Countries

[miss love]

Hi how are you ,as I love knowing about countries ,and its important for u to no about other countries I would like to suggest that here we speak about countries ,I put a name of a country and we discuss all issues a bout it
I will begin to speak about my friends country :friends: Netherlands or Holland I like it soooooooo much I wish to visit it oneday
Thx and write everything u no or want to no about Holland.

[miss love]

First of all Netherlands is a kingdom which consists of the Netherlands,its a a constitutional monarchy located in northwestern Europe.

It is bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east.:15:

[miss love]

Many economic historians regard the Netherlands as the first thoroughly capitalist country in the world.

The official language is Dutch, which is spoken by a large majority of the inhabitants.

Another official language is Frisian, which is spoken in the northern province of Fryslân.

[miss love]

After searching about Netherlands I discovered that The term Holland is commonly used as a synonym for the Netherlands, but it only refers to a region in the west of the country, which has long been the most economically powerful part of the country.

[miss love]

Keukenhof is the most famous garden in Holland. The combination of flowers, floral exhibitions, art and various activities have drawn millions of visitors every year .
In addition to the millions of flower bulbs that are planted, more than 6,500 kilos of grass seed are sown each year in order to cultivate a fresh green lawn beside the colourful splendor of the flowers.

[Big brotheR]

very nice, thanks miss love!

i will try to post something at night!!

[miss love]

Thank u too bb for ur reading:15:
There is a tradition of learning foreign languages in the Netherlands: about 85% of the total population have basic knowledge of English, 55–60% of German and 25% of French.

[Big brotheR]

Rivers

The country is divided into two main parts by three rivers Rhine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhine) (Rijn), Waal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waal), and Meuse (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meuse_River) (Maas). These rivers not only function as a natural barrier, but also as a cultural divide, as is evident in the different dialects (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dialect) spoken north and south of these "Large Rivers" (de Grote Rivieren) and the (former) religious dominance of Catholics in the south and Calvinists in the north. The south-western part of the Netherlands is actually one river delta (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_delta) of these rivers and two arms of the Scheldt (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scheldt) (Westerschelde & Oosterschelde).
The predominant wind direction in the Netherlands is south-west, which causes a moderate maritime climate (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oceanic_climate), with cool summers and mild winters.

from wiki

[miss love]

Thx bb
In years past, the Dutch coastline has changed considerably as a result of human intervention and natural disasters which killed 50,000 people ,and to guard against floods, a series of defences against the water were contrived. In the first millennium, villages and farmhouses were built on man-made hills called terps.

[Big brotheR]

ٍshall I suggest the next Country? :)

[miss love]

Yea sure go a head bb:15: its ur forum not mine:lam:

[Big brotheR]

ok then!

I would go for Spain!!
:)

[Big brotheR]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/750px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png

[Swall0w]

mmmm
nice information,
but what about Sweden?
i like Sweden!!

[Swall0w]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/750px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png

why they put the sign of Royal in their flag?

[Big brotheR]

Spain [ spayn (http://iopal.net/encnet/features/dictionary/Pronounce.aspx?search=Spain) ] country in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula, east of Portugal.
Languages: Spanish.
Currency: euro.
Capital: Madrid.
Population: 40,217,413 (2003).
Area: 505,990 sq km (195,364 sq mi.)
Official name Kingdom of Spain

[Big brotheR]

why they put the sign of Royal in their flag?


Spain is a Kingdom

"This image depicts a coat of arms (http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blas%C3%B3n) or a flag (http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/bandera) of Spain or a Spanish administrative entity."

[miss love]

Wow i like Spain sooo much

[miss love]

More information please:yahoo:

[miss love]

I want to say that when you go to Spain ,you feel that you are in the Arab world,its great as it is a mixture of west and east i adore Spain:dirol: :lol:

[Eng. Sameer]

I have some strange information about wemen in spain read this:
The average life expectancy of women in Spain is 83.1 years.
hehehehehehe

[Eng. Sameer]

other information:
*Spain is located in southwestern Europe, occupying the greater part of the Iberian Peninsula, and is bounded on the north by the Bay of Biscay, France, and Andorra; on the east by the Mediterranean Sea; on the south by the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean; and on the west by Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean..

