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Q, 17th letter of the English alphabet, derived through Latin and Greek from the Phoenician qoph, which was in...

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QAANAAQ, formerly THULE, community, NW Greenland, situated on the Hayes Peninsula on Baffin Bay, N of Cape Yo...

QADDAFI, Muammar al- (1942- ), Libyan revolutionary and political leader, known for his devotion to Islam ...

QAEDA, AL- ("The Base"), also al-Qaida, international terrorist network founded by Osama bin ...

QANDAHAR. See Kandahar.

QARAGHANDY, also Karaganda, city, central Kazakstan, capital of Qaraghandy Province. The city, with more than...

QATAR, independent state, SW Asia, occupying the Qatar Peninsula that juts into the Persian Gulf from the E c...

QATTARAH DEPRESSION, desert basin, NW Egypt, in the NE Sahara. A largely sandy region with salt lakes and mar...

QAYRAWAN, AL, also Kairouan, city, N Tunisia, capital of al, Qayrawan Governorate. The city, a trade center ...

QAZVIN, also Kazvin, city, NW Iran, in Tehran Province. The city is connected by rail with Tehran and Tabriz ...