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Gabes
Town and sea oasis in Tunisia, with 90,000 inhabitants.
http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?gabes.htm
Gadhafi, Mu'ammar
Leader of Libya since 1969, but without holding any official titles.
http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?gadhafi.htm
Gafsa
City and oasis in Tunisia with 80,000 inhabitants, situated in the interior on a plateau, near the Chott el Jerid.
http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?gafsa.htm
Galilee, Sea of
Lake in Israel with a surface area of 166 km, a length of 23 km and a maximum width of 13 km.
http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?galile_s.htm
Garamantian Empire
Empire lasting for about 1,000 years in today's central Libya, principally along the still existing Wadi l-Ajal.
http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?garamant.htm
Gatha
Part of the Avesta, which is believed to be the work of Zarathustra himself.
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Gaza
City in Palestine with 600,000 inhabitants, situated on the Mediterranean Sea.
http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?gaza.htm
Gaza Strip
Palestinian territory bordered to the south by Egypt and to the north and east by Israel.
http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?gazastrp.htm
Gaziantep
City in Turkey with 603,000 inhabitants, situated in southeastern part of the country.
http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?gaziantp.htm
Ghadames
Town and oasis in Libya, with 10,000 inhabitants, next to the borders of Tunisia and Algeria.
http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?ghadames.htm
GIA
From French: Group Islamique armé. The most active militant Islamist group in Algeria, responsible for a majority of the actions performed in second half of the 1990's.
http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?gia.htm
Giza
City in Egypt with 4.8 million inhabitants, but is often referred to as part of the urban area of Cairo.
http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?giza.htm
Gnosticism
A Middle Eastern religious and philosophical orientation that grew strong in the 1st century CE, exercising strong influence on Judaism and Christianity and at times representing a strong and competing theology.
http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?gnostici.htm
Golan Heights
Syrian territory, now under Israeli occupation.
http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?golan_h.htm
Gospel
Accounts of Jesus Christ, his life and teachings, texts central to Christianity.
http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?gospel.htm
Goulimime
Town in Morocco with 40,000 inhabitants, situated in the south.
http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?goulimim.htm
Gulf War
War fought between Iraq and allies of Kuwait, from January 16 to February 28, 1991, lasting 44 days altogether.
http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?gulfwar.htm
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