*The head of state in Spain is King JUAN CARLOS I (since 22 November 1975); Heir Apparent Prince FELIPE, son of the monarch, born 30 January 1968.

[miss love]

:15: :dirol:

[Big brotheR]

we want info about 'Bull-fighting' and the tomato thing!!!

[miss love]

:dirol: :dirol:

[miss love]

:15: :telephone:

[miss love]

:11_horror:

[Eng. Sameer]

What about the Islamic remains in Spain in garnata, kortoba and tolaytela???
We need more information.

[SnOw G!rL]

What about the Islamic remains in Spain in garnata, kortoba and tolaytela???
We need more information.




culture of Islamic Spain is one of them. It encompasses nearly 800 years, from the early eighth century, when Arabs and Berbers crossed the Strait of Gibraltar and began to establish Muslim domain over the Iberian Peninsula, until the surrender in 1492 of Muhammad XII of Granada to Ferdinand V of Aragon and Isabella of Castile.

The great archeological monuments of the period, most notably the palace complex of the Alhambra in Granada, are Islamic Spain's most familiar and conspicuous remnants. But its art remains little known and, especially in the absence of an important scholarly center devoted to Islamic culture in Spain itself, little studied. It has not helped matters that so much of the Islamic legacy was systematically destroyed by the Christians who reconquered Spain, nor that the art that remains is dispersed around the world, much of it in places well off the beaten path.

"Al-Andalus: The Art of Islamic Spain," at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, is the first major attempt to bring these works together and to focus attention on this subject. It is an unofficial acknowledgement by Spain, without whose participation the show could never have happened, of the importance of this chapter in its past. It is also a feat of curatorial and diplomatic organization on the part of the museum, one all the more spectacular for involving the Alhambra, which was the show's first and only other stop.

The architecture of Islamic Spain, for its complexity and sophistication, may be the crowning artistic achievement of the period. Unfortunately, the marriage of site and subject that was achieved by presenting the show at the Alhambra can be only dimly evoked here through large photographs.

The exhibition is presented in a somewhat smaller version in the Metropolitan's Lehman wing (whose pointed arches and irregular octagonal design distantly and unexpectedly conjure Islamic associations). The wing's wide-open spaces are not especially well suited to the intricacy and intimacy of many of the objects on view.

But the show is lucidly laid out, and among the nearly 100 objects are stunning ivories, lamps, textiles, arms and armor, and a carved-wood ceiling that epitomizes the opulence and complexity of geometric design to which later Islamic Spanish art aspired. Muslim art came to be valued throughout Europe precisely for its extravagance, and was even wrenched from its context and adapted by Christians to adorn liturgical objects, like a reliquary that is lined with a brilliant red Islamic textile depicting pairs of griffins and winged lions. A gold pendant bearing the inscription "Ave Maria Gracia Plena" makes the additional and crucial point that Jews, Christians and Muslims enjoyed a remarkable, respectful rapport in Islamic Spain, especially during the later years of Muslim rule. That point is certainly the show's timeliest political lesson.

Much of the work transcends cultural boundaries. One doesn't have to read Arabic to appreciate the beauty of the script, with its swooping flourishes of line, from various Koran manuscripts. Nor does one have to be able to translate the inscriptions on a 14-foot-high silk curtain to be stunned by the work's vivid color and its bold abstract pattern, which to Western eyes can bring to mind associations with 20th-century art.

