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Kursi ( Medieval Greek: Κυρσοί, Hebrew: כורסי, Arabic: الكرسي) is an archaeological site in the Golan Heights containing the ruins of a Byzantine monastery and identified by tradition as the site of Jesus ' "Miracle of the Swine". [1] Part of the archaeological site is now an Israeli national park.
Nationality. Greek. Occupation (s) poet, author. Kostas Krystallis ( Greek: Κώστας Κρυστάλλης; 1868–1894) was an Aromanian ethnic, Greek author and poet, representative of 19th century Greek pastoral literature. He was born an Ottoman subject in Epirus, but escaped to Greece after being denounced to the authorities for writing ...
Gergesa, also Gergasa ( Γέργεσα in Byzantine greek) or the Country of the Gergesenes, is a place on the eastern ( Golan Heights) side of the Sea of Galilee located at some distance to the ancient Decapolis cities of Gadara and Gerasa. Today, it is identified with El-Koursi or Kursi. It is mentioned in some ancient manuscripts of the ...
Q2:255 in Usmani script. The Throne Verse ( Arabic: آيَة ٱلْكُرْسِيّ, romanized :Ayāh al-Kursī [a]) is the 255th verse of the second chapter of the Quran, al-Baqara 2:255. In this verse, God introduces Himself to mankind and says nothing and nobody is comparable to God. [2] [3] Throne Verse. Mujawwad recitation.
Zoroastrianism, also known as Mazdayasna and Behdin, is an Iranian religion. One of the world's oldest organized faiths, it is based on the teachings of the Avesta and the Iranian prophet Zoroaster. Zoroastrians exalt an uncreated and benevolent deity of wisdom, commonly referred to as "Ahura Mazda" ( Avestan: 𐬀𐬵𐬎𐬭𐬋 ...
Kristaps Porziņģis ( Latvian pronunciation: [ˈkris.taps ˈpuɔr.ziɲ.ɟis]; born 2 August 1995) is a Latvian professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Listed at 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) [b], he plays both the power forward and center positions. Born in Liepāja, Porziņģis began his ...
Kursi is a village in Põltsamaa Parish, Jõgeva County in Estonia. It's located about 4 km (2 mi) northeast of Puurmani, by the Pedja River. Kursi has a population of 54 (as of 10 April 2006). Kursi Church is a mixture of Baroque architecture and Gothic Revival architecture. It derives its present look due to alterations made by architect ...
Tropical Storm Hernan was a short-lived tropical cyclone that caused widespread flooding and destructive mudslides across southwestern Mexico in late August 2020. The eighth named storm of the 2020 Pacific hurricane season, Hernan formed to the southwest of Mexico on August 26. The cyclone peaked with maximum sustained winds of 70 km/h (45 mph ...