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The species is currently expanding in the southeastern quarter of the Iberian Peninsula according to recent field surveys (Cassinello et al., 2004). Aoudads have become common in a limited region of the south east of Spain since its introduction as a game species in Sierra Espuña Natural Park in 1970. Its adaptability enabled it to colonise nearby areas quickly. Increasing number of Aoudads in ...

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Dumpling, Dumpling - United States, Dumpling - Southern States, Dumpling - British cuisine, Dumpling - Central Europe, Dumpling - Eastern Europe, Dumpling - Chinese cuisine, Dumpling - Japanese cuisine, Dumpling - Korean cuisine

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Perogies are savoury or sweet filling, wrapped in dough. They are usually boiled, or fried when served as left-overs. Often served with plenty of sour cream. Pirozhki, "little perogies", are tiny filled buns. In Ukrainian cuisine, Vushka ("little ears") are folded triangular perogies stuffed with mushrooms. They are traditionally served in the borshch at Christmas Eve dinner. ...

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The Barbary Sheep (Ammotragus lervia, also called or Aoudad and arui) is a species of Caprinae (goat-antelope) found in rocky mountains in North Africa. Six subspecies have been described. Although it is rare in its native North Africa, it was introduced in South Europe and other places. Barbary Sheep - Description. Barbary Sheep stand 80 to 100 cm (30 to 40 inches) tall at the shoulder and weigh 40 to 140 kg (90 to 310 lb). Thery are a sandy-brown color, darkening with age, with a slig ...

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Cheek kissing is a ritual or social gesture to indicate friendship, perform a greeting, to confer congratulations, to comfort someone, or to show respect. It doesn't necessarily indicate sexual or romantic interest. Cheek kissing is more common in Europe and Latin America than North America (except for Quebec), especially the southern parts of Europe. Cheek kissing is appropriate between a man and a woman, a parent and a child, two women and two men. The last is socially accepted in Russia and the Middle East but may bring up associations with homose ...

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The Christmas worldwide article describes the celebration of Christmas around the world. The Christmas season is celebrated in different ways around the world. The list of winter festivals includes winter holidays not specifically related to Christmas. This page focuses on traditions in countries other than the United Kingdom and North America. See Christmas and Santa Claus for more information about those traditions. Christmas worldwide - Asia. Christmas w ...

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Christmas worldwide - India Christmas worldwide - Korea Christmas worldwide - Japan Christmas worldwide - People's Republic of China Hong Kong and Macao Christmas worldwide - Philippines Christmas worldwide - Republic of China Taiwan
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Christmas worldwide - Mexico Christmas worldwide - United States and Canada Christmas worldwide - South America
Christmas worldwide - Australia and New Zealand Christmas worldwide - Europe
Christmas worldwide - Central Europe Christmas worldwide - Eastern Europe Christmas worldwide - Northern Europe Christmas worldwide - Southern Europe Christmas worldwide - The UK

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In archaeology, the Iron Age is the stage in the development of any people where the use of iron implements as tools and weapons is prominent. The adoption of this new material coincided with other changes in past societies often including differing agricultural practices, religious beliefs and artistic styles. The Iron Age is the last principal period in the three-age system for classifying pre-historic societies and its meaning varies depending on the country or geographical region. This variation even occurs within Europe wh ...

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Iron Age - The European Iron Age
Iron Age - Eastern Europe Iron Age - Central Europe Iron Age - Mediterranean Europe Iron Age - British Isles Iron Age - Northern Scandinavia and Finland Iron Age - Northern Germany and Southern Scandinavia

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The Viking Age is the name of the period between 793 and 1066 AD in Scandinavia and Britain, following the Germanic Iron Age (and the Vendel Age in Sweden). During this period, the Vikings, Scandinavian warriors, leidangs and traders, raided and explored most parts of Europe, south-western Asia, northern Africa and north-eastern North America. Apart from exploring Europe by way of its oceans and rivers with the aid of their advanced navigational skills and extending their trading routes across vast parts of the continent, they also en ...

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Viking Age - British Isles Viking Age - Iceland Viking Age - Greenland Viking Age - Southern and Eastern Europe Viking Age - America
Viking Age - Technology Viking Age - Religion and Archaelogy Viking Age - Trading Cities
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See text Umbilicus is a genus of 15-20 species of flowering plants in the family Crassulaceae. Selected species Umbilicus chloranthus, Southern Balkans Umbilicus erectus, Southern Balkans, Southern Italy Umbilicus heylandianus, Spain, Portugal Umbilicus horizontalis, Mediterranean, Bulgaria Umbilicus parviflorus, Greece Umbilicus rupestris, Southern and Western Europe, British Isles

See text Hedera (English name ivy (plural, ivies) is a genus of about ten species of climbing or ground-creeping evergreen woody plants in the family Araliaceae, native to the Atlantic Islands, western, central and southern Europe, northwestern Africa and across central-southern Asia east to Japan. On suitable surfaces (trees and rock faces), they are able to climb to at least 25 ...

