Infobox settlement name Arqa native name native name lang ara ISO 639 2 code fr for French, ara for Arabic settlement type City image skyline image alt image caption pushpin map Lebanon pushpin label position pushpin map alt Map showing the location of Arqa within Lebanon pushpin map caption Location within Lebanon latd 34 latm 31 lats 50 latNS N longd 36 longm 02 longs 45 longEW E coordinates type region LB type city coordinates display inline,title coordinates footnotes subdivision type List of sovereign states Country subdivision name flagcountry Lebanon subdivision type1 Governorates of Lebanon Governorate subdivision name1 North Governorate subdivision type2 Districts of Lebanon District subdivision name2 Akkar District established title Founded established date founder leader party leader title leader name area footnotes area total km2 area note elevation footnotes elevation m elevation min m elevation max m population footnotes population total population as of population density km2 auto population note timezone1 Eastern European Time EET utc offset1 2 timezone1 DST Eastern European Summer Time EEST utc offset1 DST 3 postal code type Postal code postal code area code type Telephone numbers in Lebanon Dialing code area code 961 website footnotes Arqa originally Irqata , Arkite in the Bible is a village near Miniara in Akkar District of the North Governorate in Lebanon , 22 km northeast of Tripoli, Lebanon Tripoli , near the coast. It is significant for the Tell Arqa ... Irqata Arqa has the distinction of being a city state that wrote one of the 382 Amarna letters to the pharaoh ... sites in Lebanon Category Populated places in the North Governorate Arqa Category Akkar District Arqa Category Archaeological sites in Lebanon Category Roman sites in Lebanon Category Amarna letters locations Category Amarna letters authors am de Arqa la Arca Caesarea no Arqa pt Arqa sv Arqa ... more details
Infobox musical artist name Suns of Arqa image arqa.jpg caption Suns of Arqa background group or band origin Instruments Bass Guitar, Tabla, Shenai, Fiddle, various Traditional Ethnic Instruments genre Ambient Dub Electronica, World years active 1979 present label EMI , Arka Sound, Antler Subway, Rocksteady ..., http www.myspace.com sunsofarqa current members past members Suns of Arqa are a World Music collective ... met as he travelled the world. ref name autogenerated1 http mog.com artists bio mn214791 suns of arqa Suns Of Arqa Biography Bot generated title ref ref name autogenerated5 http itunes.apple.com us artist suns of arqa id16165129 Suns of Arqa Download Suns of Arqa Music on iTunes Bot generated title ref ref name autogenerated6 http www.last.fm music Suns of Arqa Suns of Arqa Discover music, videos ... and Electro Dub, Suns of Arqa draw inspiration from around the world, interpreting indigenous ... recognition. ref name autogenerated3 http arabicmusicband.com bands suns of arqa Suns Of Arqa Bot generated title ref Early days Suns of Arqa started out in the World Music scene in 1979. Their first ... became identifiable as his musical style. A few years later, Suns of Arqa worked with artists ... Suns of Arqa were associated with. ref name autogenerated3 Live Throughout their career Suns of Arqa ... and the first WOMAD Festival . ref http www.last.fm music Suns of Arqa wiki Suns of Arqa s Biography ... 1990s, the Suns of Arqa live setup added Scottish bagpipes, Indian strings, reggae percussion, and a variety ... to date, Live with Prince Far I , Animan , and Big and Live . Media NME have described Suns of Arqa ... as the Suns of Arqa ... Big & Live documents several recent live performances and shows Wadada ... Arqa Sound ARKA CD 22113 8 track album Cosmic Jugalbandi CD 1999 Arka Sound ARKA CD 22115 12 track ... ref name autogenerated5 ref name autogenerated4 http www.discogs.com artist Suns Of Arqa Suns Of Arqa Discography at Discogs Bot generated title ref References Reflist Category Dub music ... more details
Merge to Execration texts date September 2010 Orphan date September 2010 Unreferenced date September 2010 This is a list of places mentioned in the Execration texts Acre, Israel Afula Arqa Ashkelon Beit She an Byblos Damascus Dan biblical city Eglon, Canaan Mount Hermon Hormah Jerusalem Kedesh Lachish Lod Rehov Shechem Tel Hazor Tyre, Lebanon DEFAULTSORT List Of Execration Text Places Category Ancient Levant Places ... more details
