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Maresha was one of the cities of Judah during the time of the First Temple and is mentioned as part of the inheritance of the biblical tribe of Judah in the Book of Joshua. [11] Later, in the second Book of Chronicles, it is named as one of King Rehoboam 's fifteen fortified cities. [12] In 2 Chronicles it is the site of a battle against an ...
Beit Guvrin-Maresha National Park is a national park in central Israel, containing a large network of caves recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. [1] The national park includes the remains of the historical towns of Maresha, one of the important towns of Judah during the First Temple Period, [2] and Bayt Jibrin, a depopulated Palestinian town known as Eleutheropolis in the Roman era. [3]
Novelist. Partner. Christopher Collins (divorced in 2013) Signature. Website. www.marshamehran.com. Marsha Mehran (Persian: مارشا مهران; born Mahsa Mehran; 11 November 1977 – April 2014) [1] was an Iranian novelist. Her works include the international bestsellers Pomegranate Soup (2005) and Rosewater and Soda Bread (2008). [1]
Historically Mirdita was the largest tribal region of Albania in terms of geographic spread and population. [3] The region is situated in northern Albania, and it borders the traditional tribal areas of Puka (Berisha, Kabashi, Qerreti) in the north; the Lezha highlands (Vela, Bulgëri, Manatia, Kryeziu) in the west and southwest; the northern Albanian coastal plain of Lezha and Zadrima between ...
The Pashalik of Yanina or Pashalik of Janina (1787–1822) was a de facto independent entity under the Ottoman Empire, created by Ali Pasha, an Albanian leader of Southern Ottoman Albania, encompassing most of mainland Greece, Southern and Central Albania, and southwest North Macedonia. In 1787 Ali Pasha was awarded the pashaluk of Trikala in ...
'Salem's Lot is a 1975 horror novel by American author Stephen King. It was his second published novel. The story involves a writer named Ben Mears who returns to the town of Jerusalem's Lot (or 'Salem's Lot for short) in Maine, where he lived from the age of five through nine, only to discover that the residents are becoming vampires.
Anni-Frid Synni Lyngstad [a] KVO1kl (born 15 November 1945), also known simply as Frida, is a Swedish singer who is best known as one of the founding members and lead singers of the pop band ABBA.
Sigurimi. The Directorate of State Security (Albanian: Drejtoria e Sigurimit të Shtetit, DSSh) commonly called the Sigurimi, was the state security, intelligence and secret police service of the People's Socialist Republic of Albania. [1][2] Its proclaimed goal was maintaining state security of Albania, but de facto the Sigurimi served to ...