text: Western Asia, West Asia, Southwestern Asia or Southwest Asia is the westernmost subregion of Asia. The concept is in limited use, as it significantly overlaps with the Middle East (or Near East), the main difference being the exclusion of Egypt (which would be counted as part of North Africa). The term is sometimes used for the purposes of grouping countries in statistics.

text: Western

text: Asia

text: West

text: Asia

text: Southwestern

text: Asia

text: or

text: Southwest

text: Asia

text: is

text: the

text: westernmost

text: subregion

text: of

text: Asia

text: The

text: concept

text: is

text: in

text: limited

text: use

text: as

text: it

text: significantly

text: overlaps

text: with

text: the

text: Middle

text: East

text: or

text: Near

text: East

text: the

text: main

text: difference

text: being

text: the

text: exclusion

text: of

text: Egypt

text: which

text: would

text: be

text: counted

text: as

text: part

text: of

text: North

text: Africa

text: The

text: term

text: is

text: sometimes

text: used

text: for

text: the

text: purposes

text: of

text: grouping

text: countries

text: in

text: statistics

text: Oman (; ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman, is an Arab country on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula. Holding a strategically important position at the mouth of the Persian Gulf, the nation is bordered by the United Arab Emirates to the northwest, Saudi Arabia to the west, and Yemen to the southwest, and shares marine borders with Iran and Pakistan. The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea on the southeast and the Gulf of Oman on the northeast. The Madha and Musandam exclaves are surrounded by the UAE on their land borders, with the Strait of Hormuz (which it shares with Iran) and Gulf of Oman forming Musandam's coastal boundaries.

text: Oman

text: officially

text: the

text: Sultanate

text: of

text: Oman

text: is

text: an

text: Arab

text: country

text: on

text: the

text: southeastern

text: coast

text: of

text: the

text: Arabian

text: Peninsula

text: Holding

text: strategically

text: important

text: position

text: at

text: the

text: mouth

text: of

text: the

text: Persian

text: Gulf

text: the

text: nation

text: is

text: bordered

text: by

text: the

text: United

text: Arab

text: Emirates

text: to

text: the

text: northwest

text: Saudi

text: Arabia

text: to

text: the

text: west

text: and

text: Yemen

text: to

text: the

text: southwest

text: and

text: shares

text: marine

text: borders

text: with

text: Iran

text: and

text: Pakistan

text: The

text: coast

text: is

text: formed

text: by

text: the

text: Arabian

text: Sea

text: on

text: the

text: southeast

text: and

text: the

text: Gulf

text: of

text: Oman

text: on

text: the

text: northeast

text: The

text: Madha

text: and

text: Musandam

text: exclaves

text: are

text: surrounded

text: by

text: the

text: UAE

text: on

text: their

text: land

text: borders

text: with

text: the

text: Strait

text: of

text: Hormuz

text: which

text: it

text: shares

text: with

text: Iran

text: and

text: Gulf

text: of

text: Oman

text: forming

text: Musandam

text: 's

text: coastal

text: boundaries

text: Pakistan (or ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a federal parliamentary republic in South Asia on crossroads of Central Asia and Western Asia. It is the sixth-most populous country with a population exceeding 200 million people. It is the 36th largest country in the world in terms of area with an area covering . Pakistan has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by India to the east, Afghanistan to the west, Iran to the southwest and China in the far northeast respectively. It is separated from Tajikistan by Afghanistan's narrow Wakhan Corridor in the north, and also shares a maritime border with Oman.

text: Pakistan

text: or

text: officially

text: the

text: Islamic

text: Republic

text: of

text: Pakistan

text: is

text: federal

text: parliamentary

text: republic

text: in

text: South

text: Asia

text: on

text: crossroads

text: of

text: Central

text: Asia

text: and

text: Western

text: Asia

text: It

text: is

text: the

text: sixth

text: most

text: populous

text: country

text: with

text: population

text: exceeding

text: million

text: people

text: It

text: is

text: the

text: largest

text: country

text: in

text: the

text: world

text: in

text: terms

text: of

text: area

text: with

text: an

text: area

text: covering

text: Pakistan

text: has

text: coastline

text: along

text: the

text: Arabian

text: Sea

text: and

text: the

text: Gulf

text: of

text: Oman

text: in

text: the

text: south

text: and

text: is

text: bordered

text: by

text: India

text: to

text: the

text: east

text: Afghanistan

text: to

text: the

text: west

text: Iran

text: to

text: the

text: southwest

text: and

text: China

text: in

text: the

text: far

text: northeast

text: respectively

text: It

text: is

text: separated

text: from

text: Tajikistan

text: by

text: Afghanistan

text: 's

text: narrow

text: Wakhan

text: Corridor

text: in

text: the

text: north

text: and

text: also

text: shares

text: maritime

text: border

text: with

text: Oman

text:
Geography.
The Isfahan province covers an area of approximately 107,027 square km and is situated in the center of Iran. To its north, stand the Markazi (Central) Province and the provinces of Qom and Semnan. To its south, it is bordered by the provinces of Fars, and Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province. Aminabad is the most southern city of Isfahan province just 2 km north of the border. To the east, it is bordered by the province of Yazd. To the west, it is bordered by the province of Lurestan and to the southwest by the province of Chahar Mahal and Bakhtiyari.

text: Geography

text: The

text: Isfahan

text: province

text: covers

text: an

text: area

text: of

text: approximately

text: square

text: km

text: and

text: is

text: situated

text: in

text: the

text: center

text: of

text: Iran

text: To

text: its

text: north

text: stand

text: the

text: Markazi

text: Central

text: Province

text: and

text: the

text: provinces

text: of

text: Qom

text: and

text: Semnan

text: To

text: its

text: south

text: it

text: is

text: bordered

text: by

text: the

text: provinces

text: of

text: Fars

text: and

text: Kohgiluyeh

text: and

text: Boyer

text: Ahmad

text: Province

text: Aminabad

text: is

text: the

text: most

text: southern

text: city

text: of

text: Isfahan

text: province

text: just

text: km

text: north

text: of

text: the

text: border

text: To

text: the

text: east

text: it

text: is

text: bordered

text: by

text: the

text: province

text: of

text: Yazd

text: To

text: the

text: west

text: it

text: is

text: bordered

text: by

text: the

text: province

text: of

text: Lurestan

text: and

text: to

text: the

text: southwest

text: by

text: the

text: province

text: of

text: Chahar

text: Mahal

text: and

text: Bakhtiyari

text: The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering (approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface). It is bounded by Asia on the north, on the west by Africa, on the east by Australia, and on the south by the Southern Ocean or, depending on definition, by Antarctica. It is named after the country of India. The Indian Ocean is known as "Ratnkara", ""the mine of gems"" in ancient Sanskrit literature, and as "Hind Mahsgar", ""the great Indian sea"", in Hindi.

text: The

text: Indian

text: Ocean

text: is

text: the

text: third

text: largest

text: of

text: the

text: world

text: 's

text: oceanic

text: divisions

text: covering

text: approximately

text: of

text: the

text: water

text: on

text: the

text: Earth

text: 's

text: surface

text: It

text: is

text: bounded

text: by

text: Asia

text: on

text: the

text: north

text: on

text: the

text: west

text: by

text: Africa

text: on

text: the

text: east

text: by

text: Australia

text: and

text: on

text: the

text: south

text: by

text: the

text: Southern

text: Ocean

text: or

text: depending

text: on

text: definition

text: by

text: Antarctica

text: It

text: is

text: named

text: after

text: the

text: country

text: of

text: India

text: The

text: Indian

text: Ocean

text: is

text: known

text: as

text: Ratnkara

text: the

text: mine

text: of

text: gems

text: in

text: ancient

text: Sanskrit

text: literature

text: and

text: as

text: Hind

text: Mahsgar

text: the

text: great

text: Indian

text: sea

text: in

text: Hindi

text: The Persian Gulf is a mediterranean sea in Western Asia. The body of water is an extension of the Indian Ocean (Gulf of Oman) through the Strait of Hormuz and lies between Iran to the northeast and the Arabian Peninsula to the southwest. The Shatt al-Arab river delta forms the northwest shoreline.

