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The Burj Khalifa [a] (known as the Burj Dubai prior to its inauguration) is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.It is the world's tallest structure.With a total height of 829.8 m (2,722 ft, or just over half a mile) and a roof height (excluding antenna, but including a 242.6 m spire) [2] of 828 m (2,717 ft), the Burj Khalifa has been the tallest structure and building in the world ...
The Burj Al Arab (Arabic: برج العرب, lit.'Arab Tower') is a luxury hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. [ 8 ] Developed and managed by Jumeirah, it is one of the tallest hotels in the world, although 39% of its total height is made up of non-occupiable space. [ 9 ][ 10 ][ 11 ] Burj Al Arab stands on an artificial island that is 280 m ...
Arab Women Sports Tournament Sharjah, United Arab Emirates [15] 12.71 NWI: Fatima Ali Al-Balushi: 3 March 2024 UAE Vice President's Cup Dubai, United Arab Emirates [16] 200 m: 27.38 NWI: Buthaina Jassem Al-Suwaidi: 29 October 2019 Kuwait City, Kuwait 27.18 (0.0 m/s) Fatma Abdallah Baloushi: 24 May 2023 1st Arab U23 Championships Radès, Tunisia ...
Ptolemy used a strategy of "figure reference" to identify stars according to their position within a familiar constellation or asterism (e.g., "in the right shoulder of The Hunter"). Muslim astronomers adopted some of these as proper names for stars, and added names from traditional Arabic star lore, which they recorded in various Zij treatises.
S. Sahrawi actors (1 C) Saudi Arabian actors (3 C, 1 P) Sudanese actors (3 C, 4 P) Syrian actors (4 C, 6 P)
First Muslim to be nominated for an Academy Award in any category; Nomination shared with John L. Balderston, Grover Jones, William Slavens McNutt, and Waldemar Young. 70th. 1997. Hossein Amini [6] /. The Wings of the Dove. Nominated. Adapted from the novel of the same name by Henry James;
Team. Victor Wembanyama (/ ˌwɛmbənˈjɑːmə / WEM-bən-YAH-mə; [ 2 ]French: [viktɔʁ wɛmbanjama]; born 4 January 2004), nicknamed " Wemby " [ 3 ] or " the Alien ", is a French professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Considered one of the best basketball prospects of his ...
— Malala Yousafzai, 24 January 2009 BBC blog entry In February 2009, girls' schools were still closed. In solidarity, private schools for boys had decided not to open until 9 February, and notices appeared saying so. On 7 February, Yousafzai and her brother returned to their hometown of Mingora, where the streets were deserted, and there was an "eerie silence". She wrote in her blog: "We ...