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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Ghor Ghowr , or Ghur , mountainous region and province (1979 est. pop. 341,000), 14,085 sq mi (36,479 sq km), W central Afghanistan, including a ruined medieval city of the same name. Chagcharan is the provincial capital. The powerful Muslim Ghorid dynasty was established in the former city of Ghor in the 12th cent. It was overthrown by Muhammad of Khwarazm in 1215. Mongols under Jenghiz Khan took Ghor in 1221, after which the Karts (Mongol clients) ruled (c.1245-1379). The city then lapsed into obscurity. Author not available, GHOR. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, S... Read more

the Ghor
...meanders 160 ft (49 m) below the surface through the Ghor. Although the Ghor's flat terraces are fertile, agricultural development...half of the valley, on the Jordanian side, is the East Ghor irrigation project (built 1958-66). The East Ghor Canal... Read more

Muhammad of Ghor
d. 1206, Afghan conqueror of N India. A brother of the sultan of Ghor, he was made governor of Ghazni in 1173 and from there launched a series of invasions of India. By 1186 he had conquered the Muslim... Read more

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	King checks progress on Ghor Al Safi initiatives. ; Byline: Linda Hindi Dec. 11--GHOR AL SAFI -- His Majesty King Abdullah's follow-up visit to check on conditions at Ghor Al Safi Hospital on Sunday was made all...launched to improve living standards of Ghor Al Safi citizens under the King's directives... Read more
	GHOR HOSPITAL UPGRADE PROGRESS EXAMINED ; ...intensifying efforts to implement projects in the Ghor directed by King Abdullah during a visit...issued directives to expand and upgrade the Ghor Al Safi Hospital and establish a separate...on a 925-square-metre pediatric ward at Ghor Al Safi Hospital started immediately after... Read more
	Ghor archaeological site gets JD20,000 face-lift. ; ...several ancient sugar mills in Southern Ghor is getting a JD20,000 face-lift as part...said Imad Drous, DoA director in Southern Ghor. The sugar mills were originally constructed...DoA is also building a new museum in the Ghor Safi area, located 300 metres from the... Read more
	40 HOUSING UNITS HANDED OVER TO UNDERPRIVILEGED FAMILIES IN SOUTHERN GHOR ; ...of a housing project in the Southern Ghor district. Addressing the gathering during...Abdullah's initiative for families in Southern Ghor stands at 174. Royal Court Adviser Yousef...Eissawi and senior officials from the Ghor area attended the ceremony. Read more
	WOMAN DROWNS IN GHOR CANAL ; According to "Jordan Times", a 23-year-old woman drowned after she fell into the Ghor canal in Northern Shuneh. Civil Defense Department (CDD) personnel retrieved the body and transferred it to Abu Obeida Hospital... Read more
	STUDY ASSESSES HOUSING REQUIREMENTS OF GHOR FAMILIES ; According to "Jordan Times", a survey conducted recently by the Ministry of Social Development identified 283 underprivileged families in Southern Ghor that need housing. The survey is in line with a plan launched by King Abdullah last year to provide housing for the poor. Read more
	US BUILT HELIPAD LAUNCHED AT GHOR SAFI MEDICAL CENTER ; ...to Jordan Edward W. Gnehm joined health and military officials in the inauguration of a $185,000 helicopter landing pad at the Ghor Safi Hospital south of the Dead Sea. The facility will support residents, medical and rescue personnel in the Dead Sea area by... Read more
	Conflict slows effort to save disappearing Dead Sea.(Front) ; Byline: JAMAL HALABY GHOR HADITHA, Jordan -- By JAMAL HALABY the associated press GHOR HADITHA, Jordan - Jordan, Israel and the Palestinians...feet deep or more in the sponge like terrain. At Ghor Haditha, a Jordanian village of 6,000 people on... Read more
	WFP EFFORTS ; ...isolated communities in Afghanistan's central Ghor province, where tens of thousands of impoverished...response to the deteriorating conditions in Ghor province is part of a wide scale humanitarian...situation is particularly worrying in central Ghor and southern Zabul provinces, where food... Read more
	TWO SOLDIERS KILLED IN CLASH BETWEEN PROVINCIAL FORCES IN WESTERN AFGHANISTAN ; ...clashes between border forces of Herat and Ghor provinces, the Peshawar- based Afghan Islamic...following day. Ahmad Ayyubi, spokesman for Ghor's Public Council, said that Herat forces initially gained some ground, but eventually Ghor forces defeated them. "The Herat forces... Read more

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	JORDAN: GHOR HOSPITAL UPGRADE PROGRESS EXAMINED.
	JORDAN: 40 HOUSING UNITS HANDED OVER TO UNDERPRIVILEGED FAMILIES IN SOUTHERN GHOR.
	JORDAN: EIGHT-YEAR-OLD BOY DROWNS IN EASTERN GHOR CANAL.

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