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  • Arabia, and the chief city of Auranitis, of which the name is preserved in Beled Hauran, the limits of which meet the desert.

    The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206

  • Bagirmi, where some traces of a matriarchal stage of society linger, one small state being called Beled-el-Mra, "Women's Land," because its ruler is always a queen.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Various

  • The principal produce of the fields [They are here called Beled,

    Travels in Arabia 2003

  • The principal produce of the fields [They are here called Beled, (plur.

    Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred John Lewis Burckhardt 1800

  • Fierce clashes in the southeastern border town of Beled-Hawa have forced thousands to seek refuge in nearby villages, with some crossing into neighboring Kenya in search of safety, said a spokesman for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees.

    60,000 Somalis Flee Fighting The Huffington Post News Team 2010

  • Fierce clashes in the southeastern border town of Beled-Hawa have forced thousands to seek refuge in nearby villages, with some crossing into neighboring Kenya in search of safety, said a spokesman for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees.

    60,000 Somalis Flee Fighting AP 2010

  • Fierce clashes in the southeastern border town of Beled-Hawa have forced thousands to seek refuge in nearby villages, with some crossing into neighboring Kenya in search of safety, said a spokesman for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees.

    60,000 Somalis Flee Fighting AP 2010

  • The U.N. agency is concerned that tensions are again rising as the al-Qaida-linked Islamist group al-Shabab is reportedly regrouping to launch an attack to retake Beled-Hawa.

    60,000 Somalis Flee Fighting AP 2010

  • The U.N. agency is concerned that tensions are again rising as the al-Qaida-linked Islamist group al-Shabab is reportedly regrouping to launch an attack to retake Beled-Hawa.

    60,000 Somalis Flee Fighting AP 2010

  • On the south side of this tract, or rather the east side, for the river here flows in the direction from east to west, the country of the Sheygya commences; the first city or village (Beled or Wady) is Gos (قوس), inhabited by the tribe Onye; then follows Hannek el Zebeyr

    Travels in Nubia 2004

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