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There are several hypotheses regarding the origins of the name "Azerbaijan." The most common theory is that it is derived from "Atropatan." Atropat was the satrap at the time of the Persian Achaemenid dynasty, and gained independence after Alexander the Great destroyed the Achaemenids. The region was known as Media Atropatia or Atropatene at the time. There are also alternative opinions that the term is a slight Turkification of Azarbaijan, in turn an Arabicized version of the original Persian name Âzarâbâda ...

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Two Georgian Kingdoms of late antiquity, Iberia in the east of the country and Colchis in the west, were among the first nations in the region to adopt Christianity (In 317 AD and 523 AD, respectively). Egrisi often saw battles between rivals Persia and the Byzantine Empire, both of which managed to conquer Western Georgia from time to time. As a result, those Kingdoms were disintegrated into various feudal regions in the early Middle Ages. This made it easy for Arabs to conquer Georgia in the 7th century. The rebellious regions were liberat ...

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Georgia country, Georgia country - History, Georgia country - Politics, Georgia country - Subdivisions, Georgia country - Origin of the name, Georgia country - Former symbols, Georgia country - Geography, Georgia country - Landscape, Georgia country - Climate, Georgia country - Economy, Georgia country - Demographics, Georgia country - Religion, Georgia country - Culture, Georgia country - Miscellaneous topics

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Despite been mainly rural for much of its early history, Rio Grande do Sul served as the launching pad for several wars Brazil waged against its southern and western neighbors. It also was a focal point for internal rebellion in the 19th century. Getulio Vargas, who led Brazil as dictator from 1930 and later was elected president in 1950 (before committing suicide), was a native of Rio Grande do Sul (known as Gauchos). Rio Grande do Sul's prairies have been the scene of bloody wars: the dispute between Portugal and Spain for the Sacra ...

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Rio Grande do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul - History, Rio Grande do Sul - Tourism, Rio Grande do Sul - Main towns, Rio Grande do Sul - Minority Languages, Rio Grande do Sul - Indigenous languages, Rio Grande do Sul - Immigrant languages, Rio Grande do Sul - Economy, Rio Grande do Sul - Flag, Rio Grande do Sul - Notes

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Russia - Ancient Rus. This section covers the pre-Russ ancient history of present Russia and its early medieval period, which is historically referred to as Ancient Rus. The vast lands of present Russia were home to disunited tribes who were variously overwhelmed by invading Goths, Huns, and Turkish Avars between the third and sixth centuries AD. The Iranian Scythians populated the southern steppes, and a Turkic people, the Khazars, ruled the western portion of these lands ...

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Russia, Russia - History, Russia - Ancient Rus, Russia - Imperial Russia, Russia - Russia as part of Soviet Union, Russia - Post-Soviet Russia, Russia - Politics, Russia - Subdivisions, Russia - Geography and Climate, Russia - Borders, Russia - Spatial extent, Russia - Cities, Russia - Economy, Russia - Demographics, Russia - Culture, Russia - Name, Russia - Miscellaneous topics

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Eastern Front World War II - Invasion: Summer 1941.    to 9 July 1941 See also:

Eastern Front World War II, Eastern Front World War II - Overview, Eastern Front World War II - Background, Eastern Front World War II - Operations, Eastern Front World War II - Invasion: Summer 1941, Eastern Front World War II - Moscow and Rostov: Autumn 1941, Eastern Front World War II - Soviet counter-offensive: Winter 1941, Eastern Front World War II - Don Volga and Caucasus: Summer 1942, Eastern Front World War II - Stalingrad: Winter 1942, Eastern Front World War II - Kursk: Summer 1943, Eastern Front World War II - Eastern Front in Fall and Winter 1943, Eastern Front World War II - Eastern Front in Summer 1944, Eastern Front World War II - Eastern Europe: January–March 1945, Eastern Front World War II - End of War: April–May 1945, Eastern Front World War II - Leadership, Eastern Front World War II - Occupation and repression, Eastern Front World War II - Industrial output, Eastern Front World War II - Casualties

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During Stone age Bukovina was densly populated by Cucuteni-Trypillian culture of early settlers (4500 BC – 3000 BC). Since the Roman times, Dacian peoples inhabited the territory. In the 5th century, the territory came under the rule of the Avars. Around 7th century, Slavic populations settled in the region. From 9th to early 14th century the territory was under the rule of Kievan Rus' and one of its successor stat ...

