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Mecca has been referred to by many names. As with many Arabic words, its etymology is obscure. [24] Widely believed to be a synonym for Makkah, it is said to be more specifically the early name for the valley located therein, while Muslim scholars generally use it to refer to the sacred area of the city that immediately surrounds and includes the Ka'bah.
Flag map of the Arab World. Flags of Arab countries, territories, and organisations usually include the color green, which is a symbol of Islam as well as an emblem of purity, fertility and peace. Common colors in Arab flags are Pan-Arab colors (red, black, white and green); common symbols include stars, crescents and the Shahada.
2010-10-01T06:24:03Z Transparent 6lue 2400x1200 (6542232 Bytes) Remade map: Malawi has its new flag, the islands have been preserved, the placement of the symbols is better, the file-size is smaller, the flags no longer intersect lakes and (hopefully) all countries are visible.
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Flag maps of the world for historical use: 1789 · 1900 · 1908 · 1914 · 1930 · 1935 · 1938 · 1942 · 1946 · 1965 · 1970 · 1972 · 1974 · 1989 · 1990 ...
This is a collection of lists of flags, including the flags of states or territories, groups or movements and individual people. There are also lists of historical flags and military flag galleries. Many of the flag images are on Wikimedia Commons .
This list divides the world using the seven-continent model, with islands grouped into adjacent continents. Variations on are noted below and discussed in the following articles: Continent, Boundaries between the continents of Earth, and List of transcontinental countries.
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