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The damma [Arabic vowel] in [Arabic] is never pronounced by the Arabians, who say Amr Ibn el Las, ([Arabic]) and not Amrou
Travels in Arabia 2003
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Alexandrea was taken by Amrou, one of the most distinguished generals of Omar.
History of the Moors of Spain M. Florian
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Amrou, the Arab, cleared it out, but it was soon permitted to fill up again, and not until the great Napoleon reached
A Fantasy of Mediterranean Travel S. G. Bayne
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Amrou, as a man of genius and learning, may have grieved at the order of the caliph, while, as a loyal subject and faithful soldier, he felt bound to obey.
The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851 Various
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On the 8th of March, 1805, Eaton advanced into the Desert westward, towards the famous land of Cyrene, like Aryandes the Persian, and Amrou, general of the Caliph Omar.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 38, December, 1860 Various
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It was Amrou, too, who caused the execution of a design worthy of the best age of Rome, that of connecting the Red Sea with the Mediterranean by means of a navigable canal, at a point where the waters of the Nile might be diverted from
History of the Moors of Spain M. Florian
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Amrou caused the library of the Ptolemies to be burned, yet this same Amrou was nevertheless celebrated for his poetical effusions.
History of the Moors of Spain M. Florian
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Amrou continued to advance into Africa, while the other Arabian commanders passed the Euphrates and conquered the Persians.
History of the Moors of Spain M. Florian
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Ali, and, under the guidance of the sagacious Amrou, the conqueror of
History of the Moors of Spain M. Florian
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The confederate charged with the murder of Amrou, stabbed, by mistake, one of the friends of that rebel.
History of the Moors of Spain M. Florian
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