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Ormuz

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Ormuz Iran: see Hormoz . ... Read more
Hormoz
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia or Hormuz formerly Ormuz Island and town, Iran. Situated in the Strait of Hormuz , the island is 5 mi (8 km) off the coast of Iran. Hormoz village is its... Read more
Strait of Hormuz
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia formerly Strait of Ormuz Channel linking the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea. It is 35–60 mi (55–95 km) wide and separates... Read more

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Newspaper article from: Reforma (México D.F., México); 11/18/2004; 320 words ; ...Participan 12 niñas de la Academia Ormuz, de Tlalnepantla, en competencia de gimnasia...pequeñas gimnastas de la Academia Ormuz competirán en el certamen en la Clase...especialidad. El objetivo de la Academia Ormuz es que las alumnas se coloquen en el mediano... Read more
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Map from: Maps.com World History Maps; 1/1/1999; 149 words ; ...Canton Kyoto Santiago Lima Buenos Aires Rio De Janiero Mexico City Quebec Boston Jamestown Timor Fuzhou Lisbon Manila Nagasaki Ormuz (Br.) Mozambique Macao (Port.) Magellan 1520 New France Louisiana Florida Hudson's Bay British Colonies Mexico Siberia Russia... Read more
"Poussiere de religions": le culte domestique dans "Un Coeur simple".(Critical Essay)
Magazine article from: Nineteenth-Century French Studies; 3/22/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...d'evoquer brievement le culte dont ils etaient l'objet. Mais cette survivance furtive se depart de celle des autres dieux (Buddha, Ormuz, etc.) par son caractere doublement nostalgique: en effet, en plus de la parole auto-commemorative qui n'avoue que trop clairement... Read more
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Newspaper article from: Reforma (México D.F., México); 7/29/2002; 629 words ; ...243;n del Dios del Tiempo nace el Bien (Ormuz) y de su arrepentimiento nace el Mal (Arim...gemelos. Preocupado, arregla todo para que Ormuz salga primero de su vientre, para que controle...mañoso y competente, logra jalar a Ormuz a la hora del parto, y nace primero. Desolado... Read more
La apuesta del "gran juego" es gas y petróleo.(Guerra contra el Terrorismo)(TT: The real bet is on gas and petroleum.)(TA: War on Terrorism)(Artículo Breve)
Magazine article from: Epoca; 11/30/2001; ; 645 words ; ...de cooperar con Occidente disminuyendo nuestra dependencia del peligroso Golfo Pérsico, del famoso cuello de botella de Ormuz, y de la OPEP. El primer gran americano en descubrir las enormes posibilidades del petróleo de Bakú -la capital de... Read more
Los países productores suben los precios para compensar la anterior marea baja: Petróleo, sangre de la política.(TT: The producing countries raise the prices to compensate the previous low tide: Petroleum, blood of the policy.)
Magazine article from: Epoca; 3/13/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...además, lo importa por una larga ruta que pasa por los estrechos malayos (Singapur), píloro tan amenazado como el de Ormuz. El 6 de octubre de 1973 estallaba la cuarta guerra entre judíos y árabes, que respectivamente la llamaron del Yom... Read more
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Magazine article from: Journal of Southeast Asian Studies; 9/1/1993; ; 700+ words ; ...Portuguese: three from Albuquerque's letters, and three from the Comentarios of his son. The letters describe Albuquerque's attack on Ormuz in 1507, affairs in India and Malacca in 1512, and an expedition against Aden in 1513. The Comentarios describe the conquest... Read more
Irán nuclear, la nueva amenaza: la claves de su poder en el teatro de Oriente Medio: Oriente Medio vuelve a ser un polvorín. Ahora, la amenaza es Irán y su armamento nuclear, que apunta directamente al Estado de Israel.
Magazine article from: Epoca; 1/20/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...al puerto y principal base aeronaval iraní de Bandar-Abbas -sobre el estratégico cuello de botella del estrecho de Ormuz, paso obligado de la mayor corriente de tráfico petrolero del mundo- se levanta otro reactor de agua ligera, pero aú... Read more
Fuerzas especiales, arma letal: con la guerra aun no declarada, todo indica que las fuerzas especiales, "los primeros en llegar y los ultimos en marcharse", ya estan operando en Irak. (El mundo: crisis de Irak).
Magazine article from: Epoca; 3/7/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...continuación a la crisis de la energía de 1973, taponando los estratégicos cuellos de botella -como el estrecho de Ormuz, vital para Europa, o el de Singapur, que lo es para Japón- obligó a mantener una guardia permanente para impedir... Read more
Artefacts recovered not the first
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 2/9/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...the Portuguese towards the end of 15th century to destroy the Muslim powers around the Arabian Sea such as Calicut, Cambay, Ormuz and others and to control the spice trade ended at Malacca. "Whoever is lord of Malacca has his hand on the throat of Venice... Read more

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