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Arar
Arar or Ar-Ar may refer to: Geography and history * Arar, Saudi Arabia, the capital of Al Hudud ash Shamaliyah (The Northern Border) province ** Arar border crossing, a Saudi-Iraqi border crossing near Arar, Saudi Arabia and Nukhayb, Iraq * Arar, Pakistan, a village in Sargodha District, Pakistan * Saône, a river in eastern France, formerly known as Arar * Battle of the Arar, a battle between the Romans and the Helvetii in 58 BC People * Ege Arar (born 1996), Turkish basketball player * Funda Arar (born 1975), Turkish singer * Maher Arar (born 1970), Canadian-Syrian engineer, deported from the US ** ''Arar v. Ashcroft'', a legal case brought by Maher Arar * Mustafa Wahbi al-Tal (1897–1949), Jordanian poet nicknamed Arar * Taleb Abu Arar (born 1967), Bedouin Israeli Arab politician Science * Argon–argon dating, a radiometric dating method * ''Juniperus phoenicea'', also known as Arâr, a juniper found throughout the Mediterranean region * ''Tetraclinis'', also known as arar, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maher Arar
Maher Arar ( ar, ماهر عرار) (born 1970) is a telecommunications engineer with dual Syrian and Canadian citizenship who has resided in Canada since 1987. Arar was detained during a layover at John F. Kennedy International Airport in September 2002 on his way home to Canada from a family vacation in Tunis. He was held without charges in solitary confinement in the United States for nearly two weeks, questioned, and denied meaningful access to a lawyer. The US government suspected him of being a member of Al Qaeda and deported him, not to Canada, his current home and the passport on which he was travelling, but to Syria. He was detained in Syria for almost a year, during which time he was tortured, according to the findings of a commission of inquiry ordered by the Canadian government, until his release to Canada. The Syrian government later stated that Arar was "completely innocent." A Canadian commission publicly cleared Arar of any links to terrorism, and the government of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Funda Arar
Funda Arar (; born 8 April 1975) is a Turkish singer. Funda Arar spent her early childhood in Ankara, where she was born, and later in Muğla and Adapazarı. She studied at Istanbul Technical University's music conservatory, specialicizing in the mandolin. Her first album ''Sevgilerde'' came out in 1999, became a big hit, especially the song "Aysel". ''Sevgiliye'' was released a year later and included hits like "Seni Düşünürüm" and "Cesminaz" in collaboration with Kıraç. ''Alagül'' and ''Sevda Yanığı'', her third and fourth albums came out in 2002 and 2003, which had the songs "Haberin Var mı?", "Aşksız Kal". Arar's album ''Son Dans'' was released in December 2005 following a long break. Recently, she released the much anticipated ''Rüya'' (2008) (Turkish classical music), in which she sang songs in a variety of makams such as Hicaz, Rast, Hüzzam, Muhayyerkürdî, Uşşak, Kürdîlihicazkâr, and Nihavend. In this album, she was accompanied by a master ensemble ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ege Arar
Ege Arar (born 2 September 1996) is a Turkish professional basketball player for Petkim Spor of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). Early years In 2010, Ege was selected to play for the Galatasaray Academy, after a try-out against 37 other competing players in his age group. Ege was selected to the Turkish junior national Under-16 team, and he played at the 2012 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, where he won a gold medal. In 2014, after leading Galatasaray's Under-18 junior team in the Istanbul youth league to a third place finish, and Galatasaray's Under-20 junior team to the final of the Turkish Developmental League (Geliştirme Ligi), he was selected to the Turkish national under-18 team. He started in all of Turkey's games at the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, and won the gold medal at the tournament. Shortly after that, he was moved up to the senior men's club team of Galatasaray. He was initially given the jersey number 34, which was previously used by another for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arar, Saudi Arabia
Arar ( ar, عرعر ' ) is the capital of Northern Borders Province in Saudi Arabia. It has a population of 145,237 (2004 census). Arar is located in northern Saudi Arabia near the Iraqi border. It is known for its fertile pasture lands which lends itself well to its principal occupation of sheep and camel herding. The population of the entire Northern Borders Province, including the cities of Rafha, Turayf and Alaoiqilah and suburban villages and their inhabitants, was 320,524 at the 2010 census. Arar serves as a significant supply stop for travelers on the Saudi Arabian highway 85. History The city of Arar was founded in 1951, after the construction of the Aramco oil pipeline (Tapline) was completed. It was initially an oil pumping station with a health center and worker housing. Workers at Arar were primarily from the regions of Al-Ahsa, Ha'il, Yanbu and Al Wajh. Arar got its name from the original oil field that existed before the town, "Field RR", one of many ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arar Border Crossing
Arar ( ar, عرعر ' ) is a border crossing between Saudi Arabia and Iraq. The nearest town in Saudi Arabia is Arar (ʿArʿar) and the nearest in Iraq is An Nukhayb. The crossing has barracks for Iraqi border guards, a mosque, and offices for processing people crossing the border. The crossing sees a huge spike in traffic during the Hajj as Iraqis cross into Saudi Arabia to visit Mecca. Background On 5 January 2015, the Saudi forces at the crossing were subject to a suicide attack by ISIL. Two guards were killed in the attack. On 18 November 2020, Arar crossing was reopened after 30 years of closure following the Gulf War The Gulf War was a 1990–1991 armed campaign waged by a Coalition of the Gulf War, 35-country military coalition in response to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. Spearheaded by the United States, the coalition's efforts against Ba'athist Iraq, .... References Iraq–Saudi Arabia border crossings {{SaudiArabia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arar, Pakistan