Infobox musical artist See Wikipedia WikiProject Musicians name Greg Hunter image caption image size background non vocal instrumentalist birth name alias Born 1965 death date origin UK instrument Electronics genre occupation Musician , Music producer years active label associated acts The Orb , Martin Glover Youth , Suns of Arqa website current members past members notable instruments Greg Hunter born 1965 is a British composer and sound engineer. He attended Goldsmiths, University of London . He is known for his work with The Orb and with producer Martin Glover Youth in their collaboration to form Dub Trees, and as a composer of electronic music electronic world music . ref http www.discogs.com artist Greg Hunter ref His work with Martin Glover Youth includes the remix and production on Suns of Arqa s album Jaggernaut Whirling Dub released in 1992. ref http www.discogs.com Suns Of Arqa Jaggernaut Whirling Dub release 430326 ref Though Hunter is frequently uncredited, he has worked on a wide variety of albums and also for the film industry including the sequels Matrix Reloaded and Matrix Revolutions . citation needed date March 2011 He has a small but devoted fan base thanks to his attention to detail and a stylistic quality that is widely recognizable. Primary examples of his work would include the seminal Subsurfing album Frozen Ants and his world music collaborations such as Alien Soap Opera, Fifth Sun and Lotus Blossoms. ref http www.discogs.com artist Greg Hunter ref reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Hunter, Greg ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1965 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Hunter, Greg Category British audio engineers Category British composers Category 1965 births Category Living people ... more details
2365073 item.shtml?2388161 http velu.fusion3.com works PAN SAMCD 9008 Suns of Arqa Cosmic Jugalbandi 1999 http www.discogs.com release 797235 Suns of Arqa Cosmic Jugalbandi 2000 http www.discogs.com release 441119 Suns of Arqa Suns Of Arqa Meet The Gayan Uttejak Orchestra http www.discogs.com release 238044 Suns of Arqa Live With Prince Far I 1999 http www.discogs.com release 238058 Suns of Arqa ... more details
with Suns of Arqa . ref http mog.com artists bio mn214791 suns of arqa ref This performance is captured ... in hospital. Vocals he recorded for Suns of Arqa in the late 1970s and early 1980s have been repeatedly ... www.discogs.com artist Suns Of Arqa ref His vocals also appear on their much remixed single Govinda ... artist Suns Of Arqa ref He is referred to by The Clash in their single Clash City Rockers and also by The Mountain ... Tuff Trojan, 1981 Musical History Trojan, 1983 Musical Revue Suns of Arqa Live with Prince Far I ... more details
Severan dynasty image Image Denarius Julia Mamea RIC 0335.jpg 300px caption Julia Mamaea on a denarius celebrating Felicitas Marcus Julius Gessius Marcianus was a Syria Roman province Syrian who lived in the 2nd and 3rd centuries. He originally came from Arca Caesarea modern Arqa , Lebanon . Marcianus career had advanced to the Equestrian order and he became a Promagistrate . Marcianus married Julia Avita Mamaea , as her second husband. She was the second daughter of the powerful Roman Syrian woman Julia Maesa and the Syrian noble Julius Avitus . Her maternal aunt was Roman empress Julia Domna her maternal uncle in marriage was Roman emperor Lucius Septimius Severus her maternal cousins were Roman emperors Caracalla and Publius Septimius Geta and Julia was the maternal aunt to Roman emperor Elagabalus . Mamaea bore Marcianus two children, a daughter called Theoclia little is known of her and a son Marcus Julius Gessius Bassianus Alexianus, later emperor Alexander Severus 208 235 . His children were born and raised in Arca Caesarea. Marcianus most probably died, before his son became Roman emperor in 222. Sources German version of Wikipedia http www.severusalexander.com intro.htm Basic History http www.livius.org jo jz julia julia mamaea.html http www.forumancientcoins.com numiswiki view.asp?key Julia 20Mamaea Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Marcianus, Marcus ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Marcianus, Marcus Category Ancient Roman equites Category 3rd century Romans Category 3rd century deaths Category Year of birth unknown Category Royal Family of Emesa Category Syrian people Ancient Rome bio stub bg ca Gessi Marci es Marco Julio Gesio Marciano it Marco Giulio Gessio Marciano ... more details