text: The

text: Persian

text: Gulf

text: is

text: mediterranean

text: sea

text: in

text: Western

text: Asia

text: The

text: body

text: of

text: water

text: is

text: an

text: extension

text: of

text: the

text: Indian

text: Ocean

text: Gulf

text: of

text: Oman

text: through

text: the

text: Strait

text: of

text: Hormuz

text: and

text: lies

text: between

text: Iran

text: to

text: the

text: northeast

text: and

text: the

text: Arabian

text: Peninsula

text: to

text: the

text: southwest

text: The

text: Shatt

text: al

text: Arab

text: river

text: delta

text: forms

text: the

text: northwest

text: shoreline

text: The Middle East is a transcontinental region centered on Western Asia and Egypt. The corresponding adjective is "Middle-Eastern" and the derived noun is "Middle-Easterner". The term has come into wider usage as a replacement of the term Near East (as opposed to Far East) beginning in the early 20th century.

text: The

text: Middle

text: East

text: is

text: transcontinental

text: region

text: centered

text: on

text: Western

text: Asia

text: and

text: Egypt

text: The

text: corresponding

text: adjective

text: is

text: Middle

text: Eastern

text: and

text: the

text: derived

text: noun

text: is

text: Middle

text: Easterner

text: The

text: term

text: has

text: come

text: into

text: wider

text: usage

text: as

text: replacement

text: of

text: the

text: term

text: Near

text: East

text: as

text: opposed

text: to

text: Far

text: East

text: beginning

text: in

text: the

text: early

text: century

text: Nagorno-Karabakh, officially the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR; "Lernayin Gharabaghi Hanrapetut'yun"), Artsakh Republic or Republic of Artsakh ("Arts'akhi Hanrapetut'yun"), is an unrecognised republic in the South Caucasus. The region is considered by the UN to be part of Azerbaijan, but is under the control of ethnic Armenian separatists. The NKR controls most of the territory of the former Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast and some of the surrounding area, giving it a border with Armenia to the west, Iran to the south, and the uncontested territory of Azerbaijan to the north and east.

text: Nagorno

text: Karabakh

text: officially

text: the

text: Nagorno

text: Karabakh

text: Republic

text: NKR

text: Lernayin

text: Gharabaghi

text: Hanrapetut'yun

text: Artsakh

text: Republic

text: or

text: Republic

text: of

text: Artsakh

text: Arts'akhi

text: Hanrapetut'yun

text: is

text: an

text: unrecognised

text: republic

text: in

text: the

text: South

text: Caucasus

text: The

text: region

text: is

text: considered

text: by

text: the

text: UN

text: to

text: be

text: part

text: of

text: Azerbaijan

text: but

text: is

text: under

text: the

text: control

text: of

text: ethnic

text: Armenian

text: separatists

text: The

text: NKR

text: controls

text: most

text: of

text: the

text: territory

text: of

text: the

text: former

text: Nagorno

text: Karabakh

text: Autonomous

text: Oblast

text: and

text: some

text: of

text: the

text: surrounding

text: area

text: giving

text: it

text: border

text: with

text: Armenia

text: to

text: the

text: west

text: Iran

text: to

text: the

text: south

text: and

text: the

text: uncontested

text: territory

text: of

text: Azerbaijan

text: to

text: the

text: north

text: and

text: east

text: Iran (, also , ; ' ), also known as Persia, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (' ), is a sovereign state in Western Asia. It is bordered to the northwest by Armenia, the "de facto" Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, and Azerbaijan; to the north by the Caspian Sea; to the northeast by Turkmenistan; to the east by Afghanistan and Pakistan; to the south by the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman; and to the west by Turkey and Iraq. Comprising a land area of , it is the second-largest country in the Middle East and the 18th-largest in the world. With 82.8 million inhabitants, Iran is the world's 17th-most-populous country. It is the only country with both a Caspian Sea and an Indian Ocean coastline. The country's central location in Eurasia and Western Asia, and its proximity to the Strait of Hormuz, make it of great geostrategic importance. Tehran is the country's capital and largest city, as well as its leading economic center.

text: Iran

text: also

text: also

text: known

text: as

text: Persia

text: officially

text: the

text: Islamic

text: Republic

text: of

text: Iran

text: is

text: sovereign

text: state

text: in

text: Western

text: Asia

text: It

text: is

text: bordered

text: to

text: the

text: northwest

text: by

text: Armenia

text: the

text: de

text: facto

text: Nagorno

text: Karabakh

text: Republic

text: and

text: Azerbaijan

text: to

text: the

text: north

text: by

text: the

text: Caspian

text: Sea

text: to

text: the

text: northeast

text: by

text: Turkmenistan

text: to

text: the

text: east

text: by

text: Afghanistan

text: and

text: Pakistan

text: to

text: the

text: south

text: by

text: the

text: Persian

text: Gulf

text: and

text: the

text: Gulf

text: of

text: Oman

text: and

text: to

text: the

text: west

text: by

text: Turkey

text: and

text: Iraq

text: Comprising

text: land

text: area

text: of

text: it

text: is

text: the

text: second

text: largest

text: country

text: in

text: the

text: Middle

text: East

text: and

text: the

text: largest

text: in

text: the

text: world

text: With

text: million

text: inhabitants

text: Iran

text: is

text: the

text: world

text: 's

text: most

text: populous

text: country

text: It

text: is

text: the

text: only

text: country

text: with

text: both

text: Caspian

text: Sea

text: and

text: an

text: Indian

text: Ocean

text: coastline

text: The

text: country

text: 's

text: central

text: location

text: in

text: Eurasia

text: and

text: Western

text: Asia

text: and

text: its

text: proximity

text: to

text: the

text: Strait

text: of

text: Hormuz

text: make

text: it

text: of

text: great

text: geostrategic

text: importance

text: Tehran

text: is

text: the

text: country

text: 's

text: capital

text: and

text: largest

text: city

text: as

text: well

text: as

text: its

text: leading

text: economic

text: center

text: Qamsar (also Qamar, Ghamsar and Kamsr) is a village in central Iran. It is the administrative centre of the Qamsar District, which forms part of Kashan County is 15Km south of kashan in the Province of Isfahan. In the 2006 census the population was 3,566, in 1,048 families.

text: Qamsar

text: also

text: Qamar

text: Ghamsar

text: and

text: Kamsr

text: is

text: village

text: in

text: central

text: Iran

text: It

text: is

text: the

text: administrative

text: centre

text: of

text: the

text: Qamsar

text: District

text: which

text: forms

text: part

text: of

text: Kashan

text: County

text: is

text: south

text: of

text: kashan

text: in

text: the

text: Province

text: of

text: Isfahan

text: In

text: the

text: census

text: the

text: population

text: was

text: in

text: families

text: Barzok (also Romanized as Barzak; also known as Barzk) is a city in and the capital of Barzok District, in Kashan County, Isfahan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 3,211, in 936 families.

text: Barzok

text: also

text: Romanized

text: as

text: Barzak

text: also

text: known

text: as

text: Barzk

text: is

text: city

text: in

text: and

text: the

text: capital

text: of

text: Barzok

text: District

text: in

text: Kashan

text: County

text: Isfahan

text: Province

text: Iran

text: At

text: the

text: census

text: its

text: population

text: was

text: in

text: families

text: Neyasar (also Romanized as Neysar, Nsar, and Ny Sar; also known as Nezr) is a city in and the capital of Neyasar District, in Kashan County, Isfahan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 2,003, in 586 families.

