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The Adventures of Hajji Baba is an American movie, based on the Hajji Baba novels, which was produced in 1954. Operation Hajji Baba, a humanitarian airlift operation conducted in 1952 by the US Air Force, took its name from the Hajji Baba novels. Morier is credited with introducing into English the word "bosh", meaning absurd or foolish talk.
The Adventures of Hajji Baba is a 1954 American CinemaScope adventure film directed by Don Weis and starring John Derek and Elaine Stewart. Made in Southern California, it was released on October 1, 1954. In the credits it states that the film is suggested by The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan by James Justinian Morier (3 vols., London ...
The title page of the second edition of The adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan. The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan is a satirical Oriental novel in English.It was written in 1824 by James Justinian Morier, a former British envoy who lived in Qajar Iran in 1808–1809 and 1810–1814, amidst the diplomatic difficulties that the country had with European nations. [1]
Operation Hajji Baba was a humanitarian airlift operation performed by the United States Air Force between 25 and 29 August 1952. The mission of the operation was to airlift Hajj pilgrims stranded in Beirut , Lebanon to Jeddah , Saudi Arabia before the closing of the gates to Mecca .
Hajji Baba may refer to: Books by James Justinian Morier; Hajji Baba-ye Olya, a village in West Azerbaijan Province, Iran; Hajji Baba-ye Sofla, a village in West ...
The Haji clan (土師氏, Haji-uji, Haji-shi) is a Japanese clan. The clan administered earthenware artisans, organized collectively into a group called Haji-be (土師部). During the Yamato period, these artisans worked chiefly on soil-related matters, such as creating haniwa, constructing tombs and kofun, and handling other civil engineering ...
The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan in England is an 1828 novel by the British traveller and writer James Justinian Morier. It is a sequel to his 1824 novel The Adventures of Hajji Baba of Ispahan. It followed despite protests from the Persian ambassador to London about the original. [1] Morier presented it as an satire on Western ...
Syed Ahmed Shah, known as Haji Baba, migrated from Saudi Arabia to South Asia somewhere in the 15th or 16th century to preach Islam and later settled in the KP [further explanation needed] region. His descendants who are Pashtuns are known as Haji Khel Syedan (Syeds) Hajikhel (tribe) or Miangan|Mian by other Pashtun tribes mostly live in Upper ...