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Sesostris I
Egyptian Pharaoh, reigning from 1962- 1928 BCE, being the 2nd of the 12th dynasty.
http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?sesostris_1.htm
Saadawi, Nawa l El
Egyptian doctor, author and feminist.
http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?saadawi.htm
Sabbath
Jewish weekly holy day of rest, starting on Friday afternoon, lasting until Saturday afternoon.
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Sharm el Sheikh
Touristic town in Egypt with 4,000 inhabitants.
http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?sharm_sh.htm
Sharon, Ariel
Israeli prime minister, military officer and politician, former defence and building minister.
http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?sharon_ariel.htm
Shavuoth
Jewish festival, that takes place on 6. Sivan, 7 weeks after Pesach.
http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?shavuoth.htm
Shi'i Islam
The largest non-Sunni branch of Islam, the Shi`i.
http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?shi'i.htm
Shiraz
City in southwestern Iran with 1,050,000 inhabitants.
http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?shiraz.htm
Sidi Bel Abbes
City in Algeria with 250,000 inhabitants.
http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?sidibela.htm
Shatt El Arab
River in Iran and Iraq, of about 170 km length.
http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?shatt_ar.htm
Sadat, Anwar as-
President of Egypt from 1970 to 1981.
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Sahara
The world's largest desert, covering large parts of North Africa.
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Sahrawi
People in western Sahara with a population between 500,000 and 1 million.
http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?sahrawis.htm
Said, Edward W.
American-Palestinian professor, social and literature scientist.
http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?said_edw.htm
Saladin
First Ayyubid sultan, and famous for having recaptured Jerusalem from the Crusaders.
http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?saladin.htm
Salat, as-
Ritual prayer or divine service in Islam.
http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?salat.htm
Sale
City in Morocco with 400,000 inhabitants.
http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?sale.htm
Sidi Ifni
Town in Morocco with 15,000 inhabitants.
http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?sidiifni.htm
Sinai
Peninsula in Egypt, with an area of 61,000 square km and a population of about 60,000.
http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?sinai.htm
Sufism
Mystical orientation inside Sunni Islam.
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Sukkoth
Jewish festival, where living in huts made out of boughs gives the festival its name.
http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?sukkoth.htm
Sunni
Main group in Islam, making up 90% of the religion's adherents.
http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?sunni.htm
Suq
Arabic name for market in a city or village.
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Sura
Chapter of the Holy Koran.
http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?sura.htm
Synagogue
The central house of religious activities in Jewish religion.
http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?synagog.htm
Syria
Country located in the Middle East, south of Turkey and north of Jordan.
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Safi
City in Morocco with 360,000 inhabitants.
http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?safi.htm
Siwa
Oasis in western Egypt with 15,000 inhabitants.
http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?siwa.htm
Six-Day War
War fought in 1967 between Israel on one side and Egypt, Jordan and Syria on the other.
http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?sixdaywr.htm
Sousse
City in Tunisia with 250,000 inhabitants.
http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?sousse.htm
Sudan
Country located in the Middle East, on the southern border of Egypt.
http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?sudan.htm
Suez
City in Egypt with 500,000 inhabitants.
http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?suez.htm
Suez Canal
Artificial waterway in Egypt, connecting the Mediterranean Sea to Gulf of Suez.
http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?suez_can.htm
Suez, Gulf of
Gulf that is an arm of the Red Sea, touching Egypt.
http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?suez_glf.htm
Suez-Sinai War
War fought between Egypt on one side, and Israel, Britain and France on the other.
http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?suezsinw.htm
Samaritans
Religious group, representing their own religion. Between 550 and 600 adherents.
http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?samaritn.htm
San'a
Capital of Yemen with 1.65 million inhabitants.
http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?san'a.htm
Saqqara
Funerary area in Egypt, 40 km south of Cairo and Giza.
http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?saqqara.htm
Saudi Arabia
Country in the Middle East, located south of Iraq, and north of Yemen.
http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?saudi.htm
Sa'ud
King of Saudi Arabia (1953-64).
http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?saud.htm
Sawm
Fast in Islam, lasting one month, during the whole of the month of Ramadan.
http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?sawm.htm
Schistosomiasis
Larva that strikes hard on the population in countries like Egypt and Sudan.
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Sebha
City of Libya with 15,000 inhabitants.
http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?sebha.htm
Semitic languages
Language group that includes the languages Arabic, Hebrew in the Middle East region.
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Safi
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Sesostris III
Egyptian Pharaoh, reigning from 1878 to 1843 BCE, being the 5th ruler of the 12th dynasty.
http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?sesostris_3.htm
Seti I
Egyptian Pharaoh, ruling from 1314 to 1304 BCE, during the 19th dynasty.
http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?seti_1.htm
Sfax
City in Tunisia with 340,000 inhabitants.
http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?sfax.htm
Shahada
The creed of Islam, and one of the religion's five pillars.
http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?shahada.htm
Sharia
The law system inspired by the Koran, the Sunna, older Arabic law systems.
http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?sharia.htm
Sharif, Omar
Egyptian film actor with world-wide success.
http://i-cias.com/cgi-bin/eo-direct.pl?o_sharif.htm
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