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The men known as Khor Lian Hup and Tan Yong Hua were granted bail of RM10,000 each with one surety.
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Our onward journey took us past a lovely creek, called Khor Haghia, running two miles inland, with silted mouth and overhanging yellow and white rocks.
Southern Arabia Mabel Bent
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" " My favorite landmark that I have visited is a place called "Khor Virap" that is on the Armenian-Turkish boarder.
NYT > Home Page By KATHERINE SCHULTEN 2011
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" My favorite landmark that I have visited is a place called "Khor Virap" that is on the Armenian-Turkish boarder.
NYT > Home Page By HOLLY EPSTEIN OJALVO 2011
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Iraqi officials and politicians have voiced their objections to the port, saying it would threaten Iraq's shipping lanes through the narrow Khor Abdullah waterway.
Iraq Asks Kuwait to Halt Work on Disputed Port Hassan Hafidh 2011
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Iraq exports some 1.8 million barrels of oil a day through two Persian Gulf loading terminals, Basra and Khor al-Amyah.
Iraq Asks Kuwait to Halt Work on Disputed Port Hassan Hafidh 2011
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The maritime border runs down the middle of Khor Abdullah waterway.
Iraq Asks Kuwait to Halt Work on Disputed Port Hassan Hafidh 2011
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For a region not shy of symbolism, it might be no surprise that a familiar list of metaphors weighs the proposal down: the dhow fishing boat (Al Shamal Stadium); the seashell (Al Khor Stadium); the national flag (Al Gharafa Stadium); and the oasis (Al Wakrah Stadium), which might also make up for the sole missing metaphor, the pearl, in the form of a spherical glass dome.
Todd Reisz and Rory Hyde: Qatar's Bid for World Cup 2022: To Build a Nation or a Region? 2010
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For a region not shy of symbolism, it might be no surprise that a familiar list of metaphors weighs the proposal down: the dhow fishing boat (Al Shamal Stadium); the seashell (Al Khor Stadium); the national flag (Al Gharafa Stadium); and the oasis (Al Wakrah Stadium), which might also make up for the sole missing metaphor, the pearl, in the form of a spherical glass dome.
Todd Reisz and Rory Hyde: Qatar's Bid for World Cup 2022: To Build a Nation or a Region? 2010
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Dilara highlighted a section of the scroll that talked about Khor Virap, then a Jewish temple and now a Christian monastery.
The Ark Boyd Morrison 2009
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