town lay in ruins after the earthquake

См. также в других словарях:

• The Rough Wooing — was a term coined by Sir Walter Scott and H. E. Marshall to describe the Anglo Scottish war pursued intermittently from 1544 to 1551. It followed from the failure of the Scots to honour the terms of the 1543 Treaty of Greenwich, by which the… …   Wikipedia

• 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake — Earthquake title = 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake date = December 26, 2004 depth = 30 km (19 mi) location = coord|3.316|N|95.854|E|type:landmark scale:50000000|display=inline,title Tsunami strikes Ao Nang, Thailand. type = undersea (subduction)… …   Wikipedia

• History of the Dominican Republic — The Dominican Republic occupies the eastern two thirds of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antilles. Successive waves of Arawak migrants, moving northward from the Orinoco delta in South America, settled the islands of the Caribbean.… …   Wikipedia

• 2010 Chile earthquake — For other earthquakes in and about Chile during 2010, see List of earthquakes in Chile occurring in 2010. 2010 Chile earthquake …   Wikipedia

• 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami — 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake Tsunami strikes Ao Nang, Thailand. Date 00:58:53, December 26 …   Wikipedia

• 921 earthquake — For the September 21, 2009 earthquake in Bhutan, see 2009 Bhutan earthquake. 1999 Jiji Earthquake (921 Earthquake) …   Wikipedia

• 1935 Balochistan earthquake — The 1935 Balochistan Earthquake ( ur. بلوچستان زلزلہ) occurred on May 31, 1935 at 3:02am at Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan, then part of British India. The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.7 Mwcite web|url=http://www.dawn.com/2005/10/25/fea.htm|titl… …   Wikipedia

• Characters of The Order of the Stick — This is a list of characters from the webcomic The Order of the Stick (OOTS). It is a comedic webcomic that celebrates and satirizes tabletop role playing games and medieval fantasy through the ongoing tale of the eponymous fellowship of… …   Wikipedia

• JERUSALEM — The entry is arranged according to the following outline: history name protohistory the bronze age david and first temple period second temple period the roman period byzantine jerusalem arab period crusader period mamluk period …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Afghanistan — /af gan euh stan /, n. a republic in central Asia, NW of India and E of Iran. 23,738,085; 250,000 sq. mi. (647,500 sq. km). Cap.: Kabul. * * * Afghanistan Introduction Afghanistan Background: Afghanistan s recent history is characterized by war… …   Universalium

• Catania — Infobox CityIT official name = Comune di Catania img coa = Catania Stemma Alt.png img coa small = image caption = u Liotru , symbol of Catania region = RegioneIT|sigla=SIC province = ProvinciaIT (short form)|sigla=CT (CT) mayor = Raffaele… …   Wikipedia