Shimoda
Shimoda , town (1990 pop. 30,081), Shizuoka prefecture, E central Honshu, Japan, at the south extremity of Izu peninsula, on Shimoda Bay. It is an important port for the peninsula. The first U.S. consulate, under Townsend Harris, was opened at Shimoda in 1856. The Gyokusenji Temple, where Harris resided (1856-57), is now a memorial.
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Meknes-Tafilalet to host second international festival of the horse
Newspaper article from: Al Bawaba; 5/10/2005; 288 words
; The cities and region of Meknes -Tafilalet are completing their final preparations for hosting the...cultural and artistic events, is organized by the by the "Spaces of Meknes-Tafilalet" (EMT) Association in collaboration with the district...
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5th edition of FICA in Meknes
Newspaper article from: Al Bawaba; 4/5/2005; 286 words
; ...5th edition of the international Animation Cinema Festival of Meknes (FICAM 05) is scheduled to take place from April 14 to April...edition of FICAM 05 was initiated by the French Institute of Meknes in partnership with the Cinematheque and the service for co...
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Fourth International Agriculture Fair opens in Meknes.
Newspaper article from: UMCI News (Potomac Falls, VA); 4/23/2009; 700 words
; ...International Agriculture Fair (SIAM) opened, Tuesday, in Meknes (140km east of Rabat) and will run until April 27. AaMorocco...International Agriculture Fair (SIAM) opened, Tuesday, in Meknes (140km east of Rabat) and will run until April 27. The opening...
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Meknes-Fes Line. (World Market).
Magazine article from: International Railway Journal; 5/1/2001; 268 words
; Companies have been invited to pre-qualify for a contract to upgrade and track double the Meknes-Fes line. The call for tenders will be launched in June.
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Morocco: Meknes bomber identified.(Brief article)
News Wire article from: Middle East; 8/14/2007; 520 words
; The would-be suicide bomber who blew himself up on Monday morning near a bus carrying tourists in the city of Meknes has been identified, a police official has announced. Hisham Dokkali, an engineer, detonated a small-size gas cylinder containing...
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Fez-Meknes line.
Magazine article from: International Railway Journal; 8/1/2000; 265 words
; Japanese banks have agreed to provide a loan of Yen 4.95 billion ($US 47.5 million) towards the cost of developing the 53km Fez-Meknes line.
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Morocco: Meknes bomber identified
Newspaper article from: Al Bawaba; 8/14/2007; 340 words
; The would-be suicide bomber who blew himself up on Monday morning near a bus carrying tourists in the city of Meknes has been identified, a police official has announced. Hisham Dokkali, an engineer, detonated a small-size gas cylinder containing...
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MOROCCO: SIDI QASEM-MEKNES RAILWAY PROJECT GOES ON.(government provides funds to complete project)(Brief Article)
Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 8/30/2000; 482 words
; ...August 27, 2000), by last July, 53 percent of the work on the railway project between the Moroccan cities of Sidi Qasem and Meknes was accomplished. The project is planned to be completed by the beginning of 2001. The Moroccan authorities allocated MD 1...
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National day on trisomy 21 in Meknes
Newspaper article from: Al Bawaba; 5/19/2005; 310 words
; The city of Meknes has recently hosted a Day of Study on trisomy 21 (Down Syndrome), titled "Health and integration". The event was initiated...
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Kasbah Resources Limited (ASX:KAS) Announce Quarterly Activities Report To June 08
News Wire article from: abnnewswire.net; 7/28/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...tin mineralization (termed hereafter as 'the Meknes zone") historically intersected in the existing...dilution used Comments: (1)Drilled below the Meknes zone (2)Drilled above the Meknes zone (3)Intersected the Meknes zone mineralization...
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Meknes
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
MEKNES a city of northern morocco. Meknes is situated 40 miles (60 km) west of Fez and 90 miles (140...460,000 inhabitants. Close to the fertile plain of Sais, Meknes benefits from its rich agriculture. Meknes (or Miknas al...
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Meknes, Treaty of (1836)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
MEKNES, TREATY OF (1836) the second treaty between morocco and the united states, signed at meknes on 16 september 1836. With two exceptions...ports against third-party enemies), the Meknes treaty precisely mirrored the first U...
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Isawiyya Brotherhood
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
...brotherhood. The Isawiyya brotherhood, or Isawa, was founded in Meknes, Morocco, in the sixteenth century by Shaykh Muhammad bin...three days following the Mulud, members hold a celebration in Meknes where music, ecstatic dances, and extravagant rituals are...
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Harratin
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
...state (Makhzen) with secretaries and functionaries. Families in imperial cities in Morocco such as Fez, Marrakech, and Meknes used to have hartani women under their protection working as servants. In vernacular language, after the progressive disappearance...
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Gharb
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
...which is located on the margin of the region, the Gharb has not experienced the development of any major urban agglomeration because of its closeness to big cities such as Rabat, Casablanca, and Meknes. See also colons. rahma bourqia
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