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Bukovina, Bukovina - Name, Bukovina - History, Bukovina - Demographic history, Bukovina - Current population, Bukovina - Cities and towns, Bukovina - Northern Bukovina, Bukovina - Southern Bukovina, Bukovina - Sources and References

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Riga is located at the site of an ancient settlement of the Livs, an ancient Finno-Ugric tribe, at the junction of the Daugava and Ridzene (Latvian: Rīdzene) rivers. The Ridzene was originally known as the Riga River, at one point forming a natural harbor called the Riga Lake, neither of which exist today [1]. Some believe that the name of the river gave Riga its name. The modern founding of Riga is regarded by historians to begin with German traders, mercenaries and religious crusaders who arrived in Latvia in the second half ...

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Riga, Riga - Business and commerce, Riga - Population, Riga - History, Riga - Sights, Riga - Notable People, Riga - International friendship

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Main article: History of Vojvodina Throughout history the territory of present day Vojvodina has been a part of Dacia, the Roman Empire, the Hun Empire, the Avar Khanate, the Gepid Kingdom, the Frankish Kingdom, the Byzantine Empire, Bulgaria, the Kingdom of Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, the Habsburg Monarchy, the Austrian Empire, Austria-Hungary, the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, Yugoslavia, and finally Serbia and Montenegro. During the Roman rule, Sirmium (today Sremska Mitrovica) was one of the four capital cities of Roman Empire and six Roman Emperors were born ...

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Vojvodina, Vojvodina - Name, Vojvodina - History, Vojvodina - Geography, Vojvodina - Districts, Vojvodina - Cities, Vojvodina - Demographics, Vojvodina - Politics, Vojvodina - Culture

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The Ottoman wars in Europe caused a number of Christian refugees, mostly Serbs and Vlachs, to migrate to the Military Frontier of the Habsburg Monarchy (in south-central Croatia and in most of Slavonia) during the 16th and 17th centuries. The population was by and large faithful to the Serbian Orthodox Church, but the Roman Catholic Church accorded them a Byzantine vicar of the Latin Bishop of Zagreb in 1611. The Byzantine vicar was based in the monastery of Marča (located near Ivanić Grad, southeast of Zagreb) which would later become a c ...

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Eparchy of Križevci, Eparchy of Križevci - Formation of the Eparchy of Križevci, Eparchy of Križevci - Expansion, Eparchy of Križevci - Diaspora, Eparchy of Križevci - Modern persecutions, Eparchy of Križevci - Current hierarchy

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Main article: Culture of Greece Greece has produced a vast number of contributors to philosophy, astronomy, science, and the arts. For a list of famous Greek men and women, see List of Greeks. ...

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Greece, Greece - Name, Greece - History, Greece - Prehistory and antiquity, Greece - Roman rule and Middle Ages, Greece - Ottoman Period, Greece - Creation of the modern Greek state, Greece - Politics, Greece - Local government, Greece - Geography, Greece - Economy, Greece - Tourism, Greece - Demographics, Greece - Religion, Greece - Culture, Greece - Miscellaneous topics

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After the 9/11 attacks, the USA cogitated that the city could be part of a terrorism web. Many people of Arab origin were succeeding economically in the city, having a reasonably wealthy life, and many sent part of the money earned by their business to the countries to their homeland countries. Neither the city was never a stage of terrorism attack nor the cogitations that the city was acting as fund booster for terrorism proved being as correct, however. There are claims that Hezbollah related businessmen and crime-lords, most of the ...

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Foz do Iguaçu, Foz do Iguaçu - Economy, Foz do Iguaçu - History, Foz do Iguaçu - Population, Foz do Iguaçu - Climate, Foz do Iguaçu - Transportation, Foz do Iguaçu - Public Transportation, Foz do Iguaçu - Informal Transportation, Foz do Iguaçu - Avenida Brasil Brazil Avenue, Foz do Iguaçu - Social Care & Problems, Foz do Iguaçu - Education, Foz do Iguaçu - Health, Foz do Iguaçu - Sanitation, Foz do Iguaçu - Criminality & Unemployment, Foz do Iguaçu - The city and the terrorism threat

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Health and education are two extremes in the city. Recently, in a survey, citizens declared that public education and transport (particular companies, although heavily subsidized) as the strongest points of the city, but health care and criminality as the lowest. Citizens gave emphasis to the effort that the prefecture is doing in transportation and daycare. Foz do Iguaçu has a HDI of approximately ~0.780 (medi ...

