Al Gharbiyah
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al-Gharbiyah "the western one" derives from Ġarb "west" (also transliterated Gharb, Garb or Rharb) and may refer to:
- Al Gharbiyah RegionAl Gharbiyah RegionAl Mintaqah al Gharbiyah was a municipality of Bahrain in the western part of the country. Its territory is now in the Northern and Southern Governorates.- See also :* Al Gharbiyah...
, BahrainBahrain' , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. The population in 2010 stood at 1,214,705, including 235,108 non-nationals. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002.Bahrain is... - Għarb, MaltaMaltaMalta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
- Gharbia Governorate, EgyptEgyptEgypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
- West Bahr al GhazalWest Bahr al GhazalWestern Bahr el Ghazal is one of the ten states of South Sudan. It has an area of and is the least populous state in South Sudan, according to the controversial Sudanese census conducted in 2008. It is part of the Bahr el Ghazal region. Its capital is Wau. The state shares international borders...
, SudanSudanSudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the...
(Gharb Bahr al-Ghazal) - West DarfurWest DarfurWest Darfur is one of the 15 states of Sudan, and one of three comprising the Darfur region. It has an area of 79,460 km² and an estimated population of approximately 1,007,000 . It borders North and South Darfur to the east. The Chadian prefectures of Biltine and Ouaddaï lie to the west,...
, SudanSudanSudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the...
(Gharb Darfur) - Al'Garb Al'AndalusAl'Garb Al'AndalusThe Al-Gharb Al-Andalus , or just Al-Gharb , was the name given by the Moors of Iberia to the modern region of Algarve and, by extension, to most of Portugal.-See also:*Timeline of Portuguese history...
- Algarve
- Gharb region of Morocco, see Gharb-Chrarda-Béni HssenGharb-Chrarda-Béni HssenGharb-Chrarda-Béni Hssen is one of the sixteen regions of Morocco. It is situated in north-western Morocco. It covers an area of 8805 km² and has a population of 1,859,540 . The capital is Kenitra....
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- etymology of the word ArabEtymology of the word ArabThe proper name Arab or "Arabian" has been used to translate several different but similar sounding words in ancient and classical texts which do not necessarily have the same meaning or origin. The etymology of the term is of course closely linked to that of the place name "Arabia"...
- Al Janobiyah (disambiguation) (southern)
- Ash Shamaliyah (disambiguation) (northern)
- Ash Sharqiyah (disambiguation) (eastern)
- Al Wusta (disambiguation) (central)
- Western (subnational entity)Western (subnational entity)Western may refer to:*Western Province *Western Region *Western Division, Fiji*Western Division, The Gambia*Western Australia*West Malaysia*Western Area, Sierra Leone-See also:...
- Abu GhraibAbu GhraibThe city of Abu Ghraib in the Baghdad Governorate of Iraq is located just west of Baghdad's city center, or northwest of Baghdad International Airport. It has a population of 189,000. The old road to Jordan passes through Abu Ghraib...