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The Soviet–Afghan War was a protracted armed conflict fought in the Soviet-controlled Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (DRA) from 1979 to 1989. The war...

Yin and yang (English: /jɪn/, /jæŋ/), also yinyang or yin-yang, is a concept that originated in Chinese philosophy, describing an opposite but interconnected...

Haiku (俳句, listen) is a type of short form poetry that originated in Japan, and can be traced back from the influence of traditional Chinese poetry. Traditional...

Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov (Russian: Георгий Константинович Жуков; 1 December [O.S. 19 November] 1896 – 18 June 1974) was a Marshal of the Soviet Union...

Malayalam cinema is the segment of Indian cinema dedicated to the production of motion pictures in the Malayalam language, which is widely spoken in the...

Palawan (/pəˈlɑːwən/, Tagalog: [pɐˈlaː.wɐn]), officially the Province of Palawan (Cuyonon: Probinsya i'ang Palawan; Tagalog: Lalawigan ng Palawan), is...

Chinese names are personal names used by individuals from Greater China and other parts of the Sinophone world. Sometimes the same set of Chinese characters...

The United States of America was the first country to recognize the nascent State of Israel. Since the 1960s, the American Israeli relationship has grown...

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SAIC Motor Corp., Ltd. (formerly Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation) is a Chinese state-owned automobile manufacturer headquartered in Anting, Shanghai...

Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: KML GPX (all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) The Baikonur...

Historical negationism, also called historical denialism, is falsification or distortion of the historical record. This is not the same as historical revisionism...

Gaziantep, historically Aintab and still informally called Antep, is a major city in south-central Turkey. It is the capital of the Gaziantep Province...

The Moro people or Bangsamoro people are the 13 Muslim-majority ethnolinguistic Austronesian groups of Mindanao, Sulu, and Palawan, native to the region...

The judiciary of India (ISO: Bhārata kī Nyāyapālikā) is the system of courts that interpret and apply the law in the Republic of India. India uses a common...

The Ho Chi Minh Trail (Vietnamese: Đường mòn Hồ Chí Minh), also called Annamite Range Trail (Vietnamese: Đường Trường Sơn) was a logistical network of...

Famagusta (UK: /ˌfæməˈɡʊstə, ˌfɑːm-/ FA(H)M-ə-GUUST-ə, US: /ˌfɑːməˈɡuːstə/ FAH-mə-GOO-stə), also known by several other names, is a city on the east coast...

Kim Dae-jung (Korean: 김대중; Hanja: 金大中; Korean pronunciation: [kim.dɛ.dʑuŋ]; 6 January 1924 – 18 August 2009) was a South Korean politician and activist...

Tang Soo Do (Hangeul: 당수도, Hanja: 唐手道 pronounced [taŋ.su.do]) is a Korean martial art based on karate and can include fighting principles from taekkyeon...

This article contains Manchu text. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of Manchu alphabet. Hong...