| Albania This article is about the country in southern Europe. For a topic outline on this subject, see List of basic Albania topics. For other uses, see Albania (disambiguation). Albania
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| Byzantine Empire/Archive 7 Talk:Byzantine_Empire/Archive_7
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| Malawi Malawi
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| Swastika The swastika (from Sanskrit 'equilateral cross with its arms bent at right angles, in either right-facing () form or its mirrored left-facing () form. Archaeological evidence of swastika-shaped ornaments dates from the Neolithic period. It occurs mainly in the modern day culture of India, sometimes as a geometrical motif and sometimes as a religious symbol. It remains widely used in Eastern religions / Dharmic religion such as Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. Swastika
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| Rainbow flag rainbow flag is a multi-colored flag consisting of stripes in the colors of the rainbow. The actual colors used to differ, but many of the designs are based on the traditional scheme of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet, or some more modern division of the rainbow spectrum (often excluding indigo, and sometimes including cyan instead).The use of rainbow flags has a long tradition; they are displayed in many cultures around the world as a sign of diversity and inclusiveness, of hope and of yearning. Rainbow_flag
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| Flag of Albania The national flag of Albania is a red flag with a silhouette black two-headed eagle in the center. It is the only red and black flag of a recognized sovereign state. It is claimed to be derived from the similar seal of Gjergj Kastriot Skanderbeg, a 15th century Albanian who led the revolt against the Ottoman Empire that resulted in brief independence for some regions of Albania from 1443 to 1478. Flag_of_Albania
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| Tuareg The Tuareg (also Twareg or Touareg, Amazigh:Imuhagh / Itargiyen, besides regional ethnyms) are a nomadic pastoralist people. They are the principal inhabitants of the Saharan interior of North Africa. They call themselves variously Kel Tamasheq or Kel Tamajaq ("Speakers of Tamasheq"), Imuhagh, Imazaghan or Imashaghen ("the Free people"), or Kel Tagelmust, i.e., "People of the Veil". The name Tuareg was applied to them by early explorers and historians (since Leo Africanus). Tuareg
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| Vest-Agder (West Agder) is a county in Norway, bordering Rogaland to the west and Aust-Agder to the east. In 2002 there were 157,851 inhabitants, which is 3.4% of the total population in Norway. Its area is 7,281 km². The county administration is in Kristiansand. It is the southernmost county in Norway, extending inland from the North Sea and its arm, the Skagerrak, to the southern fringes of Setesdalen, surrounded by the mountain range Setesdalsheiene. Vest-Agder
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| Vardø (also , ) is a town and a municipality in Finnmark county in the extreme northeast part of Norway. Vardø was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The law required that all cities should be separated from their rural districts, but because of a low population and very few voters, this was impossible to carry out for Vardø in 1838. (See also Hammerfest and Vadsø.) Vardø
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| Vadsø (Čáhcesuolu in Northern Sami or Vesisaari in Kven/Finnish) is a city and municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The city is the administrative centre of the municipality and the county of Finnmark. Vadsø was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). Vadsø
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| Kautokeino (Norwegian) or Guovdageaidnu (Northern Sami), (also Koutokeino in Kven) is a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Guovdageaidnu/Kautokeino. The municipality was part of the old Kistrand municipality until 1851. Kautokeino
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| Loppa Loppa ( and ) is a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Øksfjord. Loppa was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). Hasvik was separated from Loppa in 1858.The municipality is the westernmost of Finnmark, and faces the open stretch of the Atlantic called Lopphavet, and is mostly coastal with fjords and islands under the gigantic snowcap of the Øksfjordjøkelen glacier. Loppa
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| Hasvik Hasvik is a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Breivikbotn. Hasvik was separated from the municipality of Loppa on 1 January 1858.Hasvik is situated on the western side of Norway's fourth largest island (other than Svalbard) Sørøya. Most people are to be found in a string of settlements along the western coast Hasvik
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| Kvalsund Kvalsund ( and ) is a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Kvalsund. Kvalsund was separated from the municipality of Sørøysund on 1 July 1869.The Kvalsund Bridge (Kvalsundbrua) is a suspension bridge that crosses Kvalsundet from the mainland to the island of Kvaløya. Kvalsund
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| Porsanger Porsanger (Norwegian) or Porsáŋgu (Northern Sami) or Porsanki (Kven/Finnish) is a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Lakselv. Since 2004, the municipality has had three official namesPorsanger (named Kistrand before 1964) was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). Three other municipalities were later separated from itKautokeino (in 1851), Nordkapp (in 1861) and Karasjok (in 1866). Porsanger
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| Kárášjohka - Karasjok Kárášjohka (Northern Sami) or (Norwegian) is a village and municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Karasjok. Kárášjohka_-_Karasjok
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| Lebesby Lebesby ( and ) is a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Kjøllefjord. Lebesby is also the name of a village in the municipality.Lebesby was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The areas of Tana, Berlevåg, and Polmak were transferred from Lebesby to the municipality of Nesseby in 1846. Gamvik was transferred from Lebesby to Tana in 1864. Lebesby
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| Gamvik is a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Mehamn. The municipality of Gamvik was separated from Tana on 1 July 1913.The municipality consists of the eastern half of the Nordkyn peninsula. Kinnarodden is the northernmost point of mainland Europe (The North Cape is on Magerøya island). Gamvik
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| Berlevåg is a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Berlevåg. Berlevåg was separated from the municipality of Tana to form a municipality of its own on 1 July 1913.The municipality is situated on the northern end of the peninsula of Varangerhalvøya, facing the open Barents Sea. There are two settlements in the municipality of BerlevågKongsfjord (with approximately 45 inhabitants). Berlevåg
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| Stord Stord is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Stord is sometimes called "Norway in miniature" - as it has such a variety of landscapesStord is located on the island of the same name, of which the northern part is included in Fitjar municipality. Stord
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