Nor does one have to know anything about the origins of the Pisa Griffin to appreciate its monumentality, its curvaceous shape, and the fantastic variety of its incised decorations. Whether the griffin comes from Islamic Spain remains as much a mystery as the precise subject matter of several of the ivories in the exhibition, which are carved with complex figural designs. The greatest of the ivories come from the early centuries of Islamic rule under the Umayyad Dynasty, after which the use of ivory inexplicably dwindles. For scholars, this show provides an exceptional opportunity to address thorny problems like the source of the Pisa Griffin and the evolution of Islamic ivory carving, which achieves its apex with these Spanish pieces





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[jerusalem lady]

what ab0ut the pe0ple wh0 g0 there??
they g0t craZy : D
here is a situati0n haPpened t0 mE
0Nce up0n a time , my uNcle dialed t0 the teleph0ne 0f my h0Use fr0m
barcel0na . he asked me t0 tell his s0ns t0 swith the ph0ne in ;t0 c0nnect it in0rder t0 be able t0 talk t0 them .

any way I asked him:"but uncle , h0w's the j0urny 0ut there in SPAIN"?
he saiD : "I disc0vered that the best place f0r thE [7ajj , and UMRA]is
SUADI ARABIA".


what CRAZINESS !!

[Eng. Sameer]

wow thanx snow girl for your nice information
happy to see this from you
thanx alot

[SnOw G!rL]

wow thanx snow girl for your nice information
happy to see this from you
thanx alot

not at all

u r my bro

thanx

[rawand]

thx alot for these great information,because we need to be culturer people not only educated.
plz bb can you choose for us unknown country to know about it more
thx alot miss love

[rose3]

thx alot for these great information,because we need to be culturer people not only educated.
plz bb can you choose for us unknown country to know about it more
thx alot miss love

great idea rawand so lets start and find any country by our self and bring it here

[rose3]

thx alot for these great information,because we need to be culturer people not only educated.
plz bb can you choose for us unknown country to know about it more
thx alot miss love

great idea rawand so lets start and find any country by our self and bring it here

[hesham]

Well, i Agree with u dear Rawand, i think it's good idea to talk about unknown countries, but in the first time let's talk about Gaza coz i don't know anything about it hhhhh
Then we can turn to talk about and deal with difficult issues ok

[AlAmine]

Salam Everybody!

Please, before talking about unknown countries, can I ask what do you know about Casablanca in Morocco?

There are many people out of Morocco which doesn't know that "Addar-Albayda'a" is the arabic name of Casablanca.

So, let's see some informations about it!



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Casablanca (Spanish for "white house" ; Amazigh: Anfa; Standard Arabic: الدار البيضاء; Moroccan Arabic: dar beïda) is a city in western Morocco, located on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Greater Casablanca region.

It's the the bigest city in Morocco, with a population of 3.8 million. Casablanca is the leading city hosting headquarters and main industrial facilities for the leading Moroccan and international companies based in Morocco. Industrial statistics show Casablanca retains its historic position as the main industrial zone of the country. The Port of Casablanca is considered as Morocco's chief port and as one of the largest artificial ports in the world. It is also the largest port of the Maghreb and North Africa.


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In Casablanca, there is the second bigest Masjid in the World (after Al-Masjid Al-Haram in Mecca), It's "Masjid HASSAN II". It is situated on a promontory looking out to the Atlantic, which can be seen through a gigantic glass floor with room for 25,000 worshippers. A further 80,000 can be accommodated in the mosque's courtyard. Its minaret is the world's tallest at 210 metres.

[Big brotheR]

very nice!!

I used to encounter the word 'casablanca' tens of times and i used to wonder what it means and everytime i forgor to check the dictionary until one day, like five years ago, when there were some bombings when i realised for the first time in my life that it means 'aldar albaydaa'.

But i still wonder why the called that famous american movie 'Casabalnca"!!

[rose3]

Salam Everybody!

Please, before talking about unknown countries, can I ask what do you know about Casablanca in Morocco?

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unfortunatly bro amein I dont know this thing
but thanks bro 4 this wonderful information
I think Casablanca calls like this coz of the last french occupation