Notability 1 Music date September 2010 Infobox musical artist See Wikipedia WikiProject Musicians name Phil Rainford image caption image size background solo singer alias Handbag Phil ref http www.mdmarchive.co.uk archive showartefact.php?bid 313 Manchester District Music Archive The Durutti Column, Simply Red photograph Deeply Vale Festival 1978 ref origin instrument genre Post punk br New Wave music New Wave occupation Singer , record producer years active 1970 s ? label associated acts The Durutti Column website notable instruments Phil Rainford is a former singer and music producer, who formed part of the Manchester music scene, in late 1970s and early 1980s, although he did few things. He was the original singer of post punk band The Durutti Column . In early 1978, he joined Factory Records post punk band The Durutti Column , as the singer, but he was sacked in July of that year, for not being a considered correct choice. ref http www.thedurutticolumn.com the durutti column biography 1978 1991.html ref He didn t release any material with the band other than a couple of pieces on a Factory Records sample release. He later reppeared as producer for two albums for singer Nico Live Heroes and Femme Fatale . ref http smironne.free.fr NICO femm.html ref He engineered and mixed another Nico s live album, Do or Die Diary 1982 . He also mixed an album for Suns of Arqa , Live with Prince Far I . ref Allmusic class album id r513452 pure url yes ref ref Allmusic class artist id p263741 credits pure url yes ref References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Rainford, Phil ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Rainford, Phil Category British record producers Category British rock singers Category Living people UK singer stub es Phil Rainford ... more details
BLP sources date April 2010 Infobox musical artist name Adrian Sherwood image background non performing personnel birth name alias birth date Birth year and age 1958 origin London , England instrument occupation Record producer genre Dub music br Rhythm and blues R&B br Reggae br Industrial music Industrial years active label On U Sound Records , Pressure Sounds Real World Records , Soundboy Records, Hitrun Records, Green Tea Records, Carib Gems, associated acts Tackhead , Suns of Arqa ref http www.skysaw.org onu discography amsremixdiscog pt4.html ref website http www.adriansherwood.com Adrian Sherwood.com Adrian Sherwood born 1958, London , England is an English people English record producer , best known for his work with dub music as well as for remixing a number of popular acts such as Coldcut , Depeche Mode , The Woodentops , Primal Scream , Pop Will Eat Itself , Sin ad O Connor , and Skinny Puppy . ref cite web url Allmusic class artist id p124623 biography pure url yes title Biography Adrian Sherwood last Ankeny first Jason publisher Allmusic accessdate 9 April 2010 ref Within his role as a record producer, he has worked with a variety of record label s, however his most well known label is On U Sound Records . Sherwood has been a member of the band Tackhead . Background Sherwood was co founder of Carib Gems and Pressure Sounds , and founder of Hitrun Records as well as Green Tea Records and Soundboy Records. He is also the fourth member of industrial hip hop outfit Tackhead , credited as mixologist. During the early 1980s he brought together many Jamaica n artists under the collective name of Singers and Players including Prince Far I , Mikey Dread , Bim Sherman and many others, this helped promote the individual artists at the same time as promoting the record label, On U Sound Records . He also worked with Suns of Arqa on many of their early records. ref http www.skysaw.org onu discography amsremixdiscog pt4.html ref In 1986, he began working with Jamaica ... more details
