Assiniboia , western region Canada , named after the Assiniboin Indians and the Assiniboine River , was demarcated as a district in three different forms in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Assiniboia was the official name of the Red River Settlement was created in 1811 by a
Greater Zimbabwe , extensive stone ruins of an African City from Iron Age . Its in the southeast Zimbabwe , about 30 km southeast of Masvingo (formerly Fort Victoria). The central area of the ruins covers 80 hectares, making Great Zimbabwe the largest of more than 150 great stone
The Arakan Kingdom of Mrohaung to the south Myanmar (Burma), whose longevity (1433–1785) suggests a strong tradition of independence for the Arakan region, a coastal strip the Bay of Bengal, illustrated . King Narameikhla based 1433 a strong, stable kingdom. In 1531, the first Eu
Swartkrans , one of three neighboring paleoanthropological sites in South Africa, west of Johannesburg , where important fossil remains of hominins (members of the human lineage) have been found. The remains date from 1.8 to 1 million years ago and include both early Homo styles as well
Deira , a northern Anglo-Saxon kingdom in Britain, established in the last quarter of the 7th century n . Chr . had been united with its neighbor Bernicia ( see there ) to the kingdom Northumbria . Deira stretched from the Humber to the Tees River. There is a tradition that h
Amud , paleoanthropological site in Israel, known for its human remains that provide important evidence of Southwest Asias diversification and development Neanderthal see The location is in the Amud Cave overlooking the Amud Gorge (Wādi el ʿAmud) northwest of the Tiberias Lakes (Sea
Belgian Congo , French- Belgian Congo , former colony (along with todays Democratic Republic of the Congo ) in Africa, ruled by Belgium from 1908 to 1960. It was set up by the Belgian Parliament to replace the previous private company Congo Free State brought pressure to oversig
Hindustan (Persian:land of the Indus) also spelled Hindusthan , historically the North Indian subcontinent - as opposed to Deccan , the southern part of the Indian subcontinent. This area can be specifically identified as the basin of the five Punjab rivers and the upper indo-getanian
Spanish Main , North Shore South America . The term refers to an area once under Spanish control, roughly between the Isthmus of Panama and the delta of the Orinoco River . The term can also refer to the Caribbean Sea and adjacent Bodies of Water refer , particularly at th
Kingdom of Burundi , traditional East African state, now Republic of Burundi . Sometime before the 17th century, the Tutsi , a pastoral people, their dominance over the those living in the region Hutu Farmers. During his reign ( approx. 1675–1705) extended the Mwami (King)
Agri Decumates , in the Ancient Black Forest and the adjacent areas of present-day southwestern Germany between the Rhine, Danube, and Main. The name may indicate an earlier occupation by a 10-canton tribe. The Romans under the Flavian Emperors began 74 n. Chr. With the annexatio
Asia , ancient roman Province , the first and westernmost Roman province in Asia Minor , extending at its greatest extent from the Aegean coast in the west to a point beyond Philomelium (modern Akşehır) to the east and from Sea of Marmara in the north to the strait stretches between
Tall al-ʿAjjul , ancient site in the south Palestine , at the mouth of the Ghazzah Wadi south of the city of Gaza (modern Ghazzah). The site, often referred to as ancient Gaza Strip, was excavated between 1930 and 1934 by British archaeologists led by Sir Flinders petrie Although the earlie
Cape Colony , British colony, founded in 1806 in todays South Africa . With the founding of the Union of South Africa (1910), the colony became the province of the Cape of Good Hope (also called the Cape Province). See more details see Cape Province . Read more about this topic
Annam who ruled France Vietnam or more specifically its central region, known as Trung Ky (Central Administrative Department) in pre-colonial times. The term Annam (Chinese:pacified south) was never officially used by the Vietnamese to describe their country, even during the French colonial p
Gaetulia , an old neighborhood inside North Africa , inhabited by wandering tribes at least in Roman times Gaetuli . The not clearly defined area included the southern slopes of the Atlas Mountains from the Aurès massif west to the Atlantic; to the south it extended to the oases in t
Austrian Netherlands (1713–95), provinces in the southern part of the Netherlands (roughly consisting of the todays Belgium and Luxembourg) covering most of the Spanish Netherlands made out . Britannica Quiz Places in Music How well do you know your musical places? Test you
Vijayanagar (Sanskrit:City of Victory), a large ruined city in South India, and also the name of the empire reigned between 1336 and about 1614 first from this city and later from Penukonda (todays southwestern State Andhra Pradesh ) The location of the town on the Tungabhadra River is
Duchy of Parma and Piacenza , the northern Italian cities Parma and Piacenza with their dependent areas has been from the Pope from the Papal States separated Paul III. In 1545 and made a hereditary duchy for his son, Pier Luigi Farnese (died 1547). It was created by the Farne
Ngoyo , also Ngoy called , former kingdom on the Atlantic coast Africa , north of the Congo , in an area that is now part of the South Cabinda (an exclave Angolas ) and the West Democratic Republic of the Congo . It was circa 15th century from Bantu speaking people.
In 1967, the first OV-10As — from the COIN program — were delivered to the Marine Corps and the USAF in Vietnam. Despite its modest performance, this aircraft, much appreciated by pilots, does a considerable job, especially in the armed missions of FAC. At the Pentagon, during this time, data was fi
Linguistic imperialism refers to prejudiced or oppressive treatment based on how a person uses language (such as accents, phrasing, code-switching, loanwords and punctuation). Examples of this can be seen in specific work settings, education systems and marketing. Members of the same race or ethnici
(Poissy, 1214 - Tunis, 1270.) King of France ( 1226-1270). Son of Louis VIII and Blanche of Castile. His reign was one of the most prestigious in our history, to the point that the 13th century was called the century of Saint Louis.King at the age of twelve, after the sudden death of Louis VIII, he
The FN Minimi (for Mini-mitrailleuse) is a light machine gun designed in the 1970s by the Belgian national factory FN Herstal. Also known as the M249 SAW (modified version for the US Army), it appears in many films and video games. SAW stands for Squad Automatic Weapon. Description M249 SAW Para.