came from successful Timurid and Mughal buildings including; the Gur-e Amir (the tomb of Timur‚ progenitor of the Mughal dynasty‚ in Samarkand)‚[18] Humayun’s Tomb‚ Itmad-Ud-Daulah’s Tomb (sometimes called the Baby Taj)‚ and Shah Jahan’s own Jama Masjid in Delhi. While earlier Mughal buildings were primarily constructed of red sandstone‚ Shah Jahan promoted the use of white marble inlaid with semi-precious stones‚ and buildings under his patronage reached new levels of refinement.[19] Tomb
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Location of Mecca | Coordinates: 21°25′0″N 39°49′0″ECoordinates: 21°25′0″N 39°49′0″E | Country | Saudi Arabia | Province | Makkah Province | Founded by | Prophet Ismā’īl‚ son of Abraham (Islamic tradition) | Government | • Mayor | Usama al-Bar | • Provincial Governor | Khalid al-Faisal | Area[1] | • Urban | 850 km2 (330 sq mi) | • Metro | 1‚200 km2 (500 sq mi) | Elevation | 277 m (909 ft) | Population (2012)[citation needed] | • City | 2‚000‚000 | • Density | 4‚200/km2
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My Favourite City My favourite place is Hyderabad. I like it for it’s culture‚ location‚ good connectivity with other cities‚ somewhat moderate climate‚ the economy‚ infrastructure‚ education‚ different markets and lots of other things. It’s a city where you find all the useful things in one place‚ it’s also an IT-BPO hub‚ the daily goods and services are very affordable and of reasonable quality‚ eateries offering a variety of cuisine also at very affordable rates‚ and to me as a practising Muslim
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Zara Shaikh 11th grade Seema Shaikh zshaikh@comcast.net San Ramon Valley High Essay Competition 2009 Growing up in an environment filled with a loving family and community has helped shape me into the person I have become. In return‚ I have learned to appreciate myself and the environment that I live in. Growing up children are shaped by the morals‚ and beliefs that their parents invoke into their daily lives. The parents are a living role model for the child and their actions influence
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Wikipedia Studymode A common definition of terrorism is the systematic use or threatened use of violence to intimidate a population or government and thereby effect political‚ religious‚ or ideological change.[1][2] Terrorism in India‚ according to the Home Ministry‚ poses a significant threat to the state. Terrorism in India are basically two types external and internal‚ external terrorism emerge from neighboring countries and internal terrorism emulates from religious or communal violence
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creation by the Emperor Shah Johan after Tajo Mahan which will be remembered by the people eternally. It is a part of the walled city of Shahjahanabad in Old Delhi. Within its fortifications are exquisite palaces‚ a finely proportioned mosque‚ the Moti Masjid or Pearl Mosque‚ the Diwan-i-Am or hall of public audience and the finely ornamented Diwan-i-Khas or hall of private audience‚ where the Mughal emperors held court seated on the bejewelled golden Peacock Throne. The small holes on the walls of Diwan-i-Khas
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Historical Places in Pakistan Faisal Mosque The Shah Faisal Masjid in Islamabad‚ Pakistan‚ is among one of the largest mosques in the world. It is renowned for both its size and its architecture covering an area of 5‚000 square meters with a capacity of 300‚000 worshippers Turkish architect Vedat Dalokay’s designed it. Construction of the mosque began in 1976 by National Construction
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------------------------------------------------- Agra From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia This article is about the municipality in Uttar Pradesh‚ India. For its namesake district‚ see Agra district. For other uses‚ see Agra (disambiguation). Agra आगरा | — city — | The Taj Mahal in Agra | Nickname(s): Akbarabad | Agra | Coordinates: 27.18°N 78.02°ECoordinates: 27.18°N 78.02°E | Country | India | State | Uttar Pradesh | District | Agra | Area | • city | 188.40 km2 (72
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system of government as being Islamic‚ though this is contested by many due to its strong basis in Salafism‚ a minority school of thought in Islam. The kingdom is sometimes called "The Land of the Two Holy Mosques" in reference to Al-Masjid al-Haram (in Mecca)‚ and Al-Masjid al-Nabawi (in Medina)‚ the two holiest places in Islam. Saudi Arabia has the world’s second largest oil reserves which are concentrated largely in the Shia Eastern Province. It is the world’s second largest oil exporter[9] and oil
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Indian History - The History of India information. Indian History - Important events. Period Description ANCIENT EMPIRES ca. 2500-1600 B.C. Indus Valley culture. ca. 1500-500 B.C. Migrations of Aryan-speaking tribes; the Vedic Age. ca. 1000 B.C. Settlement of Bengal by Dravidian-speaking peoples. ca. 563-ca. 483 B.C. Life of Siddartha Gautama--the Buddha; founding of Buddhism. ca. 326-184 B.C. Mauryan Empire; reign of Ashoka (269-232 B.C.); spread of Buddhism. ca. 180 B.C.-A.D.
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