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Medina quarter. For other uses, see Medina (disambiguation). A medina (from Arabic: مدينة, romanized :madīnah, lit. 'city') is a historical district in a number of North African cities, often corresponding to an old walled city. The term comes from the Arabic word simply meaning "city" or "town". [ 1 ][ 2 ]
The Suzanne Dellal Centre for Dance and Theatre presents Israeli and international contemporary dance companies. Established in 1989, the mission of the Suzanne Dellal Centre is to cultivate, support and promote the art of contemporary dance in Israel. The Centre pursues this mission by offering diverse performances, events, festivals, and ...
Biography. Mendive was born in Havana, Cuba, in 1944. His family practiced La Regla de Ocha, or Santería. A mulatto, he cherishes his Yoruba roots from the West coast of Africa. [1] In 1963, he graduated from the San Alejandro Academy of Plastic Arts, Havana.
Medina is mentioned several times in the Quran; two examples are Surah At-Tawbah (verse 101) and Al-Hashr (verse 8). Medinan suras are typically longer than their Meccan counterparts and they are also larger in number. Muhammad al-Bukhari recorded in Sahih Bukhari that Anas ibn Malik quoted Muhammad as saying: "Medina is a sanctuary from that ...
Marrakesh or Marrakech ( / məˈrækɛʃ / or / ˌmærəˈkɛʃ /; [3] Arabic: مراكش, romanized : murrākuš, pronounced [murraːkuʃ]) is the fourth-largest city in Morocco. [2] It is one of the four imperial cities of Morocco and is the capital of the Marrakesh–Safi region. The city lies west of the foothills of the Atlas Mountains .
36°49′N 10°10′E. / 36.817°N 10.167°E / 36.817; 10.167. Location of Medina of Tunis in Tunisia. The Medina of Tunis is the medina quarter of Tunis, the capital of Tunisia. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979. [1] The Medina contains some 700 monuments, including palaces, mosques, mausoleums, madrasas and fountains ...
The Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts ( ACCA ), previously the Gardner Arts Centre, is an arts centre, part of the University of Sussex at Falmer, Brighton and Hove, UK. Its public programme includes performance, dance, live art, film, music, discussion and debate. The building is mid-century modern Grade II* listed, designed by Basil ...
Madinat al-Zahraor Medina Azahara(Arabic: مدينة الزهراء, romanized: Madīnat az-Zahrā, lit. 'the radiant city'[1]) was a fortified palace-city on the western outskirts of Córdobain present-day Spain. Its remains are a major archaeologicalsite today. The city was built in the 10th century by Abd ar-Rahman III(912–961), a member ...