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Damask. Damask ( /ˈdæməsk/; Arabic: دمشق) is a woven, reversible patterned fabric. Damasks are woven by periodically reversing the action of the warp and weft threads. [ 1] The pattern is most commonly created with a warp-faced satin weave and the ground with a weft-faced or sateen weave. [ 2] Fabrics used to create damasks include silk ...
Frewsburg, New York. / 42.05722°N 79.16083°W / 42.05722; -79.16083. Frewsburg is a hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Carroll in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. The population was 1,906 at the 2010 census. [2] The ZIP code is 14738 and the telephone exchange (which extends past Carroll and well into South ...
Brooks Brothers Inc. Brooks Brothers is a high-end American luxury fashion company founded in 1818 and the oldest apparel brand in continuous operation in the United States. [ 2] Originally a family business, Brooks Brothers produces clothing for men, women and children, as well as home furnishings.
The Battle of Winwick was fought on 19 August 1648 between a Scottish Royalist army and a Parliamentarian army during the Second English Civil War. The Scottish army invaded north-west England and was attacked and defeated at Preston on 17 August. The surviving Royalists fled south, closely pursued. Two days later, hungry, cold, soaking wet ...
Armed conflicts and attacks. Russian invasion of Ukraine. Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. August 2024 Kursk Oblast incursion. Ukraine reports capturing 82 Russian settlements within an area of 1,150 square kilometres (440 sq mi) since the start of the Kursk incursion on August 6.
Damascus was the capital of independent Ayyubid rulers between 1193 and 1201, from 1218 to 1238, from 1239 to 1245, and from 1250 to 1260. At other times it was ruled by the Ayyubid rulers of Egypt. [ 88 ] During the internecine wars fought by the Ayyubid rulers, Damascus was besieged repeatedly, as, e.g., in 1229.
Non-Executive Chairman, N Brown Group. Net worth. £ 500 million (2018) [ 1] David Alliance, Baron Alliance, CBE ( Persian: داوود آلیانس, [ 2] Hebrew: דייוויד אליאנס; born 15 June 1932) is an Iran -born British - Israeli businessman and Liberal Democrat politician.
The Auld Alliance ( Scots for "Old Alliance") [1] [2] was an alliance between the kingdoms of Scotland and France against England made in 1295. The Scots word auld, meaning old, has become a partly affectionate term for the long-lasting association between the two countries. The alliance was never formally revoked, [3] [4] although it is ...