text: Neyasar

text: also

text: Romanized

text: as

text: Neysar

text: Nsar

text: and

text: Ny

text: Sar

text: also

text: known

text: as

text: Nezr

text: is

text: city

text: in

text: and

text: the

text: capital

text: of

text: Neyasar

text: District

text: in

text: Kashan

text: County

text: Isfahan

text: Province

text: Iran

text: At

text: the

text: census

text: its

text: population

text: was

text: in

text: families

text: Kashan County is a county in Isfahan Province in Iran. The capital of the county is Kashan. At the 2006 census, the county's population was 297,000, in 81,816 families. The county is subdivided into four districts: the Central District, Qamsar District, Neyasar District, and Barzok District. The county has six cities: Kashan, Meshkat, Barzok, Jowshaqan va Kamu, Qamsar, and Neyasar.

text: Kashan

text: County

text: is

text: county

text: in

text: Isfahan

text: Province

text: in

text: Iran

text: The

text: capital

text: of

text: the

text: county

text: is

text: Kashan

text: At

text: the

text: census

text: the

text: county

text: 's

text: population

text: was

text: in

text: families

text: The

text: county

text: is

text: subdivided

text: into

text: four

text: districts

text: the

text: Central

text: District

text: Qamsar

text: District

text: Neyasar

text: District

text: and

text: Barzok

text: District

text: The

text: county

text: has

text: six

text: cities

text: Kashan

text: Meshkat

text: Barzok

text: Jowshaqan

text: va

text: Kamu

text: Qamsar

text: and

text: Neyasar

text: Afghanistan (Pashto/Dari: , "Afnistn"), officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located within South Asia and Central Asia. It has a population of approximately 32 million, making it the 42nd most populous country in the world. It is bordered by Pakistan in the south and east; Iran in the west; Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan in the north; and China in the far northeast. Its territory covers , making it the 41st largest country in the world.

text: Afghanistan

text: Pashto

text: Dari

text: Afnistn

text: officially

text: the

text: Islamic

text: Republic

text: of

text: Afghanistan

text: is

text: landlocked

text: country

text: located

text: within

text: South

text: Asia

text: and

text: Central

text: Asia

text: It

text: has

text: population

text: of

text: approximately

text: million

text: making

text: it

text: the

text: most

text: populous

text: country

text: in

text: the

text: world

text: It

text: is

text: bordered

text: by

text: Pakistan

text: in

text: the

text: south

text: and

text: east

text: Iran

text: in

text: the

text: west

text: Turkmenistan

text: Uzbekistan

text: and

text: Tajikistan

text: in

text: the

text: north

text: and

text: China

text: in

text: the

text: far

text: northeast

text: Its

text: territory

text: covers

text: making

text: it

text: the

text: largest

text: country

text: in

text: the

text: world

text: The Strait of Hormuz "Tangehyyeh Hormoz" , "Maq Hurmuz") is a strait between the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf. It provides the only sea passage from the Persian Gulf to the open ocean and is one of the world's most strategically important choke points. On the north coast lies Iran, and on the south coast the United Arab Emirates and Musandam, an exclave of Oman. At its narrowest, the strait has a width of .

text: The

text: Strait

text: of

text: Hormuz

text: Tangehyyeh

text: Hormoz

text: Maq

text: Hurmuz

text: is

text: strait

text: between

text: the

text: Gulf

text: of

text: Oman

text: and

text: the

text: Persian

text: Gulf

text: It

text: provides

text: the

text: only

text: sea

text: passage

text: from

text: the

text: Persian

text: Gulf

text: to

text: the

text: open

text: ocean

text: and

text: is

text: one

text: of

text: the

text: world

text: 's

text: most

text: strategically

text: important

text: choke

text: points

text: On

text: the

text: north

text: coast

text: lies

text: Iran

text: and

text: on

text: the

text: south

text: coast

text: the

text: United

text: Arab

text: Emirates

text: and

text: Musandam

text: an

text: exclave

text: of

text: Oman

text: At

text: its

text: narrowest

text: the

text: strait

text: has

text: width

text: of

text: Kashan ( Persian :    , also Romanized as Kshn ; also known as Kachan ) is a city in and the capital of Kashan County , in the province of Isfahan , Iran . At the 2006 census , its population was 248,789 , in 67,464 families . The etymology of the city name comes from the Kasian , the original inhabitants of the city , whose remains are found at Tapeh Sialk dating back 9,000 years ; later this was changed to `` Kashian '' , hence the town name . Between the 12th and the 14th centuries Kashan was an important centre for the production of high quality pottery and tiles . In modern Persian , the word for a tile ( kashi ) comes from the name of the town . Kashan is cited in the neighbourhood of two of highest peaks of Karkas chain , Mount Gargash to the southwest of Kashan ( the home of Iran national observatory , the largest astronomical telescope of Iran ) and Mount Ardehaal in the west of Kashan , also known as `` Damavand of Kashan '' and the highest peak of Ardehaal mountains ( end part of Karkas chain in central Iran ) .

text: Kashan

text: Persian

text: also

text: Romanized

text: as

text: Kshn

text: also

text: known

text: as

text: Kachan

text: is

text: city

text: in

text: and

text: the

text: capital

text: of

text: Kashan

text: County

text: in

text: the

text: province

text: of

text: Isfahan

text: Iran

text: At

text: the

text: census

text: its

text: population

text: was

text: in

text: families

text: The

text: etymology

text: of

text: the

text: city

text: name

text: comes

text: from

text: the

text: Kasian

text: the

text: original

text: inhabitants

text: of

text: the

text: city

text: whose

text: remains

text: are

text: found

text: at

text: Tapeh

text: Sialk

text: dating

text: back

text: years

text: later

text: this

text: was

text: changed

text: to

text: Kashian

text: hence

text: the

text: town

text: name

text: Between

text: the

text: and

text: the

text: centuries

text: Kashan

text: was

text: an

text: important

text: centre

text: for

text: the

text: production

text: of

text: high

text: quality

text: pottery

text: and

text: tiles

text: In

text: modern

text: Persian

text: the

text: word

text: for

text: tile

text: kashi

text: comes

text: from

text: the

text: name

text: of

text: the

text: town

text: Kashan

text: is

text: cited

text: in

text: the

text: neighbourhood

text: of

text: two

text: of

text: highest

text: peaks

text: of

text: Karkas

text: chain

text: Mount

text: Gargash

text: to

text: the

text: southwest

text: of

text: Kashan

text: the

text: home

text: of

text: Iran

text: national

text: observatory

text: the

text: largest

text: astronomical

text: telescope

text: of

text: Iran

text: and

text: Mount

text: Ardehaal

text: in

text: the

text: west

text: of

text: Kashan

text: also

text: known

text: as

text: Damavand

text: of

text: Kashan

text: and

text: the

text: highest

text: peak

text: of

text: Ardehaal

text: mountains

text: end

text: part

text: of

text: Karkas

text: chain

text: in

text: central

text: Iran

text: Azerbaijan, officially the Republic of Azerbaijan, is a country in the South Caucasus region, situated at the crossroads of Southwest Asia and Southeastern Europe. It is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west and Iran to the south. The exclave of Nakhchivan is bounded by Armenia to the north and east, Iran to the south and west, while having an 8 km border with Turkey in the north west.

text: Azerbaijan

text: officially

text: the

text: Republic

text: of

text: Azerbaijan

text: is

text: country

text: in

text: the

text: South

text: Caucasus

text: region

text: situated

text: at

text: the

text: crossroads

text: of

text: Southwest

text: Asia

text: and

text: Southeastern

text: Europe

text: It

text: is

text: bounded

text: by

text: the

text: Caspian

text: Sea

text: to

text: the

text: east

text: Russia

text: to

text: the

text: north

text: Georgia

text: to

text: the

text: northwest

text: Armenia

text: to

text: the

text: west

text: and

text: Iran

text: to

text: the

text: south

text: The

text: exclave

text: of

text: Nakhchivan

text: is

text: bounded

text: by

text: Armenia

text: to

text: the

text: north

text: and

text: east

text: Iran

text: to

text: the

text: south

text: and

text: west

text: while

text: having

text: an

text: km

text: border

text: with

text: Turkey

text: in

text: the

text: north

text: west

text: Meshkat (pronounced /me'ka:t/ with stress on second syllable; also known as Moshkn, Mashgn, and Mashkn) is a city in the Central District of Kashan County, Isfahan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 4,960, in 1,299 families.

