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AL-QAHIRAH (Settlement) ArabicIt is the original form of
Cairo the Egyptian capital city. Al-Qāhira means 'The Conquerer' because of a myth between its foundation and the planet Mars (that in Arabic is 'The Conquerer Star').
RIYADH (Settlement) ArabicRiyadh translates to "gardens" and is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of Riyadh Province, and belongs to the historical regions of Najd and Al-Yamama.
SAHARA (Region & Political Subdivision) Arabic, EnglishDerived directly from Arabic
صحارى (ṣaḥārā), the plural form of
صحراء (ṣaḥrāʾ) meaning "desert". The Sahara Desert in Northern
Africa is the largest hot desert and third largest desert in the world...
[more] TUNIS (Settlement & Country) English, Arabic, Croatian, Russian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Azerbaijani, Kazakh, Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Tajik, ArmenianDerived from the name تُونِس
(tūnis), of disputed meaning. One theory suggests Berber origin from the Tamazight root ⵜⵏⵙ
(tns) meaning "to lay down" or "encampment" or
ens meaning "to lie down, to pass the night", Others state that the name is from
Tanith, the name of a Phoenician goddess, or from
Tynes, the name of an ancient city...
[more] ZARI (Country) Arabicmeans flower in Arabic or a thread or a city in Nigeria