Arar Shareef ( Punjabi and Urdu:اراڑشریف) or simply as "Arar" ( coordinates:31°51'51"N 72°26'13"E 31.863365, 72.438867) is a historic village located in Sahiwal Tehsil, Sargodha, Pakistan.Tehsils & Unions in the District of Sargodha - Government of Pakistan It is nearby to the town of Farooqa, which is a ''mandi'' and central business hub since the British times. It is about 49 km (30.4 mi), south from city. Geographically it lies on a |
Battle Of The Arar
The Battle of the Arar was fought between the migrating tribes of the Helvetii and six Roman legions (Legions: Legio VII, Legio VIII Augusta, Legio IX, Legio X, Legio XI and Legio XII) under the command of Gaius Julius Caesar in 58 BC. It was the first major battle of the Gallic Wars and ended in a tactical victory for the outnumbered Roman army. Background When Caesar became governor of the provinces given to him by the Roman Senate, three of his four legions were in northeastern Italy guarding against potential threats from Thracian tribes. The Transalpine Gaul Province, however, was guarded by a single legion and exposed to invasions by the enemies of Rome. Shortly after he became governor, Caesar became aware that the Helvetii were planning to migrate to western Gaul as a result of the growing presence of Germanic tribes in their present home territory. The migration of the Helvetii into Roman Gaul and the potential creation of a new Helvetian state was seen by Rome as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arar V
Arar or Ar-Ar may refer to: Geography and history * Arar, Saudi Arabia, the capital of Al Hudud ash Shamaliyah (The Northern Border) province ** Arar border crossing, a Saudi-Iraqi border crossing near Arar, Saudi Arabia and Nukhayb, Iraq * Arar, Pakistan, a village in Sargodha District, Pakistan * Saône, a river in eastern France, formerly known as Arar * Battle of the Arar, a battle between the Romans and the Helvetii in 58 BC People * Ege Arar (born 1996), Turkish basketball player * Funda Arar (born 1975), Turkish singer * Maher Arar (born 1970), Canadian-Syrian engineer, deported from the US ** '' Arar v. Ashcroft'', a legal case brought by Maher Arar * Mustafa Wahbi al-Tal (1897–1949), Jordanian poet nicknamed Arar * Taleb Abu Arar (born 1967), Bedouin Israeli Arab politician Science * Argon–argon dating, a radiometric dating method * ''Juniperus phoenicea ''Juniperus phoenicea'', the Phoenicean juniper or Arâr, is a juniper found throughout the Mediterranean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tetraclinis
''Tetraclinis'' (also called arar, araar or Sictus tree) is a genus of evergreen coniferous trees in the cypress family Cupressaceae, containing only one species, ''Tetraclinis articulata'', also known as Thuja articulata,Memidex: sandarac (wood) Retrieved 2012-05-16 sandarac, sandarac tree or Barbary thuja, to the western . It is native to northwestern Africa in the of |
Saône
The Saône ( , ; frp, Sona; lat, Arar) is a river in eastern France. It is a right tributary of the Rhône, rising at Vioménil in the Vosges department and joining the Rhône in Lyon, at the southern end of the Presqu'île. The name derives from that of the Gallic river goddess Souconna, which has also been connected with a local Celtic tribe, the Sequanes. Monastic copyists progressively transformed ''Souconna'' to ''Saoconna'', which ultimately gave rise to . The other recorded ancient names for the river were and . Geography The Saône rises at Vioménil at the foot of the cliff of the Faucilles in the Vosges at an elevation of , and flows into the Rhône at Lyon at an elevation of . Its length is . Its largest tributary is the Doubs; upstream of receiving the Doubs at Verdun-sur-le-Doubs in Saône-et-Loire, the Saône is called the "Petite Saône" (lesser Saône), which reflects the large contribution of the Doubs to the Saône. In fact the Doubs' mean annual fl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mustafa Wahbi Al-Tal
Mustafa Wahbi Tal ( ar, مصطفى وهبي التل; 25 May 189924 May 1949), also known by his pen name Arar ( ar, عرار), was a Jordanian poet, writer, teacher and civil servant, widely regarded as Jordan's most prominent poet and among the best-known Jordanian poets among Arab readers. Born in Irbid in the Ottoman Empire on 25 May 1899, Tal completed his elementary education in his hometown, later leaving to complete his high school education in Damascus. His rebellious and stubborn temperament would appear as early as his high school years in Damascus, when he would be exiled several times by the Ottoman authorities for participating in school strikes against their policies in the region. In his adulthood, Tal would be imprisoned and exiled several times for democratic activism or for insulting high-ranking officials by the governments of the Arab Kingdom of Syria, and, after its downfall, by the government of the Emirate of Transjordan. His first job was in Karak, Tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taleb Abu Arar
Taleb Abu Arar ( ar, طلب أبو عرار, he, טלב אבו עראר; born 4 May 1967) is a Bedouin Israeli-Arab politician who previously served as a member of the Knesset for the United Arab List. Biography Abu Arar began his career as a teacher, working at the Abu-Arar school from 1989 until 2000. Between 2000 and 2004 he served as Head of the Ar'arat an-Naqab local council. In 2009 he was appointed manager of the United Arab List faction in the Knesset. In 2012 he was placed fourth on the United Arab List's list for the 2013 Knesset elections, and entered the Knesset as the party won four seats. Abu Arar was placed Ninth on the Joint List's electoral list for the 2015 election and was re-elected as the list won 13 seats. ahead of the April 2019 election, he was placed Fifth on the joint Ra'am- Balad list, and was not re-elected as the alliance won four seats. Abu Arar is married to two women and between them, has 10 children. He earned a Bachelor's Degree in law, at O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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