text: Meshkat

text: pronounced

text: /me'ka

text: t/

text: with

text: stress

text: on

text: second

text: syllable

text: also

text: known

text: as

text: Moshkn

text: Mashgn

text: and

text: Mashkn

text: is

text: city

text: in

text: the

text: Central

text: District

text: of

text: Kashan

text: County

text: Isfahan

text: Province

text: Iran

text: At

text: the

text: census

text: its

text: population

text: was

text: in

text: families

text: The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed inland body of water on Earth by area, variously classed as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea. It is in an endorheic basin (it has no outflows) located between Europe and Asia. It is bound by Kazakhstan to the northeast, Russia to the northwest, Azerbaijan to the west, Iran to the south, and Turkmenistan to the southeast.

text: The

text: Caspian

text: Sea

text: is

text: the

text: largest

text: enclosed

text: inland

text: body

text: of

text: water

text: on

text: Earth

text: by

text: area

text: variously

text: classed

text: as

text: the

text: world

text: 's

text: largest

text: lake

text: or

text: full

text: fledged

text: sea

text: It

text: is

text: in

text: an

text: endorheic

text: basin

text: it

text: has

text: no

text: outflows

text: located

text: between

text: Europe

text: and

text: Asia

text: It

text: is

text: bound

text: by

text: Kazakhstan

text: to

text: the

text: northeast

text: Russia

text: to

text: the

text: northwest

text: Azerbaijan

text: to

text: the

text: west

text: Iran

text: to

text: the

text: south

text: and

text: Turkmenistan

text: to

text: the

text: southeast

text: Tehran ( "Tehrn") is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With a population of around 9 million in the city and 16 million in the wider metropolitan area, Tehran is the most populous city of Iran, the 2nd-most populous city in Western Asia and the 3rd-largest metropolitan area in the Middle East. It is ranked 29th in the world by the population of its metropolitan area.

text: Tehran

text: Tehrn

text: is

text: the

text: capital

text: of

text: Iran

text: and

text: Tehran

text: Province

text: With

text: population

text: of

text: around

text: million

text: in

text: the

text: city

text: and

text: million

text: in

text: the

text: wider

text: metropolitan

text: area

text: Tehran

text: is

text: the

text: most

text: populous

text: city

text: of

text: Iran

text: the

text: most

text: populous

text: city

text: in

text: Western

text: Asia

text: and

text: the

text: largest

text: metropolitan

text: area

text: in

text: the

text: Middle

text: East

text: It

text: is

text: ranked

text: in

text: the

text: world

text: by

text: the

text: population

text: of

text: its

text: metropolitan

text: area

text: Turkmenistan (or  ); formerly known as Turkmenia is a country in Central Asia, bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north and east, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest, and the Caspian Sea to the west.

text: Turkmenistan

text: or

text: formerly

text: known

text: as

text: Turkmenia

text: is

text: country

text: in

text: Central

text: Asia

text: bordered

text: by

text: Kazakhstan

text: to

text: the

text: northwest

text: Uzbekistan

text: to

text: the

text: north

text: and

text: east

text: Afghanistan

text: to

text: the

text: southeast

text: Iran

text: to

text: the

text: south

text: and

text: southwest

text: and

text: the

text: Caspian

text: Sea

text: to

text: the

text: west

text: Isfahan (: pronounced ), historically also rendered in English as Ispahan, Sepahan, Esfahan or Hispahan, is the capital of Isfahan Province in Iran, located about south of Tehran. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 1,756,126 and its built-up ("or metro") area was home to 2,391,738 inhabitants including Khomeynishahr, Shahinshahr, Khvorasgan, Dorcheh Piaz, Falavarjan, Kelishad Va Sudarjan, Abrisham, Kushk and Kharizsang cities. The Greater Isfahan Region had a population of 3,793,104 in the 2011 Census, the second most populous metropolitan area in Iran after Tehran. The counties of Isfahan, Borkhar, Najafabad, Khomeynishahr, Shahinshahr, Mobarakeh, Falavarjan, Tiran o Karvan, Lenjan and Jay all constitute the metropolitan city of Isfahan.

text: Isfahan

text: pronounced

text: historically

text: also

text: rendered

text: in

text: English

text: as

text: Ispahan

text: Sepahan

text: Esfahan

text: or

text: Hispahan

text: is

text: the

text: capital

text: of

text: Isfahan

text: Province

text: in

text: Iran

text: located

text: about

text: south

text: of

text: Tehran

text: At

text: the

text: census

text: it

text: had

text: population

text: of

text: and

text: its

text: built

text: up

text: or

text: metro

text: area

text: was

text: home

text: to

text: inhabitants

text: including

text: Khomeynishahr

text: Shahinshahr

text: Khvorasgan

text: Dorcheh

text: Piaz

text: Falavarjan

text: Kelishad

text: Va

text: Sudarjan

text: Abrisham

text: Kushk

text: and

text: Kharizsang

text: cities

text: The

text: Greater

text: Isfahan

text: Region

text: had

text: population

text: of

text: in

text: the

text: Census

text: the

text: second

text: most

text: populous

text: metropolitan

text: area

text: in

text: Iran

text: after

text: Tehran

text: The

text: counties

text: of

text: Isfahan

text: Borkhar

text: Najafabad

text: Khomeynishahr

text: Shahinshahr

text: Mobarakeh

text: Falavarjan

text: Tiran

text: Karvan

text: Lenjan

text: and

text: Jay

text: all

text: constitute

text: the

text: metropolitan

text: city

text: of

text: Isfahan

text: Islam (' ;) is a religion articulated by the Quran, a text considered by its adherents to be the verbatim word of God ('), and, for the vast majority of adherents, the teachings and normative example (called the "sunnah", composed of accounts called "hadith") of Muhammad (5708 June 632 CE). It is the world's second-largest religion and the fastest-growing major religion in the world, with over 1.7 billion followers or 23% of the global population, known as Muslims. Islam is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion that upholds that God is one and incomparable and that the purpose of existence is to worship God. Muslims consider Muhammad to be the last prophet of God.

text: Islam

text: is

text: religion

text: articulated

text: by

text: the

text: Quran

text: text

text: considered

text: by

text: its

text: adherents

text: to

text: be

text: the

text: verbatim

text: word

text: of

text: God

text: and

text: for

text: the

text: vast

text: majority

text: of

text: adherents

text: the

text: teachings

text: and

text: normative

text: example

text: called

text: the

text: sunnah

text: composed

text: of

text: accounts

text: called

text: hadith

text: of

text: Muhammad

text: June

text: CE

text: It

text: is

text: the

text: world

text: 's

text: second

text: largest

text: religion

text: and

text: the

text: fastest

text: growing

text: major

text: religion

text: in

text: the

text: world

text: with

text: over

text: billion

text: followers

text: or

text: of

text: the

text: global

text: population

text: known

text: as

text: Muslims

text: Islam

text: is

text: an

text: Abrahamic

text: monotheistic

text: religion

text: that

text: upholds

text: that

text: God

text: is

text: one

text: and

text: incomparable

text: and

text: that

text: the

text: purpose

text: of

text: existence

text: is

text: to

text: worship

text: God

text: Muslims

text: consider

text: Muhammad

text: to

text: be

text: the

text: last

text: prophet

text: of

text: God

text: Turkey, officially the Republic of Turkey (Turkish: ), is a transcontinental country in Eurasia, mainly in Anatolia in Western Asia, with a smaller portion on the Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. Turkey is a democratic, secular, unitary, parliamentary republic with a diverse cultural heritage. Turkey is bordered by eight countries: Greece to the west; Bulgaria to the northwest; Georgia to the northeast; Armenia, the Azerbaijani exclave of Nakhchivan and Iran to the east; and Iraq and Syria to the south. The Aegean Sea is to the west, the Black Sea to the north, and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. The Bosphorus, the Sea of Marmara, and the Dardanelles, which together form the Turkish Straits, divide Thrace and Anatolia; they also separate Europe and Asia. Turkey's location has given it geopolitical and strategic importance throughout history.

