As its name implies, this Middle Eastern capital was once known for its damascened steel sword blades
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Carbon nanotechnology in an 17th century Damascus sword ...  Sep 27, 2008 ... This is useless for sword steel since the blade would shatter upon impact with a shield or another sword. Wootz, with its especially high carbon content of about 1.5%, should .... and 1700 in the middle east, known as oriental damascus steel .... In 1973 a smith by the name of Bill Moran introduced what he...
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Scimitar - Wikipedia  A scimitar is a backsword or sabre with a curved blade, originating in the Middle East. The curved sword or "scimitar" was widespread throughout the Middle East ... The name is thought to be derived from the Persian word shamshr which ... into contact with Middle Eastern civilizations through their shared Islamic faith.
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metalwork | Britannica.com  Feb 9, 2016 ... The surface of copper can be successfully gilded, and its reddish ... Who made them is not known, but one can assume that in the early Middle Ages they were .... 730 bc) is a bronze menat damascened with gold wire (Metropolitan ...... cities were important centres of production; but the Eastern capital,...
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Free Flashcards about WORLD CAPITAL CITIES - StudyStack  AS ITS NAME IMPLIES, THIS MIDDLE EASTERN CAPITAL WAS ONCE KNOWN FOR ITS DAMASCENED STEEL SWORD BLADES, DAMASCUS. IN THIS...
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Saudi Aramco World : The Decapolis of Jordan  They called it the Decapolis in Greek - ... Some 2,000 years ago, a handful of handsome cities flourished on the southeastern flank of the Roman Empire. ... miles) north of the Jordanian capital Amman - itself a Decapolis city known to the ... the 10 Decapolis cities as: Philadelphia (modern Amman), Gerasa (Jerash), Pella...
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Free Flashcards about WORLD CAPITAL CITIES - StudyStack  THE NAME OF THIS CAPITAL IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC IS OLD NORSE FOR .... KHMER ROUGE CAME TO POWER, THIS CITY'S POPULATION DROPPED .... IT'S LOCATED ABOUT 240 MILES WEST OF THE PERSIAN GULF AND 480...
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Hittites - Crystalinks  The Hittite kingdom, or at least its core region, was apparently called Hatti in the ... the ruins of the ancient Hittite capital Hattusa located near the modern Turkish town of ... Yet today, seventy-five years after the decipherment, there still exists no .... Mursili was assassinated shortly after his return home, and the Hittite Empire...
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The Major Cities of the World  Taipei is the capital of Taiwan located in the northern part of Taiwan Island. ... Bangkok is the capital of Thailand, in SW part of the contry, on the east bank of the Chao Phraya River, near the .... Cairo is the largest city in the Middle East and in Africa. ... During World War II, Casablanca was the scene of one of the three major...
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Peterhof  the world of fountains  St. Petersburg is Russia's second largest city, with a population of 5 million perched ... when the Peter and Paul Fortress lost its military significance, and Peter the ... Peterhof, a series of palaces and gardens in Russia's is known by some as ... "Samson tearing the lion's jaws", symbolizing the victory of Russia over Sweden.
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Isfahan - Wikipedia  Isfahan historically also rendered in English as Ispahan, Sepahan, Esfahan or Hispahan, is the ... It is famous for its PersianIslamic architecture, with many beautiful ... It is noteworthy to say that what was to become the city of Isfahan in later .... In 1598 Shah Abbas the Great moved his capital from Qazvin to the more central...
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Functional Replica Arab Swords  Cold Steels Shamshir Reviewed  Test cutting review of Cold Steels Arab swords - the Shamshir. ... When it comes to Arab swords and scimitars, there are only two companies in our target ... appear that the difference between these two Persian Shamshir is really only skin deep. ... the contour before terminating some 5" from an acute and deadly looking tip.
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Al-Jizah | Egypt | Britannica.com  It is a suburb of the national capital, with a distinctive character enriched by several archaeological and cultural ... Great Sphinx and the Pyramid of Khafre, near Giza, Egypt. ... The University of Cairo, founded in 1908, was reestablished in Al-Jzah in 1924. ... Most of Egypt's motion-picture industry is also concentrated there.
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Mameluke sword - Wikipedia  A Mameluke sword /mmluk/ is a cross-hilted, curved, scimitar-like sword historically ... Although some genuine Ottoman sabres were used by Westerners, most ... carried as dress or leve swords by officers of most light cavalry and hussar, ... There are a number of factors which influenced the fashion for Mameluke...
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Babylon, ancient city, Mesopotamia - Infoplease  One of the most important cities of the ancient Middle East, it was on the ... The city was destroyed (c.689 B.C.) by the Assyrians under Sennacherib, and its real spendor belongs to the later period of Babylonia after the city was rebuilt. ... 562 B.C.). The Hanging Gardens were one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
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Unique Facts About the Middle East: The Babylon  It was the capital city of Babylonia in Mesopotamia (in contemporary Iraq, about 70 ... In 689 BC its walls, temples and palaces were razed to the ground and the ... of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon (one of the seven wonders of the ancient ... of Nebuchadrezzar; the older Babylon which was destroyed by Sennacherib...
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Free Flashcards about MIDDLE EAST - StudyStack  Free flashcards to help memorize facts about MIDDLE EAST. ... THE NAME OF THIS MIDDLE EASTERN CAPITAL IS PERSIAN FOR "WARM PLACE", TEHRAN.
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Baghdad, Iraq - meherbabatravels jimdo page!  The name Baghdad is pre-Islamic and its origins are under some dispute. ... translating to "God-given" or "God's gift", from which comes Modern Persian Badd. ... Baghdad eclipsed Ctesiphon, the capital of the Persian Empire, which was...
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Iraq Significant Site 010 - Baghdad - Abbasid Palace - CEMML  Located on the Tigris River, the city dates back to pre-Islamic times. ... History of Baghdad: The city of Baghdad is often said to have been founded on the west bank of the Tigris on 30 July 762 by the Abbasid dynasty, led by caliph al-Mansur; ... outshone Ctesiphon, the capital of the Persian Empire [located 30 kilometers (20...
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History of Swords from Toledo  Their extraordinary hardness made of each of these swords an invincible force in the ... by Hannibal for his army and the Roman legions, defeated by those weapons, ... Then, the Toledan manufacturers would yield the famous rapiers so well ... Also todays Toledo is a quiet city with about 50,000 inhabitants, it has been for a...
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Weapons of Gor - Gorean Campus  Weapons of Gor "Toward the end of my training I always fought with shield and helmet. .... Mercenaries of Gor, Page 66 Gladius He also carried among his things the ... It is called the kaiila lance because it is designed to be used from kaiilaback. .... impenetrable growth, which must be hacked through with machete or panga.