A district of Cyrene

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• Cyrene — may refer to: Cyrene (mythology), a Greek mythological figure Cyrene, Libya, an ancient Greek colony in North Africa USS Cyrene (AGP 13), a motor torpedo boat tender 133 Cyrene, an asteroid Cyrene (Xena), a fictional character in the Xena TV… …   Wikipedia

• Cyrene, Libya — Archaeological Site of Cyrene * UNESCO World Heritage Site Country Libya …   Wikipedia

• USS Cyrene (AGP-13) — was a motor torpedo boat tender for the United States Navy.She was laid down as Cape Farewell , a Maritime Commission type (C1 A) hull under a Maritime Commission contract, at Pusey and Jones Corp., Wilmington, Delaware. Cyrene was launched 8… …   Wikipedia

• North Africa — North African. the northern part of Africa, esp. the region north of the tropical rain forest and comprised of Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and that part of Egypt west of the Gulf of Suez. * * * Introduction       region of Africa comprising …   Universalium

• Egypt, ancient — Introduction  civilization in northeastern Africa dating from the 3rd millennium BC. Its many achievements, preserved in its art and monuments, hold a fascination that continues to grow as archaeological finds expose its secrets. This article… …   Universalium

• Cyrenaica — Pentapolis (North Africa) redirects here. For other uses, see Pentapolis. Barqa redirects here. For other uses, see Barka. Cyrenaica as an administrative unit included all of eastern Libya from 1927 to 1963: Italian Cyrenaica from 1927 to 1937… …   Wikipedia

• LIBYA — LIBYA, country in N. Africa, consisting of the regions of Tripolitania, Cyrenaica (see cyrene ), and Fezzan. Isolated finds of Jewish origin from pre Exilic Ereẓ Israel were discovered both in Cyrenaica and Tripolitania, but there is no reliable… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• ancient Greek civilization — ▪ historical region, Eurasia Introduction       the period following Mycenaean civilization, which ended in about 1200 BC, to the death of Alexander the Great, in 323 BC. It was a period of political, philosophical, artistic, and scientific… …   Universalium

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• DIASPORA — Introduction The word Diaspora, from the Greek διασπορά ( dispersion ), is used in the present context for the voluntary dispersion of the Jewish people as distinct from their forced dispersion, which is treated under galut . As such it confines… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Charles William Kerr — (2 April 1875 – 18 July 1951) was a Moderator of the General Assembly for the Presbyterian Church in the United States, as well as the longtime pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Tulsa, Oklahoma, the second largest Presbyterian church in… …   Wikipedia