text: Turkey

text: officially

text: the

text: Republic

text: of

text: Turkey

text: Turkish

text: is

text: transcontinental

text: country

text: in

text: Eurasia

text: mainly

text: in

text: Anatolia

text: in

text: Western

text: Asia

text: with

text: smaller

text: portion

text: on

text: the

text: Balkan

text: peninsula

text: in

text: Southeast

text: Europe

text: Turkey

text: is

text: democratic

text: secular

text: unitary

text: parliamentary

text: republic

text: with

text: diverse

text: cultural

text: heritage

text: Turkey

text: is

text: bordered

text: by

text: eight

text: countries

text: Greece

text: to

text: the

text: west

text: Bulgaria

text: to

text: the

text: northwest

text: Georgia

text: to

text: the

text: northeast

text: Armenia

text: the

text: Azerbaijani

text: exclave

text: of

text: Nakhchivan

text: and

text: Iran

text: to

text: the

text: east

text: and

text: Iraq

text: and

text: Syria

text: to

text: the

text: south

text: The

text: Aegean

text: Sea

text: is

text: to

text: the

text: west

text: the

text: Black

text: Sea

text: to

text: the

text: north

text: and

text: the

text: Mediterranean

text: Sea

text: to

text: the

text: south

text: The

text: Bosphorus

text: the

text: Sea

text: of

text: Marmara

text: and

text: the

text: Dardanelles

text: which

text: together

text: form

text: the

text: Turkish

text: Straits

text: divide

text: Thrace

text: and

text: Anatolia

text: they

text: also

text: separate

text: Europe

text: and

text: Asia

text: Turkey

text: 's

text: location

text: has

text: given

text: it

text: geopolitical

text: and

text: strategic

text: importance

text: throughout

text: history

text: Iraq (, or ; '; '), officially known as the Republic of Iraq ('; ') is a country in Western Asia, bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, Kuwait to the southeast, Saudi Arabia to the south, Jordan to the southwest, and Syria to the west. The capital, and largest city, is Baghdad. The main ethnic groups are Arabs and Kurds; others include Assyrians, Turkmen, Shabakis, Yazidis, Armenians, Mandeans, Circassians, and Kawliya. Around 95% of the country's 36 million citizens are Muslims, with Christianity, Yarsan, Yezidism, and Mandeanism also present. The official languages of Iraq are Arabic and Kurdish.

text: Iraq

text: or

text: officially

text: known

text: as

text: the

text: Republic

text: of

text: Iraq

text: is

text: country

text: in

text: Western

text: Asia

text: bordered

text: by

text: Turkey

text: to

text: the

text: north

text: Iran

text: to

text: the

text: east

text: Kuwait

text: to

text: the

text: southeast

text: Saudi

text: Arabia

text: to

text: the

text: south

text: Jordan

text: to

text: the

text: southwest

text: and

text: Syria

text: to

text: the

text: west

text: The

text: capital

text: and

text: largest

text: city

text: is

text: Baghdad

text: The

text: main

text: ethnic

text: groups

text: are

text: Arabs

text: and

text: Kurds

text: others

text: include

text: Assyrians

text: Turkmen

text: Shabakis

text: Yazidis

text: Armenians

text: Mandeans

text: Circassians

text: and

text: Kawliya

text: Around

text: of

text: the

text: country

text: 's

text: million

text: citizens

text: are

text: Muslims

text: with

text: Christianity

text: Yarsan

text: Yezidism

text: and

text: Mandeanism

text: also

text: present

text: The

text: official

text: languages

text: of

text: Iraq

text: are

text: Arabic

text: and

text: Kurdish

text: Armenia ( tr. "Hayastan"), officially the Republic of Armenia (tr. "Hayastani Hanrapetutyun"), is a sovereign state in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located in Western Asia on the "Armenian Highlands", it is bordered by Turkey to the west, Russia and Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to the east, and Iran and Azerbaijan's exclave of Nakhchivan to the south.

text: Armenia

text: tr

text: Hayastan

text: officially

text: the

text: Republic

text: of

text: Armenia

text: tr

text: Hayastani

text: Hanrapetutyun

text: is

text: sovereign

text: state

text: in

text: the

text: South

text: Caucasus

text: region

text: of

text: Eurasia

text: Located

text: in

text: Western

text: Asia

text: on

text: the

text: Armenian

text: Highlands

text: it

text: is

text: bordered

text: by

text: Turkey

text: to

text: the

text: west

text: Russia

text: and

text: Georgia

text: to

text: the

text: north

text: and

text: Azerbaijan

text: to

text: the

text: east

text: and

text: Iran

text: and

text: Azerbaijan

text: 's

text: exclave

text: of

text: Nakhchivan

text: to

text: the

text: south

text: The Gulf of Oman or Sea of Makran or Sea of Oman ("aldj Umn"; in Balochi:   in "Khaleej Oman") is a strait (and not an actual gulf) that connects the Arabian Sea with the Strait of Hormuz, which then runs to the Persian Gulf. It borders Pakistan and Iran on the north, Oman on the south, and the United Arab Emirates on the west.

text: The

text: Gulf

text: of

text: Oman

text: or

text: Sea

text: of

text: Makran

text: or

text: Sea

text: of

text: Oman

text: aldj

text: Umn

text: in

text: Balochi

text: in

text: Khaleej

text: Oman

text: is

text: strait

text: and

text: not

text: an

text: actual

text: gulf

text: that

text: connects

text: the

text: Arabian

text: Sea

text: with

text: the

text: Strait

text: of

text: Hormuz

text: which

text: then

text: runs

text: to

text: the

text: Persian

text: Gulf

text: It

text: borders

text: Pakistan

text: and

text: Iran

text: on

text: the

text: north

text: Oman

text: on

text: the

text: south

text: and

text: the

text: United

text: Arab

text: Emirates

text: on

text: the

text: west

question: located_in_the_administrative_territorial_entity kashan

answer: central district

text: central district

text: central district


text: Pedro Blanco Soto ( 19 October 1795 -- 1 January 1829 ) was President of Bolivia for just a week cut short by his assassination in a convent called La Recoletta in Sucre on New Years Day 1829 . He was shot on the roof above a stairwell while attempting to escape . A small plaque now marks the spot in the Museo de la Recoletta . He was well known for his pro Peru stance and this is generally the reason attributed to his assassination .

text: Pedro

text: Blanco

text: Soto

text: October

text: January

text: was

text: President

text: of

text: Bolivia

text: for

text: just

text: week

text: cut

text: short

text: by

text: his

text: assassination

text: in

text: convent

text: called

text: La

text: Recoletta

text: in

text: Sucre

text: on

text: New

text: Years

text: Day

text: He

text: was

text: shot

text: on

text: the

text: roof

text: above

text: stairwell

text: while

text: attempting

text: to

text: escape

text: small

text: plaque

text: now

text: marks

text: the

text: spot

text: in

text: the

text: Museo

text: de

text: la

text: Recoletta

text: He

text: was

text: well

text: known

text: for

text: his

text: pro

text: Peru

text: stance

text: and

text: this

text: is

text: generally

text: the

text: reason

text: attributed

text: to

text: his

text: assassination

text: Head of government is a generic term used for either the highest or second highest official in the executive branch of a sovereign state, a federated state, or a self-governing colony, (commonly referred to as countries, nations or nation-states) who often presides over a cabinet, a group of ministers or secretaries who lead executive departments. The term "head of government" is often differentiated from the term "head of state", (e.g. as in article 7 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, article 1 of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes against Internationally Protected Persons, including Diplomatic Agents and the United Nations protocol list), as they may be separate positions, individuals, and/or roles depending on the country.

