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  2. Kashmir - Wikipedia

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    Kashmir. Coordinates: 34.5°N 76.5°E. Kashmir (/ ˈkæʃmɪər / KASH-meer or / kæʃˈmɪər / kash-MEER) is the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term "Kashmir" denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal Range.

  3. Cash register - Wikipedia

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    A cash register, sometimes called a till or automated money handling system, is a mechanical or electronic device for registering and calculating transactions at a point of sale. It is usually attached to a drawer for storing cash and other valuables. A modern cash register is usually attached to a printer that can print out receipts for record ...

  4. Samir Kassir - Wikipedia

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    Samir Kassir (Arabic: سمير قصير, 5 May 1960 – 2 June 2005) was a Lebanese - Palestinian journalist of An-Nahar [1] and professor of history at Saint-Joseph University, [2] who was an advocate of democracy and prominent opponent of the Syrian occupation of Lebanon. [1] He was assassinated in 2005 [3] as part of a series of ...

  5. Wilhelm II - Wikipedia

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    Wilhelm II[ b ] (Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert; 27 January 1859 – 4 June 1941) was the last German Emperor and King of Prussia from 1888 until his abdication in 1918, which marked the end of the German Empire as well as the Hohenzollern dynasty's 300-year rule of Prussia. Born during the reign of his granduncle Frederick William IV of ...

  6. South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation - Wikipedia

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    Website saarc-sec.org. The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is the regional intergovernmental organization and geopolitical union of states in South Asia. Its member states are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. SAARC comprises 3% of the world's land area, 21% of the world's ...

  7. Samir Kassir Square - Wikipedia

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    View of Samir Kasir Square. Completed in 2004, Samir Kassir Square is 815 square meters located in Beirut, Lebanon. [1] Vladimir Djurovic Landscape Architecture was responsible for the design. [1] The square acts as a gateway to Central Beirut. The small square frames two ancient ficus trees which anchor the project.

  8. Information and communications technology - Wikipedia

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    Information and communications technology (ICT) is an extensional term for information technology (IT) that stresses the role of unified communications [1] and the integration of telecommunications (telephone lines and wireless signals) and computers, as well as necessary enterprise software, middleware, storage and audiovisual, that enable users to access, store, transmit, understand and ...

  9. Angels in Islam - Wikipedia

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    Angel in a Persian miniature, in the style of Bukhara, 16th century.. In Islam, angels (Arabic: ملاك٬ ملك ‎, romanized: malāk; plural: ملائِكة ‎, malāʾik/malāʾikah or Persian: فرشته, romanized: ferešte) are believed to be heavenly beings, created from a luminous origin by God.