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Laburnum anagyroides Laburnum alpinum Laburnum is a genus of two species of small trees in the subfamily Faboideae of the pea family Fabaceae, Laburnum anagyroides (Common Laburnum) and L. alpinum (Alpine Laburnum). They are native to the mountains of southern Europe from France to the Balkan Peninsula. Some botanists include a third species, Laburnum caramanicum, but this native of southeast Europe and Asia Minor is usually treated in a distinct genus Podo ...

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Common sage (Salvia officinalis) is a small evergreen subshrub, with woody stems, grayish leaves, and blue to purplish flowers. It is native to Southern Europe and the Mediterranean region. It is much cultivated as a kitchen and medicinal herb, and is also called Garden sage, Kitchen sage, and Dalmatian sage. In southern Europe related species are sometimes cultivated for the same purpose, and may be confused with the common sage. Although this plant was the one originally called by this name sage, a number of related species are now also called by it, and ar ...

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The Common Yellowthroat, Geothlypis trichas, is a New World warbler. It is an abundant breeder in North America from southern Canada to central Mexico. Northern races are migratory, wintering in the southern parts of the breeding range, Central America and the West Indies. Southern forms are largely resident. This species is a very rare vagrant to western Europe. The Common Yellowthroat has a brown back, yellow throat and white belly. The adult male has a black facemask, bordered abov ...

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Black Poplar (Populus nigra) is a species of poplar in the cottonwood section of the genus (Populus sect. Aegiros; family Salicaceae), native to Europe and southwest Asia. It is a large deciduous tree reaching 30-40 m tall, native to Europe and western Asia. The leaves are diamond-shaped to triangular, 5-11 cm long, green on both surfaces. There are two varieties, some botanists distinguishing a third: Populus nigra var. nigra. Southern and central Europe, also southwest Asia if v ...

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The Western honeybee (Apis mellifera) is a species of honeybee comprised of several subspecies or races. Apis mellifera was first classified by Carolus Linnaeus in 1758. Western honeybee - Subspecies originating in Europe. Apis mellifera ligustica , classified by Spinola, 1806 - the Italian bee. The most commonly kept race in North America, South America and southern Europe. They are kept commercially all over the world. They are very gentle, not terribly inclined to swarm, and pr ...

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Colonialism is the extension of a nation's sovereignty over territory and people outside its own boundaries, often to facilitate economic domination over their resources, labor, and markets. The term also refers to a set of beliefs used to legitimize or promote this system, especially the belief that the mores of the colonizer are superior to those of the colonized. Advocates of colonialism argue that colonial rule benefits the colonized by developing the economic and political infrastructure necessary for modernization and dem ...

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Çanakkale, pronounced /tʃa'nakale/, is a town and seaport in Turkey, in Çanakkale Province, on the southern (Asiatic) coast of the Dardanelles (or Hellespont). Çanakkale is the second province (first one is Istanbul) in Turkey that has lands on two different continents (Europe and Asia). There are ferries to cross to the northern (European) side of the strait. Çanakkale is the nearest major town to the site of ancient Troy. The "wooden horse" from the recent movie Troy

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The Drava or Drave (German: Drau, Slovenian, Croatian and Italian: Drava, Hungarian: Dráva) is a river in southern Central Europe. It rises in South Tyrol, Italy and flows east through East Tyrol and Carinthia in Austria, into Slovenia (145 km), and then southeast, passing through Croatia and soon forming most of the border between Croatia and Hungary, before it joins the Danube near ...

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The Booted Eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus) is a large bird of prey. It is about 47 cm in length and has a wingspan of 120cm. Like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae. It breeds in southern Europe, north Africa and across Asia. It is migratory and winters in sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia. This eagle lays 1-2 eggs in a tree or crag nest. This is a species of wooded, often hilly, country with some open ...

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See text Zelkova is a genus of six species of deciduous trees in the elm family Ulmaceae, native to southern Europe, and southwest and eastern Asia. They vary in size from shrubs (Z. sicula) to large trees up to 35 m tall (Z. carpinifolia). The name Zelkova ultimately derives from the native name of Z. carpinifolia in one or more of the languages of the Caucasus, as shown by the Georgian name, ძელქვა (tselkva). Species

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