text: Head

text: of

text: government

text: is

text: generic

text: term

text: used

text: for

text: either

text: the

text: highest

text: or

text: second

text: highest

text: official

text: in

text: the

text: executive

text: branch

text: of

text: sovereign

text: state

text: federated

text: state

text: or

text: self

text: governing

text: colony

text: commonly

text: referred

text: to

text: as

text: countries

text: nations

text: or

text: nation

text: states

text: who

text: often

text: presides

text: over

text: cabinet

text: group

text: of

text: ministers

text: or

text: secretaries

text: who

text: lead

text: executive

text: departments

text: The

text: term

text: head

text: of

text: government

text: is

text: often

text: differentiated

text: from

text: the

text: term

text: head

text: of

text: state

text: e.g.

text: as

text: in

text: article

text: of

text: the

text: Vienna

text: Convention

text: on

text: the

text: Law

text: of

text: Treaties

text: article

text: of

text: the

text: Convention

text: on

text: the

text: Prevention

text: and

text: Punishment

text: of

text: Crimes

text: against

text: Internationally

text: Protected

text: Persons

text: including

text: Diplomatic

text: Agents

text: and

text: the

text: United

text: Nations

text: protocol

text: list

text: as

text: they

text: may

text: be

text: separate

text: positions

text: individuals

text: and/or

text: roles

text: depending

text: on

text: the

text: country

text: Chuquisaca is a department of Bolivia located in the center south. It borders on the departments of Cochabamba, Tarija, Potosí, and Santa Cruz. The departmental capital is Sucre, which is also the constitutional capital of Bolivia.

text: Chuquisaca

text: is

text: department

text: of

text: Bolivia

text: located

text: in

text: the

text: center

text: south

text: It

text: borders

text: on

text: the

text: departments

text: of

text: Cochabamba

text: Tarija

text: Potosí

text: and

text: Santa

text: Cruz

text: The

text: departmental

text: capital

text: is

text: Sucre

text: which

text: is

text: also

text: the

text: constitutional

text: capital

text: of

text: Bolivia

text: The President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia or President of Bolivia, is head of state and head of government of Bolivia. According to the current Constitution, the president is elected by popular vote to a five-year term, renewable once. Since 2009, if no candidate wins a majority, the top two candidates advance to a runoff election. Prior to 2009, if no candidate won half the popular vote, the president was chosen by a vote in a joint legislative session from among the top two candidates (prior to 1995, the top three candidates were eligible).

text: The

text: President

text: of

text: the

text: Plurinational

text: State

text: of

text: Bolivia

text: or

text: President

text: of

text: Bolivia

text: is

text: head

text: of

text: state

text: and

text: head

text: of

text: government

text: of

text: Bolivia

text: According

text: to

text: the

text: current

text: Constitution

text: the

text: president

text: is

text: elected

text: by

text: popular

text: vote

text: to

text: five

text: year

text: term

text: renewable

text: once

text: Since

text: if

text: no

text: candidate

text: wins

text: majority

text: the

text: top

text: two

text: candidates

text: advance

text: to

text: runoff

text: election

text: Prior

text: to

text: if

text: no

text: candidate

text: won

text: half

text: the

text: popular

text: vote

text: the

text: president

text: was

text: chosen

text: by

text: vote

text: in

text: joint

text: legislative

text: session

text: from

text: among

text: the

text: top

text: two

text: candidates

text: prior

text: to

text: the

text: top

text: three

text: candidates

text: were

text: eligible

text: A head of state (or chief of state) is the public persona that officially represents the national unity and legitimacy of a sovereign state. In developing the current Constitution of France (1958), former French president Charles de Gaulle said the head of state should embody "the spirit of the nation" (""). In some countries, typically those with parliamentary governments, the head of state is a ceremonial figurehead that does not actually guide day-to-day government activities and may not even be empowered to exercise any kind of political authority (e.g., Queen Elizabeth II in the United Kingdom). In other countries, the head of state is also the head of government, such as in the U.S., where the president is both a public figurehead and the actual highest ranking political leader who, in practice, oversees the executive branch.

text: head

text: of

text: state

text: or

text: chief

text: of

text: state

text: is

text: the

text: public

text: persona

text: that

text: officially

text: represents

text: the

text: national

text: unity

text: and

text: legitimacy

text: of

text: sovereign

text: state

text: In

text: developing

text: the

text: current

text: Constitution

text: of

text: France

text: former

text: French

text: president

text: Charles

text: de

text: Gaulle

text: said

text: the

text: head

text: of

text: state

text: should

text: embody

text: the

text: spirit

text: of

text: the

text: nation

text: In

text: some

text: countries

text: typically

text: those

text: with

text: parliamentary

text: governments

text: the

text: head

text: of

text: state

text: is

text: ceremonial

text: figurehead

text: that

text: does

text: not

text: actually

text: guide

text: day

text: to

text: day

text: government

text: activities

text: and

text: may

text: not

text: even

text: be

text: empowered

text: to

text: exercise

text: any

text: kind

text: of

text: political

text: authority

text: e.g.

text: Queen

text: Elizabeth

text: II

text: in

text: the

text: United

text: Kingdom

text: In

text: other

text: countries

text: the

text: head

text: of

text: state

text: is

text: also

text: the

text: head

text: of

text: government

text: such

text: as

text: in

text: the

text: U.S.

text: where

text: the

text: president

text: is

text: both

text: public

text: figurehead

text: and

text: the

text: actual

text: highest

text: ranking

text: political

text: leader

text: who

text: in

text: practice

text: oversees

text: the

text: executive

text: branch

text: Bolivia (; ), officially known as the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in western-central South America. It is bordered to the north and east by Brazil, to the southeast by Paraguay, to the south by Argentina, to the southwest by Chile, and to the northwest by Peru. One-third of the country is the Andean mountain range, with one of its largest cities and principal economic centers, El Alto, located on the Altiplano. Bolivia is one of two landlocked countries (the other is Paraguay) that lie outside Afro-Eurasia. Bolivia is the largest landlocked country in the Americas.

text: Bolivia

text: officially

text: known

text: as

text: the

text: Plurinational

text: State

text: of

text: Bolivia

text: is

text: landlocked

text: country

text: located

text: in

text: western

text: central

text: South

text: America

text: It

text: is

text: bordered

text: to

text: the

text: north

text: and

text: east

text: by

text: Brazil

text: to

text: the

text: southeast

text: by

text: Paraguay

text: to

text: the

text: south

text: by

text: Argentina

text: to

text: the

text: southwest

text: by

text: Chile

text: and

text: to

text: the

text: northwest

text: by

text: Peru

text: One

text: third

text: of

text: the

text: country

text: is

text: the

text: Andean

text: mountain

text: range

text: with

text: one

text: of

text: its

text: largest

text: cities

text: and

text: principal

text: economic

text: centers

text: El

text: Alto

text: located

text: on

text: the

text: Altiplano

text: Bolivia

text: is

text: one

text: of

text: two

text: landlocked

text: countries

text: the

text: other

text: is

text: Paraguay

text: that

text: lie

text: outside

text: Afro

text: Eurasia

text: Bolivia

text: is

text: the

text: largest

text: landlocked

text: country

text: in

text: the

text: Americas

text: Sucre is the constitutional capital of Bolivia, the capital of the Chuquisaca Department, and the 6th most populated city in Bolivia. Located in the south-central part of the country, Sucre lies at an elevation of 2,810 meters (9,214 feet). This relative high altitude gives the city a cool temperate climate year-round and much thinner air.

