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Orientale

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Orientale , formerly Haut-Zaïre , province (1984 pop. 4,314,672), c.204,000 sq mi (528,360 sq km), N Congo (Kinshasa). Kisangani is the capital. Orientale borders the Central African Republic and Sudan on the north and Uganda on the east. It is the nation's leading gold-mining region, and cotton, coffee, and palm oil are also produced. Several hydroelectric plants provide power for the province. The province was the political stronghold of Patrice Lumumba . In 1960, Lumumba's followers, led by Antoine Gizenga and centered at Kisangani (then Stanleyville), attempted to... Read more
Orientale Basin
A Dictionary of Astronomy Orientale Basin A major impact basin on the Moon, 930 km across, centred at −19 ° lat., 93° W long.; the central part is known as Mare Orientale. It is the best-preserved and probably the youngest of the large lunar basins, formed 3.8–3.9 billion years ago... Read more
orientale, à l'
A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition orientale, à l' Fish, eggs, or vegetables, cooked with tomatoes and flavoured with garlic and saffron. Read more

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Newspaper article from: Ukrainian Weekly, The; 10/7/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...Roma Ukrainian Weekly, The 10-07-2001 Orientale Lumen Conference: ecumenical dialogue...sessions held in 1996 and 1998 in Lviv. The Orientale Lumen Conference has now become an annual...process of an open ecumenical dialogue, the Orientale Lumen Conference offers a great service... Read more
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Per la storia del Pontificio Istituto Orientale: Saggi sull'istituzione, i suoi uomini e l'Oriente Cristiano
Magazine article from: The Catholic Historical Review; 1/1/2002; ; 671 words ; Per la storia del Pontificio Istituto Orientale: Saggi sull' istituzione, i suoi uomini e l'Oriente Cristiano...Orientalia Christiana Analecta, 263.] (Rome: Pontificio Istituto Orientale. 2000. Pp. 448, Paperback.) This volume of the Orientalia... Read more
Il 75th anniversario del Pontificio Istituto Orientale. Atti delle celebrazioni giubilari, 15-17 ottobre 1992
Magazine article from: The Catholic Historical Review; 7/1/1996; ; 451 words ; Il anniversario del Pontificio Istituto Orientale. Atti delle celebrazioni giubilari, IS-17 ottobre 1992. Edited...Orientalia Christiana Analecta, 244.] (Rome: Pontificio Istituto Orientale.1994. Pp. 320. Paperback.) The Pontifical Oriental Institute... Read more
La route de Myos Hormos: L'armee romaine dans le desert Orientale d'Egypte.(Book review)
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Le propylone d'Amon-Re Montou a Karnak-Nord.(Le propylone d'Amon-Re Montou a Karnak-Nord: Memoires de l'Institute francais d'archeologie Orientale, vol. 117 )(Book Review)
Magazine article from: The Journal of the American Oriental Society; 7/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...Montou a Karnak-Nord. By SYDNEY H. AUFRERE. Memoires de l'Institute francais d'archeologie Orientale, vol. 117. Cairo: INSTITUTE FRANCAIS D'ARCHEOLOGIE ORIENTALE, 2000. Pp. viii + 570, illus. (paper). The propylon of the Temple of Amon-Re Montu in... Read more
La connaissance orientale et le feminin chez Marguerite Yourcenar.(orientalism and feminism in works of Marguerite Yourcenar)(Critical essay)
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La Renaissance culturelle juive: Europe centrale et orientale 1897-1930.(Book Reviews)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Shofar; 3/22/2004; ; 700+ words ; La Renaissance culturelle juive: Europe centrale et orientale 1897-1930, by Delphine Bechtel. Paris: Belin, 2001. 319 pp. The author of this book is one of a group of younger researchers who... Read more
Lange et nation en Europe centrale et orientale du XVIIIeme siecle a nos jours
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