other uses of Phoenicia Expand list date February 2011 Refimprove date August 2008 List of Phoenician city states and colonies This is a list of cities of Phoenicia proper, modern day Lebanon , coastal Syria and northern Israel Palestine and those cities founded or developed by the Phoenicians in the Levant Eastern Mediterranean area, North Africa, Europe, and the islands of the Mediterranean Sea . Levant Lebanon Tyre, Lebanon Sur One of the two leading city states of Phoenicia and the most important seaport Sidon Sydon One of the two leading city states of Phoenicia Enfeh Ampi Amioun Amia Arqa Baalbeck Batroun Botrys Beirut Berut Byblos Gebal One of the oldest sites of civilization Sarepta Tripoli Syria Arvad Ugarit Latakia also known by its Phoenician name was Ramitha Israel Palestine Acre, Israel Acre Ashkelon Eastern Mediterranean Turkey Myriandrus in modern day Turkey Zincirli Samal Cilicia in modern day Turkey. Fortress city protecting the trade route to Anatolia Karatepe Finike historically known as Phoenicus North Africa Algeria Tipasa Libya Oia Sabratha Leptis Magna major city on the Libyan coastline Morocco Lixus Mogador Tangier Tunisia Carthage the most powerful of the Phoenician settlements, eventually being destroyed by the Romans Utica, Tunisia Utica earliest settlement in Africa Hadrumetum Leptis Parva Thapsus Kerkouane Zama the last place Hannibal fought and the place where his first and only major defeat occurred Europe Elsewhere Cyprus Citium , also known as Kition France Marseille Italy Genoa Motya Soluntum Lilybaeum , also known as Marsala Nora, Italy Nora Sulcis Tharros Olbia Cagliari Palermo Spain C diz also known as Gades earliest Phoenician settlement in Spain Cartagena, Spain Cartagena the capital city founded by Hamilcar Barca of Carthage over his conquests over the Iberian tribes Almu car Trayamar Villaricos Abdera, Spain Abdera Malaga Huelva Ibiza Lixus Barcelona according to one legend another says it s Greek Huelva Lebrija San Roque, C ... more details
Primarysources date December 2008 Interchill Records is a Canadian independent record label specializing in downtempo electronica music. Founded in Nelson, British Columbia Nelson British Columbia in 1995 by Andrew Ross Collins, Interchill got its start in the multi sensory chill rooms of the early rave scene in Montreal. Originally launched to showcase and export Canadian ambient music to the rest of the world, the record label grew from a string of EPs to the seminal compilation Northern Circuits and on to encompass music from producers around the planet. Now, after 13 years in operation and 34 albums in its catalogue, the label has soundly established itself as a key player in the downtempo electronic scene and is known worldwide for releasing hi fidelity music that lasts. With a focus on organic electronica for expanding minds , Interchill maintains diversity while drawing a continuous thread through a wide variety of sounds and styles, bringing together the cutting edge in Dub music dub , world fusion , psy chill , Ambient music ambient , Lounge music lounge and all points between. Over the years, Interchill has released albums from artists around the world like Eat Static , Mauxuam, Kaya Project , Gaudi, Ashtech , Adham Shaikh , Ishq, Pushmipulyu and Liquid Stranger. Discography Artist Albums Love Songs to the Source Bluetech 2010 Eat Static Back To Earth 2008 Mauxuam Viceversa 2008 Liquid Stranger The Invisible Conquest 2007 Ashtech Walkin Target 2007 Pushmipulyu 133 Thursdays 2007 Adham Shaikh Journey to the Sun 2006 Kaya Project Elixir 2005 Gaudi musician Gaudi Bass,Sweat & Tears 2004 Kaya Project Walking Through 2004 Ishq Orchid 2002 Mere Mortals Universal Code 2001 Suns of Arqa Cosmic Jugalbandi 2000 Neil Sparkes and the Last Tribe Burning Mask 1999 Ekko Centripetal 1998 Compilations Over the years Interchill has featured tracks by producers such as Bill Laswell , Jah Wobble , Ott , Shpongle , Steve Roach musician Steve Roach , Makyo, Eat Static , Zion Tr ... more details
This is a list of all waterways named as rivers in Lebanon . Lebanon has 16 rivers all of which are navigability non navigable 13 rivers originate on the western face of the Lebanon mountains Lebanon range and run through the steep gorges and into the Mediterranean Sea , the other three arise in the Beqaa Valley . ref name MOTE cite web last ECODIT title National action plan for the reduction of pollution into the mediterranean sea from land based sources url http smap.ew.eea.europa.eu media server files C f NAP Med.pdf publisher Lebanese ministry of the environment accessdate 31 January 2012 format pdf month October year 2005 ref multicol 70 class wikitable border 1 Rivers originating on the western face of the Lebanon