- Great Zab
- р. Большой Заб (Ирак)
Англо-русский географический словарь. 2013.
Англо-русский географический словарь. 2013.
Zab River — Zab (Turkish: Zap suyu , Kurdish: زێ , Persian: زاب; Zâb , Syriac: ܙܒܐ; Zawa ) is the name given to two separate rivers that flow through Iran, Iraq and Turkey to become the two principal tributaries of the Tigris. The two rivers, named Greater… … Wikipedia
Zab River — Either of two tributaries of the Tigris River. The Great Zab rises in the mountains of Kurdistan and flows about 260 mi (420 km) south and southwest through southeastern Turkey and northern Iraq, joining the Tigris below Mosul, Iraq. The Little… … Universalium
Zab rivers — The two main tributaries of the Tigris, one of the two major rivers (along with the Euphrates) that flow through the plains of Mesopotamia. The Zab waterways are usually referred to separately either as the Upper and Lower Zab or the Great and … Ancient Mesopotamia dictioary
Battle of the Zab — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of the Zab partof=the Umayyad Abbasid War caption= date=750 place=near the Zab river result=Abbasid victory combatant1=Abbasids combatant2=Umayyad Caliphate commander1=Abu al Abbas al Saffah… … Wikipedia
Iraq — /i rak , i rahk /, n. a republic in SW Asia, N of Saudi Arabia and W of Iran, centering in the Tigris Euphrates basin of Mesopotamia. 22,219,289; 172,000 sq. mi. (445,480 sq. km). Cap.: Baghdad. Also, Irak. * * * Iraq Introduction Iraq Background … Universalium
Mesopotamia, history of — ▪ historical region, Asia Introduction history of the region in southwestern Asia where the world s earliest civilization developed. The name comes from a Greek word meaning “between rivers,” referring to the land between the Tigris and… … Universalium
Tigris-Euphrates river system — ▪ river system, Asia Introduction great river system of Southwest Asia, comprising the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, which have their sources within 50 miles (80 km) of each other in eastern Turkey and travel southeast through northern Syria and… … Universalium
Dioceses of the Church of the East to 1318 — Syrian, Armenian and Latin bishops debate Christian doctrine in the Crusader city of Acre, late 13th century At the height of its power, in the 10th century AD, the dioceses of the Church of the East numbered well over a hundred and stretched… … Wikipedia
Uqbar — is a fictional place in Jorge Luis Borges s 1940 short story Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius . Uqbar in the story is doubly fictional: even within the world of the story it turns out to be a fictional place. The story turns on the narrator s discovery … Wikipedia
Abbasid Caliphate — For the Caliphate of Córdoba (Al Andalus) dynasty see Abbadids; for the southwest Arabia Islamic sect, see Abādites. Abbasid Caliphate الخلافة العباسية al khilāfah al ‘abbāsīyyah … Wikipedia
Mosul — For other uses, see Mosul (disambiguation). Coordinates: 36°20′N 43°08′E / 36.34°N 43.13°E / 36.34; 43.13 … Wikipedia