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  • Wa-ith qala rabbuka lilmala-ikati innee jaAAilun fee al-ardi khaleefatan qaloo atajAAalu feeha man yufsidu feeha wayasfiku alddimaa wanahnu nusabbihu bihamdika wanuqaddisu laka qala innee aAAlamu ma la taAAlamoona

    SARA - Southeast Asian RSS Aggregator 2010

  • This fort is a larger version of the more common and much smaller fortified compounds known as qala that characterize the rural zones of eastern and southern Afghanistan and the wider region.

    Connecting Histories in Afghanistan: Market Relations and State Formation on a Colonial Frontier 2008

  • And while the small Forward Operating Base referred to in this article by The Times called 'Poentjak' does indeed include a meeting point and a qala, it also bears a striking resemblance to a 'small fortress' and has been the scene of heavy attacks by the Taliban.

    Afstan: What are the Dutch and Brits doing? 2007

  • Colonel Vleugels, commander of the Dutch force in neighbouring Uruzgan province,... built a qala — a traditional Pashtun home with mud walls and a large reception room where guests are greeted in the local fashion with tea, nuts and dried fruit.

    Afstan: What are the Dutch and Brits doing? 2007

  • Colonel Vleugels, commander of the Dutch force in neighbouring Uruzgan province,... built a qala — a traditional Pashtun home with mud walls and a large reception room where guests are greeted in the local fashion with tea, nuts and dried fruit.

    Archive 2007-01-01 2007

  • Ho bohlokoa ho tseba hore "Evaluation Roll" e kena tshebetsong ho tlohella ha "Financial Year" 1st July e qala, ebe "Valid" dilemong tse nne.

    SPEECH BY MR S MSHUDULU, ANC MP DURING THE PROPERTY RATES BILL DEBATE 2004

  • In Aymara, qala means stone, and yampu means totora boat.

    Interactive Dig Tiwanaku - Experimental Archaeology 2002

  • Administrative divisions: 19 oblystar (singular - oblys) and 1 city (qalalar, singular - qala) *; Almaty Qalasy*, Almaty Oblysy,

    The 1996 CIA Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • Administrative divisions: 14 oblystar (singular - oblysy) and 3 cities (qala, singular - qalasy) *; Almaty, Almaty*, Aqmola (Astana),

    The 2001 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • Administrative divisions: 14 oblystar (singular -- oblysy) and 3 cities (qala, singular -- qalasy) *; Almaty, Almaty*, Aqmola (Astana),

    The 1999 CIA Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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