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Houda Miled
Houda Miled (Arabic: هدى ميلاد; born 8 February 1987 in Kairouan, Tunisia) is Tunisian judoka. She represented her country in two Summer Olympics: in 2008 in the 78 kg event (where she lost her first match to Stéphanie Possamaï) and in 2012 in the 70 kg event (where she lost her first match to Chen Fei). Miled won a bronze medal at the 2009 World Judo Championships and has been dominant at the African Judo Championships African Judo Championships is a continental judo championship organized by the African Judo Union. The 1965, 1987, 1991, 1995, 1999 and 2007 editions were held during the respective African Games The African Games, formally known as the All- ... where she has won the gold medal every year between 2005 and 2012 with the exception of the 2009 tournament where she won the bronze. References External links * * * 1987 births Living people Tunisian female judoka Judoka at the 2008 Summer Olympics Judoka at the 2012 Summer Ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kairouan
Kairouan (, ), also spelled El Qayrawān or Kairwan ( ar, ٱلْقَيْرَوَان, al-Qayrawān , aeb, script=Latn, Qeirwān ), is the capital of the Kairouan Governorate in Tunisia and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The city was founded by the Umayyads around 670, in the period of Caliph Mu'awiya (reigned 661–680); this is when it became an important centre for Sunni Islamic scholarship and Quranic learning, attracting Muslims from various parts of the world, next only to Mecca, Medina and Jerusalem. The Mosque of Uqba is situated in the city.Europa Publications "General Survey: Holy Places" ''The Middle East and North Africa 2003'', p. 147. Routledge, 2003. . "The city is regarded as a holy place for Muslims." In 2014, the city had about 187,000 inhabitants. Etymology The name ( ''al-Qayrawān'') is an Arabic word meaning "military group" or "caravan", borrowed early on from the Middle Persian word ''kārawān'' (modern Persian ''kârvân''), meaning "military column" ('' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