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Foz do Iguaçu, Foz do Iguaçu - Economy, Foz do Iguaçu - History, Foz do Iguaçu - Population, Foz do Iguaçu - Climate, Foz do Iguaçu - Transportation, Foz do Iguaçu - Public Transportation, Foz do Iguaçu - Informal Transportation, Foz do Iguaçu - Avenida Brasil Brazil Avenue, Foz do Iguaçu - Social Care & Problems, Foz do Iguaçu - Education, Foz do Iguaçu - Health, Foz do Iguaçu - Sanitation, Foz do Iguaçu - Criminality & Unemployment, Foz do Iguaçu - The city and the terrorism threat

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In 2002, it had a population of 619,556 and the population density was 139/km². The majority of the population are Romanians - over 98%, with small minorities of Russians, Ukrainians and Rromas (Gypsies). ...

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Galaţi County, Galaţi County - Neighbours, Galaţi County - Demographics, Galaţi County - Geography, Galaţi County - Economy, Galaţi County - Tourism, Galaţi County - Administrative divisions, Galaţi County - Municipalities, Galaţi County - Towns

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This county has a total area of 4,466 km². The county lies on a low plain, between the Prut River in the East, the Siret River in the West and South-West. They both flow into the Danube which forms the border with Tulcea County in the South-East. ...

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Galaţi County, Galaţi County - Neighbours, Galaţi County - Demographics, Galaţi County - Geography, Galaţi County - Economy, Galaţi County - Tourism, Galaţi County - Administrative divisions, Galaţi County - Municipalities, Galaţi County - Towns

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The name Galicia et Lodomeria was first used in the 13th century by King Andrew II of Hungary. It was a Latinized version of the Slavic names Halych and Volodymyr, the major cities of the Ukrainian or Ruthenian principality of Halych-Volhynia, which was under Hungarian rule at the time. The origin of the Ukrainian name Halych (Halicz in Polish, Galich in Russian, Galic in Latin) is uncertain. Some historians believe it has to do with people of Celtic origin settled nearby, and is related to many similar pla ...

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Galicia Central Europe, Galicia Central Europe - Origin and variations of the name, Galicia Central Europe - Galicia and Lodomeria in different languages, Galicia Central Europe - History, Galicia Central Europe - Prior to partitions of Poland, Galicia Central Europe - From partitions of Poland to the Congress of Vienna, Galicia Central Europe - From 1815 to 1860, Galicia Central Europe - Constitutional experiments, Galicia Central Europe - Galician autonomy, Galicia Central Europe - The Great Economic Emigration, Galicia Central Europe - First World War and Polish-Ukrainian conflict, Galicia Central Europe - Second World War and Distrikt Galizien, Galicia Central Europe - Legacy, Galicia Central Europe - Economy, Galicia Central Europe - Major cities and towns, Galicia Central Europe - Personalities from Galicia

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The city has a population of 270,000 inhabitants, and the Triplice Fronteira (Tri Frontier) zone (Ciudad del Este, Hernandarias, Puerto Iguazu and rural areas inside the municipality areas) has a total of 800,000. The city is very heterogeneous. There are many colonies of immigrants there, most African, Arabs, Chinese, Germans, Italians, Lebanese, Paraguayans, Portuguese and Ukrainians. It is a multi-racial city. The city has the second largest Chinese colony of immigrants in Brazil (approx. 5.000, loses to Sao Paulo), and the third largest Arab colony of immigrants (approx. 4 ...

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Foz do Iguaçu, Foz do Iguaçu - Economy, Foz do Iguaçu - History, Foz do Iguaçu - Population, Foz do Iguaçu - Climate, Foz do Iguaçu - Transportation, Foz do Iguaçu - Public Transportation, Foz do Iguaçu - Informal Transportation, Foz do Iguaçu - Avenida Brasil Brazil Avenue, Foz do Iguaçu - Social Care & Problems, Foz do Iguaçu - Education, Foz do Iguaçu - Health, Foz do Iguaçu - Sanitation, Foz do Iguaçu - Criminality & Unemployment, Foz do Iguaçu - The city and the terrorism threat

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In 1923 Himmler was a Feldwebel (Sergeant) in the Reichkriegsflagge, carrying the Imperial German Battle Ensign in the so-called Beer Hall Putsch, the Nazi Party's failed attempt at a revolution in overthrowing the government of Bavaria. Between 1923 and 1925, with the Nazi party seemingly a failed cause, Himmler devoted himself to other interests, putting his agricultural diploma to work by becoming a poultry farmer. His time as a chicken farmer was unsuccessful, however, and he returned to t ...

