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Its area is 750 square miles (1,942 square km); the muhafazah s capital has been
at the cultural centre and transportation node of Tanta (q.v.) since 1836. An
administrative unit named al- Gharblyah has existed since the early Muslim
period.
Its area is 750 square miles (1,942 square km); the muhafazah s capital has been
at the cultural centre and transportation node of Tanta (q.v.) since 1836. An
administrative unit named al- Gharblyah has existed since the early Muslim
period.
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It was also a keen political and trade rival of Leon city, farther north, which was
the centre of the Liberal Party. Nicaragua's national capital, Managua, was
founded between the two older cities as a political compromise. Granada was
raided by ...
It was also a keen political and trade rival of Leon city, farther north, which was
the centre of the Liberal Party. Nicaragua's national capital, Managua, was
founded between the two older cities as a political compromise. Granada was
raided by ...
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See gravitation. gravity, centre of, in physics, imaginary point in a body of matter
where, for convenience in certain calculations, the total weight of the body may
be thought to be concentrated. The concept is sometimes useful in designing
static ...
See gravitation. gravity, centre of, in physics, imaginary point in a body of matter
where, for convenience in certain calculations, the total weight of the body may
be thought to be concentrated. The concept is sometimes useful in designing
static ...
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