text: Sucre

text: is

text: the

text: constitutional

text: capital

text: of

text: Bolivia

text: the

text: capital

text: of

text: the

text: Chuquisaca

text: Department

text: and

text: the

text: most

text: populated

text: city

text: in

text: Bolivia

text: Located

text: in

text: the

text: south

text: central

text: part

text: of

text: the

text: country

text: Sucre

text: lies

text: at

text: an

text: elevation

text: of

text: meters

text: feet

text: This

text: relative

text: high

text: altitude

text: gives

text: the

text: city

text: cool

text: temperate

text: climate

text: year

text: round

text: and

text: much

text: thinner

text: air

question: place_of_birth pedro blanco soto

answer: cochabamba

text: cochabamba


text: The 1934 LEN European Aquatics Championships were held 12 -- 19 August 1934 in Magdeburg , Germany .

text: The

text: LEN

text: European

text: Aquatics

text: Championships

text: were

text: held

text: August

text: in

text: Magdeburg

text: Germany

text: Water polo is a team water sport. The game consists of four quarters in which the two teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into their opponent's goal. The team with the most goals at the end of the game wins the match. A team consists of 6 field players and one goalkeeper in the water at any one time. Except for the goalkeeper, players participate in both offensive and defensive roles. In addition to this, teams may have substitute field players and substitute goalkeepers who are not in the water. Water polo is typically played in an all-deep pool 7 feet deep and players require stamina and endurance to play the game.

text: Water

text: polo

text: is

text: team

text: water

text: sport

text: The

text: game

text: consists

text: of

text: four

text: quarters

text: in

text: which

text: the

text: two

text: teams

text: attempt

text: to

text: score

text: goals

text: by

text: throwing

text: the

text: ball

text: into

text: their

text: opponent

text: 's

text: goal

text: The

text: team

text: with

text: the

text: most

text: goals

text: at

text: the

text: end

text: of

text: the

text: game

text: wins

text: the

text: match

text: team

text: consists

text: of

text: field

text: players

text: and

text: one

text: goalkeeper

text: in

text: the

text: water

text: at

text: any

text: one

text: time

text: Except

text: for

text: the

text: goalkeeper

text: players

text: participate

text: in

text: both

text: offensive

text: and

text: defensive

text: roles

text: In

text: addition

text: to

text: this

text: teams

text: may

text: have

text: substitute

text: field

text: players

text: and

text: substitute

text: goalkeepers

text: who

text: are

text: not

text: in

text: the

text: water

text: Water

text: polo

text: is

text: typically

text: played

text: in

text: an

text: all

text: deep

text: pool

text: feet

text: deep

text: and

text: players

text: require

text: stamina

text: and

text: endurance

text: to

text: play

text: the

text: game

text: Open water swimming takes place in outdoor bodies of water such as open oceans, lakes, and rivers.

text: Open

text: water

text: swimming

text: takes

text: place

text: in

text: outdoor

text: bodies

text: of

text: water

text: such

text: as

text: open

text: oceans

text: lakes

text: and

text: rivers

text: The European Aquatics Championships is the continental Aquatics championship for Europe, which is organized by LENthe governing body for aquatics in Europe. The Championships are currently held every two years (in even years); and since 1999, they have included 4 aquatics disciplines: Swimming (long course/50m pool), Diving, Synchronized swimming and Open water swimming. Prior to 1999, the championships also included Water polo, which beginning in 1999 LEN split-off into a separate championships. The open water events are not held during the Olympic year.

text: The

text: European

text: Aquatics

text: Championships

text: is

text: the

text: continental

text: Aquatics

text: championship

text: for

text: Europe

text: which

text: is

text: organized

text: by

text: LENthe

text: governing

text: body

text: for

text: aquatics

text: in

text: Europe

text: The

text: Championships

text: are

text: currently

text: held

text: every

text: two

text: years

text: in

text: even

text: years

text: and

text: since

text: they

text: have

text: included

text: aquatics

text: disciplines

text: Swimming

text: long

text: pool

text: Diving

text: Synchronized

text: swimming

text: and

text: Open

text: water

text: swimming

text: Prior

text: to

text: the

text: championships

text: also

text: included

text: Water

text: polo

text: which

text: beginning

text: in

text: LEN

text: split

text: off

text: into

text: separate

text: championships

text: The

text: open

text: water

text: events

text: are

text: not

text: held

text: during

text: the

text: Olympic

text: year

text: Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, usually while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime.

text: Diving

text: is

text: the

text: sport

text: of

text: jumping

text: or

text: falling

text: into

text: water

text: from

text: platform

text: or

text: springboard

text: usually

text: while

text: performing

text: acrobatics

text: Diving

text: is

text: an

text: internationally

text: recognized

text: sport

text: that

text: is

text: part

text: of

text: the

text: Olympic

text: Games

text: In

text: addition

text: unstructured

text: and

text: non

text: competitive

text: diving

text: is

text: recreational

text: pastime

annotations: likely multiple

annotations: follows multiple

question: sport 1934 european aquatics championships

answer: swimming

text: swimming

text: swimming

text: swimming

text: swimming


text: Rhodesia, commonly known from 1970 onwards as the Republic of Rhodesia, was an unrecognised state in southern Africa from 1965 to 1979, equivalent in territorial terms to modern Zimbabwe. With its capital in Salisbury (now Harare), Rhodesia was considered a "de facto" successor state to the former British colony of Southern Rhodesia (which had achieved responsible government in 1923).

text: Rhodesia

text: commonly

text: known

text: from

text: onwards

text: as

text: the

text: Republic

text: of

text: Rhodesia

text: was

text: an

text: unrecognised

text: state

text: in

text: southern

text: Africa

text: from

text: to

text: equivalent

text: in

text: territorial

text: terms

text: to

text: modern

text: Zimbabwe

text: With

text: its

text: capital

text: in

text: Salisbury

text: now

text: Harare

text: Rhodesia

text: was

text: considered

text: de

text: facto

text: successor

text: state

text: to

text: the

text: former

text: British

text: colony

text: of

text: Southern

text: Rhodesia

text: which

text: had

text: achieved

text: responsible

text: government

text: in

text: A unilateral declaration of independence (UDI) is a formal process leading to the establishment of a new state by a subnational entity which declares itself independent and sovereign without a formal agreement with the national state from which it is seceding. The term was first used when Rhodesia declared independence in 1965 from the United Kingdom (UK) without an agreement with the UK.

text: unilateral

text: declaration

text: of

text: independence

text: UDI

text: is

text: formal

text: process

text: leading

text: to

text: the

text: establishment

text: of

text: new

text: state

text: by

text: subnational

text: entity

text: which

text: declares

text: itself

text: independent

text: and

text: sovereign

text: without

text: formal

text: agreement

text: with

text: the

text: national

text: state

text: from

text: which

text: it

text: is

text: seceding

text: The

text: term

text: was

text: first

text: used

text: when

text: Rhodesia

text: declared

text: independence

text: in

text: from

text: the

text: United

text: Kingdom

text: UK

text: without

text: an

text: agreement

text: with

text: the

text: UK

text: A Crown colony, also known in the 17th century as royal colony and since 2002 known as British Overseas Territories, was a type of colonial administration of the overseas territories of the British Empire.

text: Crown

text: colony

text: also

text: known

text: in

text: the

text: century

text: as

text: royal

text: colony

text: and

text: since

text: known

text: as

text: British

text: Overseas

text: Territories

text: was

text: type

text: of

text: colonial

text: administration

text: of

text: the

text: overseas

text: territories

text: of

text: the

text: British

text: Empire

text: The Colony of Southern Rhodesia was a self-governing British Crown colony in southern Africa from 1923 to 1980, equivalent in territorial terms to modern Zimbabwe. Following its Unilateral Declaration of Independence in 1965 it existed as the self-declared, unrecognised state of Rhodesia until 1979, when it reconstituted itself under indigenous African rule as Zimbabwe Rhodesia, which also failed to win overseas recognition. After a period of interim British control following the Lancaster House Agreement in December 1979, the country achieved internationally recognised independence as Zimbabwe in April 1980.

