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Haifa
Haifa , city (1994 pop. 246,700), NW Israel, a port on the Mediterranean Sea, at the foot of Mt. Carmel. Haifa is the chief city of N Israel and the country's principal oil refining center. Along with Ashdod , Haifa is one of Israel's main ports and handles oceangoing vessels, including oil... Read more |
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Tancred (Crusader)
Tancred 1076-1112, Crusader. He became a Crusader in 1096 with his uncle Bohemond I . After distinguishing himself at Nicaea, he struck out into Cilicia and besieged Tarsus, but was deprived of the city, after its fall, by Baldwin ( Baldwin I of Jerusalem) and was forced to rejoin the main army.... Read more |
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Bashan
Bashan , fertile plain E of the Jordan and the Sea of Galilee from the latitude of Haifa northward to that of Tyre. According to Hebrew tradition, it was conquered by the Israelites and given to the half tribe of Manasseh.... Read more |
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Orde Charles Wingate
Orde Charles Wingate , 1903-44, British general. He served with the Sudan defense force (1928-33) and on special duty in Palestine (1936-39). It was in Palestine that he first used guerrilla tactics, against Arabs attempting to cut the Haifa pipeline. An ardent Zionist, Wingate trained large squads... Read more |
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Tamer Husni to act with Haifa Wahbi.
Egyptian singer Tamer Husni has revealed that he will...alongside Lebanese singer Haifa Wahbi in a new film to be directed by Mohammad Al Sabki. Haifa had also expressed her...singing career. Recently, Husni has miraculously ... |