from secret
negotiations that had been conducted through 1993 outside Oslo, Norway.
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Orient
Derived from Latin word, meaning the lands where the sun rises, as seen from Europe.
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Oran
City in western Algeria with an estimated 860,000 inhabitants. Port ships natural petroleum, and
many industrial products.
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Omdurman
City in Sudan with 1.5 million inhabitants and situated on the western bank of the Nile. Important
for market activities.
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Old Testament
Collection of 39 religious texts, called books, in Judaism (referred to as "Bible") and
Christianity. Includes list of books.
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