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The Korean War was a conflict that took place on the Korean Peninsula (1950 and 1953) between the different governments that had been formed in North Korea and South Korea. This conflict was one of the deadliest of the entire 20th century, causing a total of 2.5 million casualties. It also contribut
The Kingdom of Bagirmi , Bagirmi, also spelled Baguirmi , a historical African state founded in the 16th century in the region southeast of the Lake Chad . Europeans first learned of the existence of Bagirmi and the other powerful states Central Africa (Wadai Bornu-Kanem), as Di
In ancient Arcadia, now included in the Greek region of Achaia north of the Peloponnese, is a mountain range called Aroania that is home to the third highest peak in the country (2,355 meters). The mountains are traversed by several rivers to the north and southeast, and the Krathi River rises fro