Mountains Modern name Other names Ancient name Nahr al Kabir al Janoubi Nahr al Kabir Eleutherus River Astoun River Arqa River Nahr al Bared Kadisha River Nahr Abu Ali Al Jawz River Abraham River Nahr Ibrahim Adonis River Nahr al Kalb Dog River Lycus River Beirut River Magoras River Damour River Awali river Awali River Asclepius River Siniq River Zahrani River Sources ref name LOC cite web title Rivers and Lakes url http countrystudies.us lebanon 32.htm work U.S. Library of Congress accessdate 31 January 2012 ref ref name walley cite web last Walley first Chris title The geology of Lebanon A summary url http ddc.aub.edu.lb projects geology geology of lebanon publisher American University of Beirut accessdate 31 January 2012 authorlink Chris Walley ref ref name rehab cite web title url http www.alre7ab.com index.php?s 14&ss 23&id 603 publisher accessdate 31 January 2012 author Al rehab staff language Arabic month April year 2011 ref multicol break class wikitable border 1 Rivers originating in the Lebanon Lebanese hinterland Modern name Other names Ancient name Litani River Qasimiyeh River Leontes River Asi River Orontes River Hasbani River Nahal Snir multicol end References Reflist Category Rivers of Lebanon ar ... more details
D.O.R. rowspan 4 2001 Muslimgauze Muslimgauze album Muslimgauze Staalplaat The Suns of Arqa Mixes Arka Sound with Suns of Arqa Kashmiri Queens rowspan 2 Staalplaat Eye for an Eye Muslimgauze album Eye ... of Arqa Re mixs Muslimgauze Soleilmoon with Suns of Arqa Muslimgauze vs Species of Fishes Tourette ... mix , Muslim Dub Muslim Gauze mix Remixes Vol. 2 & 3 Suns of Arqa Echo Beach label Echo Beach ... more details
, P.M. Dawn , Yazoo band Yazoo , Erasure , U2 , Bananarama , INXS , James band James , Suns of Arqa , ref http www.discogs.com Suns Of Arqa Jaggernaut Whirling Dub release 430326 ref Wet Wet Wet , Depeche ... more details
Refimprove date November 2008 File WOMAD Charlton Park 2008.jpg right thumb 300px WOMAD Charlton Park 2008 Image Womadlogo.png right thumb 100px The festival s logo, the WOMAD lion WOMAD World of Music, Arts and Dance is an international arts festival. The central aim of WOMAD is to celebrate the world s many forms of music, arts and dance. History WOMAD was founded in 1980 by Peter Gabriel , Thomas Brooman, Bob Hooton, Stephen Pritchard, Martin Elbourne and Jonathan Arthur. ref Bright, Spencer Peter Gabriel , an authorized biography pp.180 , Pan 1999. ref The first WOMAD festival was in Shepton Mallet , UK in 1982. The audience saw Peter Gabriel , Don Cherry, The Beat, Drummers of Burundi , Echo & The Bunnymen , Imrat Khan , Prince Nico M barga, Simple Minds , Suns of Arqa , The Chieftans and Ekome amongst others performing. Since 1982 WOMAD Festivals has travelled all over the world, bringing artists to numerous locations and entertaining over one million people. Ethos From the outset, the WOMAD name has reflected the festival s idea to be embracing but non definitive, inspiring and outward looking and more than anything, enthusiastic about a world that has no boundaries in its ability to communicate through music and movement. Programming WOMAD has always presented music that they felt to be of excellence, passion and individuality, regardless of musical genre or geographical origin. WOMAD encourages collaboration amongst the artists they invite to perform. The first WOMAD Festival in 1982 had Echo and the Bunnymen join forces with the Drummers of Burundi , and WOMAD Abu Dhabi 2010, saw a collaboration between Tinariwen , TV on the Radio members Kyp Malone and Tunde Adebimpe , and the French Algerian Mehdi from Speed Caravan. Workshops . Adult workshops are taken by the musicians and will involve dance, musical instruments and discussions. Children s workshops involve painting, circus skills, graffiti, modelling, story telling and more. Taste The World . Musician ... more details
Jerusalem without them. The siege of Arqa At the end of December or early in January, Robert Curthose ... to set up a state equivalent to Bohemund s Antioch. First however, he besieged nearby Arqa . Meanwhile ... to Godfrey s, was led by Gaston IV of B arn . Godfrey, Robert, Tancred, and Gaston arrived at Arqa ... Arrival at the Holy City The siege of Arqa lasted until May 13 when the crusaders left having ... more details
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