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The Eparchy of Križevci was expanded after World War I to include all Byzantine Catholics in the former Yugoslavia. Owing to this expansion and to population movements over time, Križevci includes Catholics of varied national heritage [3] including: Serbs from Žumberak Rusyns in Slavonia (Croatia), Vojvodina (Serbia) and northern Bosnia who had emigrated from Carpatho-Ukraine and Slovakia around 1750 Ukrainians who emigrated from Galicia (now in Ukraine) around 1900 Macedonian Slav converts from missionary activity in the 19th centurySee also:

Eparchy of Križevci, Eparchy of Križevci - Formation of the Eparchy of Križevci, Eparchy of Križevci - Expansion, Eparchy of Križevci - Diaspora, Eparchy of Križevci - Modern persecutions, Eparchy of Križevci - Current hierarchy

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Between 1927 and 1929, Himmler devoted himself increasingly to his duties as Deputy Reichsführer-SS. Upon the resignation of SS Commander Erhard Heiden, Himmler was appointed as the new Reichsführer-SS in January 1929. At the time Himmler was appointed to lead the SS, it numbered only 280 members and was considered a mere battalion of the much larger SA. Himmler himself was considered only an SA-Oberführer, but after 1929 he si ...

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After the Night of the Long Knives, the SS-Totenkopfverbände was given the task of organizing and administering Germany's regime of concentration camps and, after 1941, the extermination camps in occupied Poland. The SS, through its intelligence arm the Sicherheitsdienst (SD), was charged with finding Jews, Roma, priests, homosexuals, communists and those persons of any other cultural, racial, political or religious affiliation deemed by the Nazis to be either Untermenschen (sub-human) or in opposition to the reg ...

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This county has a total area of 8,553 km². The west side of the county consists of mountains from the Eastern Carpathians group: Rodna Mountains, Rarău Mountains, Giumalău Mountains and the three "Obcine" with lower heights. The heights decrease to the East, with the lowest height in the Siret River valley. The rivers crossing the county are the Siret River with its affluents: the Moldova River ...

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Suceava County, Suceava County - Neighbours, Suceava County - Demographics, Suceava County - Geography, Suceava County - Economy, Suceava County - Tourism, Suceava County - Administrative divisions, Suceava County - Municipalities, Suceava County - Towns, Suceava County - Communes

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Eastern Orthodox Church - The early Church. Christianity first spread in the predominantly Greek-speaking eastern half of the Roman Empire. Paul and the Apostles traveled extensively throughout the Empire, establishing Churches in major communities, with the first Churches appearing in Antioch, Alexandria, and Jerusalem, and then the two political centres of Rome and Constantinople. Orthodox believe an Apostolic Succession was established; this played a key role in the Church's view of itself as the preserver of ...

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Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Orthodox Church - Beliefs, Eastern Orthodox Church - The Trinity, Eastern Orthodox Church - Salvation, Eastern Orthodox Church - Tradition, Eastern Orthodox Church - The Bible, Eastern Orthodox Church - Sin and redemption, Eastern Orthodox Church - The Incarnation, Eastern Orthodox Church - The Theotokos, Eastern Orthodox Church - The Resurrection, Eastern Orthodox Church - Saints relics and the deceased, Eastern Orthodox Church - The Last Things, Eastern Orthodox Church - Art and architecture, Eastern Orthodox Church - Church buildings, Eastern Orthodox Church - Icons, Eastern Orthodox Church - Traditions, Eastern Orthodox Church - Chanting, Eastern Orthodox Church - Incense, Eastern Orthodox Church - Monasticism, Eastern Orthodox Church - Fasting, Eastern Orthodox Church - Almsgiving, Eastern Orthodox Church - Baptism, Eastern Orthodox Church - Chrismation, Eastern Orthodox Church - Holy Communion, Eastern Orthodox Church - Repentance, Eastern Orthodox Church - Marriage, Eastern Orthodox Church - Holy Orders, Eastern Orthodox Church - Anointing with Holy Oil, Eastern Orthodox Church - History, Eastern Orthodox Church - The early Church, Eastern Orthodox Church - The Roman/Byzantine Empire, Eastern Orthodox Church - The seven ecumenical councils, Eastern Orthodox Church - The Oriental Orthodox, Eastern Orthodox Church - The Great Schism, Eastern Orthodox Church - Conversion of the Slavs, Eastern Orthodox Church - The Church in North America, Eastern Orthodox Church - The Church today, Eastern Orthodox Church - Footnote

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