text: The

text: Colony

text: of

text: Southern

text: Rhodesia

text: was

text: self

text: governing

text: British

text: Crown

text: colony

text: in

text: southern

text: Africa

text: from

text: to

text: equivalent

text: in

text: territorial

text: terms

text: to

text: modern

text: Zimbabwe

text: Following

text: its

text: Unilateral

text: Declaration

text: of

text: Independence

text: in

text: it

text: existed

text: as

text: the

text: self

text: declared

text: unrecognised

text: state

text: of

text: Rhodesia

text: until

text: when

text: it

text: reconstituted

text: itself

text: under

text: indigenous

text: African

text: rule

text: as

text: Zimbabwe

text: Rhodesia

text: which

text: also

text: failed

text: to

text: win

text: overseas

text: recognition

text: After

text: period

text: of

text: interim

text: British

text: control

text: following

text: the

text: Lancaster

text: House

text: Agreement

text: in

text: December

text: the

text: country

text: achieved

text: internationally

text: recognised

text: independence

text: as

text: Zimbabwe

text: in

text: April

text: J. Nozipo Maraire ( born in Mangula , Southern Rhodesia in 1964 ) is a Zimbabwean doctor , entrepreneur and writer . She is the author of Zenzele : A Letter for My Daughter . The novel was published in 1996 , was a New York Times `` Notable Book of the Year '' and a Boston Globe bestseller . It has been published and translated into over 14 languages .

text: Nozipo

text: Maraire

text: born

text: in

text: Mangula

text: Southern

text: Rhodesia

text: in

text: is

text: Zimbabwean

text: doctor

text: entrepreneur

text: and

text: writer

text: She

text: is

text: the

text: author

text: of

text: Zenzele

text: Letter

text: for

text: My

text: Daughter

text: The

text: novel

text: was

text: published

text: in

text: was

text: New

text: York

text: Times

text: Notable

text: Book

text: of

text: the

text: Year

text: and

text: Boston

text: Globe

text: bestseller

text: It

text: has

text: been

text: published

text: and

text: translated

text: into

text: over

text: languages

text: The negotiations which led to the Lancaster House Agreement brought recognised independence to Rhodesia (as the Republic of Zimbabwe) following Ian Smith's Unilateral Declaration of Independence in 1965. The Agreement covered the Independence Constitution, pre-independence arrangements, and a ceasefire. The parties represented during the conference were: the British Government, the Patriotic Front led by Robert Mugabe and Joshua Nkomo, ZAPU (Zimbabwe African Peoples Union) and ZANU (Zimbabwe African National Union) and the Zimbabwe Rhodesia government, represented by Bishop Abel Muzorewa and Ian Smith. It was signed on 21 December 1979.

text: The

text: negotiations

text: which

text: led

text: to

text: the

text: Lancaster

text: House

text: Agreement

text: brought

text: recognised

text: independence

text: to

text: Rhodesia

text: as

text: the

text: Republic

text: of

text: Zimbabwe

text: following

text: Ian

text: Smith

text: 's

text: Unilateral

text: Declaration

text: of

text: Independence

text: in

text: The

text: Agreement

text: covered

text: the

text: Independence

text: Constitution

text: pre

text: independence

text: arrangements

text: and

text: ceasefire

text: The

text: parties

text: represented

text: during

text: the

text: conference

text: were

text: the

text: British

text: Government

text: the

text: Patriotic

text: Front

text: led

text: by

text: Robert

text: Mugabe

text: and

text: Joshua

text: Nkomo

text: ZAPU

text: Zimbabwe

text: African

text: Peoples

text: Union

text: and

text: ZANU

text: Zimbabwe

text: African

text: National

text: Union

text: and

text: the

text: Zimbabwe

text: Rhodesia

text: government

text: represented

text: by

text: Bishop

text: Abel

text: Muzorewa

text: and

text: Ian

text: Smith

text: It

text: was

text: signed

text: on

text: December

text: Botswana , officially the Republic of Botswana, is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa. The citizens refer to themselves as "Batswana" (singular: "Motswana"). Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966. Since then, it has maintained a strong tradition of stable representative democracy, with a consistent record of uninterrupted democratic elections.

text: Botswana

text: officially

text: the

text: Republic

text: of

text: Botswana

text: is

text: landlocked

text: country

text: located

text: in

text: Southern

text: Africa

text: The

text: citizens

text: refer

text: to

text: themselves

text: as

text: Batswana

text: singular

text: Motswana

text: Formerly

text: the

text: British

text: protectorate

text: of

text: Bechuanaland

text: Botswana

text: adopted

text: its

text: new

text: name

text: after

text: becoming

text: independent

text: within

text: the

text: Commonwealth

text: on

text: September

text: Since

text: then

text: it

text: has

text: maintained

text: strong

text: tradition

text: of

text: stable

text: representative

text: democracy

text: with

text: consistent

text: record

text: of

text: uninterrupted

text: democratic

text: elections

text: Zimbabwe Rhodesia was an unrecognised state that existed from 1 June 1979 to 12 December 1979. Zimbabwe Rhodesia was preceded by an unrecognized republic named Rhodesia and was briefly followed by the re-established British colony of Southern Rhodesia, which according to British constitutional theory had remained the proper government after Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI) in 1965. About three months later, the re-established colony of Southern Rhodesia was granted internationally recognised independence as the Republic of Zimbabwe.

text: Zimbabwe

text: Rhodesia

text: was

text: an

text: unrecognised

text: state

text: that

text: existed

text: from

text: June

text: to

text: December

text: Zimbabwe

text: Rhodesia

text: was

text: preceded

text: by

text: an

text: unrecognized

text: republic

text: named

text: Rhodesia

text: and

text: was

text: briefly

text: followed

text: by

text: the

text: re

text: established

text: British

text: colony

text: of

text: Southern

text: Rhodesia

text: which

text: according

text: to

text: British

text: constitutional

text: theory

text: had

text: remained

text: the

text: proper

text: government

text: after

text: Unilateral

text: Declaration

text: of

text: Independence

text: UDI

text: in

text: About

text: three

text: months

text: later

text: the

text: re

text: established

text: colony

text: of

text: Southern

text: Rhodesia

text: was

text: granted

text: internationally

text: recognised

text: independence

text: as

text: the

text: Republic

text: of

text: Zimbabwe

text: Zimbabwe, officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a landlocked country located in southern Africa, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the west and southwest, Zambia to the northwest, and Mozambique to the east and northeast. Although it does not border Namibia, less than 200 metres of the Zambezi River separates it from that country. The capital and largest city is Harare. A country of roughly 13 million people, Zimbabwe has 16 official languages, with English, Shona, and Ndebele the most commonly used.

text: Zimbabwe

text: officially

text: the

text: Republic

text: of

text: Zimbabwe

text: is

text: landlocked

text: country

text: located

text: in

text: southern

text: Africa

text: between

text: the

text: Zambezi

text: and

text: Limpopo

text: Rivers

text: It

text: is

text: bordered

text: by

text: South

text: Africa

text: to

text: the

text: south

text: Botswana

text: to

text: the

text: west

text: and

text: southwest

text: Zambia

text: to

text: the

text: northwest

text: and

text: Mozambique

text: to

text: the

text: east

text: and

text: northeast

text: Although

text: it

text: does

text: not

text: border

text: Namibia

text: less

text: than

text: metres

text: of

text: the

text: Zambezi

text: River

text: separates

text: it

text: from

text: that

text: country

text: The

text: capital

text: and

text: largest

text: city

text: is

text: Harare

text: country

text: of

text: roughly

text: million

text: people

text: Zimbabwe

text: has

text: official

text: languages

text: with

text: English

text: Shona

text: and

text: Ndebele

text: the

text: most

text: commonly

text: used

question: date_of_birth j. nozipo maraire

answer: 1966