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121ALIYAH AND ABSORPTION — GENERAL SURVEY Introduction Aliyah, ascension or going up, is the coming of Jews as individuals or in groups, from exile or diaspora to live in the Land of Israel. Those who go up for this purpose are known as olim – a term used in the Bible for… …
122Theodore Roosevelt Dam — is a dam on the Salt River located northeast of Phoenix, Arizona. The dam is convert|357|ft|m high and was built between 1905 and 1911, and renovated 1989 1996. The Dam is named after Theodore Roosevelt. The dam has a hydroelectric generating… …
123Gunbarrel, Colorado — Infobox Settlement official name = Gunbarrel, Colorado other name = native name = nickname = settlement type = CDP motto = imagesize = image caption = flag size = image seal size = image shield = shield size = image blank emblem = blank emblem… …
124Economy of North Korea — Economic centre of North Korea Currency North Korean won Fiscal year …
125Mekong — River (Mae Nam Khong) Megaung Myit, แม่น้ำโขง (Maenam Khong), Mékôngk, Tonle Thom, Cửu Long, Mê Kông, 湄公 (Méigōng) …
126Hebei — /hue bay /, n. Pinyin. a province in NE China. 41,410,000; 81,479 sq. mi. (211,031 sq. km). Cap.: Shijiazhuang. Also, Hopeh, Hopei. Formerly, Chihli. * * * or Ho peh conventional Hopeh formerly Chihli Province (pop., 2000 est.: 67,440,000),… …
127Hopeh — /hoh pay /; Chin. /hu bay /, n. Older Spelling. Hebei. Also, Wade Giles, Hopei. * * * ▪ province, China Introduction Chinese (Wade Giles) Ho pei, (Pinyin) Hebei, …
128turbine — /terr bin, buyn/, n. any of various machines having a rotor, usually with vanes or blades, driven by the pressure, momentum, or reactive thrust of a moving fluid, as steam, water, hot gases, or air, either occurring in the form of free jets or as …
