(n) a terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist groups; has cells in more than 50 countries, Syn. al-Qa'ida, Base, al-Qaida, Qaeda
(n) a loose garment (usually with veiled holes for the eyes) worn by Muslim women especially in India and Pakistan, Syn. burka, Example:the Taliban forced all women to wear the burqa
(n) Libyan leader who seized power in a military coup d'etat in 1969; deposed the Libyan monarchy and imposed socialism and Islamic orthodoxy on the country (born in 1942), Syn. Gaddafi, Qadhafi, Muammar el-Qaddafi, Khadafy, Muammar al-Qaddafi
(n) an Arab country on the peninsula of Qatar; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1971; the economy is dominated by oil, Syn. State of Katar, State of Qatar, Katar
(adj) having a secret or hidden meaning; ; ; - John Gunther, Syn. qabalistic, sibylline, cryptic, kabbalistic, cryptical, Example:cabalistic symbols engraved in stone; cryptic writings; thoroughly sibylline in most of his pronouncements
(n) the capital of Egypt and the largest city in Africa; a major port just to the south of the Nile delta; formerly the home of the Pharaohs, Syn. capital of Egypt, El Qahira, Egyptian capital, Al Qahira
(n) the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant, Syn. Arabian tea, qat, African tea, khat, cat, quat, Example:in Yemen kat is used daily by 85% of adults
(n) a terrorist organization formed in Pakistan in 2002 as a coalition of extremist Islamic militant groups including Lashkar-e-Taiba and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi and Jaish-e-Muhammad and elements of al-Qaeda, Syn. Al Qanoon
[柴达木盆地 / 柴達木盆地, chái dá mù pén dìㄔㄞˊ ㄉㄚˊ ㄇㄨˋ ㄆㄣˊ ㄉㄧˋ] Tsaidam or Qaidam basin depression northeast of the Plateau of Tibet, located between the Qilian Shan and the Kunlun Shan at the northern margin of the Tibetan Plateau.#61769
[布托, Bù tuōㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄛ] Bhutto (name); Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (1928-1979), president of Pakistan 1971-1979 executed by General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq; Benazzir Bhutto (1953-2007), twice president of Pakistan 1988-1990 and 1993-1996, murdered by Al Qaeda#70548
[坎儿井 / 坎兒井, kǎn ér jǐngㄎㄢˇ ㄦˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇ] karez, qanat or "horizontal well" (irrigation and water management system used in Xinjiang, Central Asia and Middle East)#80775
[四大盆地, sì dà pén dìㄙˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄆㄣˊ ㄉㄧˋ] four great basin depressions of China, namely Tarim 塔里木盆地 in south Xinjiang, Jungar 準葛爾盆地|准葛尔盆地 and Tsaidam or Qaidam 柴達木盆地|柴达木盆地 in north Xinjiang Sichuan 四川盆地, See Also: 塔里木盆地, 準葛爾盆地, 准葛尔盆地, 柴達木盆地, 柴达木盆地, 四川盆地
[贝・布托 / 貝・佈托, Bèi· Bù tuōㄅㄟˋ· ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄛ] Benazir Bhutto (1953-2007), Pakistani politician, daughter of executed former prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and herself prime minister 1993-1996, murdered by Al Qaeda