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SIPRI
Sipri may refer to: *As-Safira, a city in Syria, known in pre-Islamic times as Sipri *Shivpuri, a city and a municipality in Madhya Pradesh, India, formerly known as Sipri *Stockholm International Peace Research Institute Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) is an international institute based in Stockholm. It was founded in 1966 and provides data, analysis and recommendations for armed conflict, military expenditure and arms trade as well a ... (SIPRI) See also * CPRI (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) is an international institute based in Stockholm. It was founded in 1966 and provides data, analysis and recommendations for armed conflict, military expenditure and arms trade as well as disarmament and arms control. The research is based on open sources and is directed to decision-makers, researchers, media and the interested public. SIPRI's organizational purpose is to conduct scientific research in issues on conflict and cooperation of importance for international peace and security, with the goal of contributing to an understanding for the conditions for a peaceful solution of international conflicts and sustainable peace. SIPRI was ranked among the top three non-US world-wide think tanks in 2014 by the University of Pennsylvania Lauder Institute's ''Global Go To Think Tanks Report.'' In 2020, SIPRI ranked 34th amongst think tanks globally. History In 1964, Prime Minister of Sweden Tage Erlander put forward the id ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
As-Safira
As-Safira ( ar, السَّفِيْرَة / ALA-LC: ''as-Safīrah''; Aleppo dialect: ''Sfīre'') is a Syrian city administratively belonging to the Aleppo Governorate. It is the administrative center for the as-Safira District. As Safīrah has an altitude of , and a population of 106,382 , making it the 11th largest city per geographical entity in Syria. Name Medieval geographer Yaqut al-Hamawi spells the name ''Asfīrah''le Strange, 1890, p400/ref> (), not ''as-Safira'' (), which indicates that the definite article in the modern spelling is a result of hypercorrection. As-Safira was known in pre-Islamic times as Sipri.Ball, Warwick (2006) "The desert edges" ''Syria: A Historical And Architectural Guide'' Interlink Publishing Group, Northampton, Massachusetts, page 157, HistoriansNotably Dossin and Lewy, see Sasson, Jack M. (1966"A Sketch of North Syrian Economic Relations in the Middle Bronze Age"''Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient'' 9(3): pp. 161–181 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shivpuri
Shivpuri is a city and a municipality in Shivpuri district located in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. It is in the Gwalior Division of northwest Madhya Pradesh and is the administrative headquarters of Shivpuri District. It is situated at an altitude of above sea level. The city is a tourist destination in the monsoon season as it has a number of waterfalls like ''Bhura kho'' and ''Tunda Bharkha kho''. Lakes in Shivpuri include ''Chandpatha jheel'', ''Jadhav Sagar jheel'', and other small lakes. The city is known for its greenery, forests and also as the former summer capital of the Scindia family who at one time ruled the Gwalior."Shivpuri" ''Encyclopaedia Britannica'' 5 September 2014 The Indian leader |
