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The place is called the Weli, or tomb, of a Persian Moslem saint named _Sardoni_.
Byeways in Palestine James Finn
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One man, Weli Diriye, who identified himself as a member of the Democratic Party of Somalia, said there is hope for the country, but it lies with the politicians.
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One man, Weli Diriye, who identified himself as a member of the Democratic Party of Somalia, said there is hope for the country, but it lies with the politicians.
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Most of the displaced are from Balad area, about 30 kilometres (20 miles) north of the capital Mogadishu, Weli said.
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The enemy also evacuated without firing a shot the position which he had prepared near Weli Sheikh Nuran.
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West of this place they prepared a strong defensive position near Weli Sheikh Nuran, with the object of covering their lines of communication both along the Beersheba railway and along the Jerusalem-Hebron-Beersheba road.
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Over the plain going eastwards we had for a long time in view a rocky hill with a Weli crowning its summit; on our right, _i. e._ southwards, a conspicuous object, and called _'Arak Munshiyah_ (the rock of Munshiyah.)
Byeways in Palestine James Finn
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Arrived at the Weli, we found no language sufficient to express the astonishment elicited by the view before us; and here it will be safest only to indicate the salient points of the extensive landscape, without indulging in the use of epithets vainly striving to portray our feelings.
Byeways in Palestine James Finn
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_Weli_ called _Nebi Osha_; that is to say, a sepulchre, or commemorative station of the Prophet Joshua, celebrated all over the country for the exceeding magnificence of the prospect it commands in every direction.
Byeways in Palestine James Finn
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Somalia's prime minister, Abdi Weli Mohamed Ali, is appealing for urgent international food aid deliveries.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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